Beach Access

Anonymous 2:30, there was nourishment of the beach done after Hurricane Ivan for sure. "Beach nourishment is the adding of sediment onto or directly adjacent to an eroding beach. This "soft structural" response allows sand to shift and move with waves and currents. Dune restoration is commonly carried out during a beach nourishment project as well." The above quote is directly from The Army Corps of Engineers website concerning beach nourishment: https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Coasts/Tales-of-the-Coast/Corps-and-the-Coast/Shore-Protection/Beach-Nourishment/

This is a picture of what is now known as Beach Access #4 today. The structure in the center portion of the frame to the right of the white building is the old Sundowner condos. This picture was taken Sept 17, 2004, the day after Ivan made landfall. Pay close attention to the shoreline and its' proximity to those buildings.

This picture is from Google Earth on Nov 30, 2004. Notice the dune line between the buildings and the shoreline? The Sundowner is marked as Beach Access #4. As you can clearly see there is a "dune line" that is not there in the first picture. Just as important as that fact is the one that this "dune restoration/emergency berm" project took place all along the shoreline in Perdido Key after Ivan. I have more pictures to show that happening. So that is a short answer to your question about it being done. Pictures are worth a thousand words, right?