Our local BBQ spot here in El Granada - Breakwater Barbecue - had a soft opening this weekend in their new location.
Here's the new building. They're still working on replacing the sign from the previous restaurant occupant:
It's actually our old railway station! From 1905 to 1920 the Ocean Shore Railroad ran steam trains from San Francisco down through Half Moon Bay most of the way to Santa Cruz, though they never quite connected the two cities.
The restaurant has some photos on the wall of the old railroad. Here's what that same building looked like >100 years ago.
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