A new plane, the White Album by the Beatles, a keepsake from a son's birth--listeners tell the stories of what they lost in Hurricane Andrew. 

Lost and Found

On top of everything else after Hurricane Andrew, Susan Holtzman was about to have a baby. While helping take care of patients at Baptist Hospital, she realized it was her own due date and she hadn't felt her baby kick. 

One Tough Little Girl

One of the most iconic images of Hurricane Andrew is a photograph of flamingos, huddling on their toothpick legs in a tiled bathroom. It may have not been technically correct or perfectly posed, but the photo captured a South Florida tropical paradise turned upside down. Ron Magill, communications director of Zoo Miami, tells the story of the photograph he took. 

The Flamingo Photo

One of the themes that's emerged as we commemorate the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, is how the storm inspired a lot of generosity. However, Homestead councilwoman Judy Waldman felt that kindness started to fade after time. Waldman decided to create a program to not only thank the people who helped during Andrew-- but anytime. It would be called the “Kindness Awards.”

The Letters

Many people have told us that one of their strongest memories from after the storm is how neighbors--who might have usually just walked from their car to their door without saying hello--banded together. In one Cutler Bay neighborhood, people were already friendly and helpful, but after the storm, the neighbors became a kind of surrogate family.

The Old Cul-de-Sac

Joe Johnson, a DJ at Majic 102.7, digs up an audio snapshot he produced right after Hurricane Andrew, set to "Riders on the Storm."

The Jock

Throughout the course of reporting the Remembering Andrew series we've been asking a few of the same questions about Hurricane Andrew to virtually everybody we interview. But there's one question in particular, that seems to trip people up...

Describe Andrew

You may think you know how you'd react during an emergency. Andrea Askowitz did. Then came Hurricane Andrew.

In Case of Emergency

After Hurricane Andrew, ice became a precious commodity and a flashpoint of conflict.
Power was out, food was spoiling/rotting, and federal aid hadn’t arrived yet.

Days of No Ice

This is the culmination of our "Remembering Andrew" project this summer.  This one-hour documentary collects home video footage, archival sound and stories from our listeners. 

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