The 9-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre comes as Orlando moves forward with plans to raze the building and build a memorial honoring the 49 victims.

Survivors and family members of the Pulse nightclub massacre nine years ago are getting a chance to walk through the long-shuttered, gay-friendly venue this week.

Survivors and families of the 49 victims killed in the Pulse Nightclub shooting were invited this week to walk through the nightclub for the first time since the June 12, 2016, massacre, just before the site is demolished.

During the early morning hours on Sunday, June 12, 2016, gunman Omar Mateen took out a gun at the popular gay Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando and opened fired, killing 49 people and wounding 58 others. Labeled a terrorist attack by the FBI, the mass shooting shook not just Central Florida but also the gay community.

Approximately 250 people, including 120 family members of the 24 victims and 70 survivors, are expected to visit the Pulse nightclub site.

Nine years after a gunman opened fire inside Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people in what was then the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, the Orlando community came together Thursday to remember the lives lost and others whose lives were forever changed by the tragedy.

Flags are flying at half-staff June 12 across Florida as a "mark of respect" for those who died or were affected by the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ annual statement on the Pulse shooting anniversary released Wednesday makes no mention of the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities — the two groups most devastated by the massacre that left 49 dead.