One thing that's evident, is that the houses and piers on the seafront have been around, in one form or another, for a lot longer than was previously thought.
This next pic is interesting, look at the size of the structures back in the day......
We were talking to the owner of the house featured on the left of this crowded street scene, which is actually a religious procession. It was taken before his 78 year old grandmother was born (and she was in the house and yes, we said hello)!
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