At left is Carrot Bay shortly after Hurricane Irma. At right is a similar view last week. (Photos: FREEMAN ROGERS)

The Virgin Islands has transformed in the five years since it was devastated by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. Scroll down to compare scenes photographed shortly after Irma to the same scenes captured in the past two weeks. Photos by Freeman Rogers.

 

WATERFRONT DRIVE, ROAD TOWN

WATERFRONT NOW

 

 

SIR OLVA GEORGES PLAZA

 

 

MAIN STREET

 

 

WATERFRONT DRIVE, BUSINESS DISTRICT

WATERFRONT DRIVE CROSSING THEN

WATERFRONT DRIVE CROSSING NOW

 

 

VANTERPOOL PLAZA PHARMACY

VANTERPOOL PLAZA PHARMACY THEN

VANTERPOOL PLAZA PHARMACY NOW

 

 

CUTLASS TOWER

CUTLASS TOWER THEN

Cutlass Tower NOW

 

 

RALPH T. O’NEAL ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX

RALPH T O'NEAL ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX THEN

RALPH T. O'NEAL ADMINISTRATION COMPLEX NOW

 

 

VILLAGE CAY MARINA

VIllage Cay Marina THEN

Village Cay Marina NOW

 

 

PUSSER’S CO. STORE & PUB, ROAD TOWN

PUSSER'S THEN

PUSSERS NOW

 

 

R&F DE CASTRO BUILDING, WATERFRONT DRIVE

WATERFRONT DRIVE SHOPS THEN

WATERFRONT DRIVE SHOPS NOW

 

 

CAPRICCIO DI MARE

Capriccio di Mare THEN

Capriccio di Mare NOW

 

 

THE BVI BEACON OFFICE

THE BVI BEACON THEN

THE BVI BEACON NOW

 

 

ROAD TOWN

ROAD TOWN OVERHEAD THEN

ROAD TOWN OVERHEAD NOW

 

 

J.R. O’NEAL BOTANIC GARDEN

Botanic gardens 2 NOW

 

 

HORSEPATH

HORSEPATH THEN

HORSEPATH NOW

 

 

PUSSER’S WEST END

West End Pusser's THEN

West End Pusser's NOW

 

 

WEST END HOUSES

West End Hill THEN

West End Hill NOW

 

 

CANE GARDEN BAY

Cane beach NOW

 

 

QUITO’S GAZEBO, CANE GARDEN BAY

 

 

ROAD INTO APPLE BAY

 

 

CARROT BAY, FROM ABOVE

 

 

CARROT BAY

Carrot Bay Road NOW