Redwood City is the county seat for San Mateo County
Half Moon Bay is in San Mateo County
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In October of 1906, Joseph Debenedetti constructed this two story mission revival commercial style building, which immediately became the center of commerce for Half Moon Bay and the surrounding area. Rising from the ashes of the devastating 1906 . . . — — Map (db m10715) HM
On Avenue Balboa at Avenue Alhambra, on the right when traveling north on Avenue Balboa.
Hotel El Granada, a two-story stucco building in the Mission-style opened in 1908 with twenty guest rooms upstairs and a ballroom downstairs. The town's first commercial building and site of the first post office boasted of piped in water and a . . . — — Map (db m101667) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
The decade of the 1870’s saw an influx of European immigrants into the Half Moon Bay area and over to the coast. Irish, German, Italian, and Portuguese made up the majority of the newcomers whose numbers included merchants, business people, dairy . . . — — Map (db m13747) HM
On Mirada Road at Magellan Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Mirada Road.
The Miramar Restaurant opened during Prohibition as the Ocean Beach Hotel, one of many local "speakeasies". Small "Rumrunners", laden with booze from large Canadian ships, prized our covert coves. While the Miramar served its thirsty patrons, . . . — — Map (db m93353) HM
On Higgins Purisima Road near Cabrillo Highway (California Highway 1).
James Johnston, a forty-niner from Ohio, established a homestead on this wild, romantic vista of sloping fields and ocean shore in 1853. For his Californiano bride, Petra Maria de Jara, he built this typical eastern saltbox, whose origins from the . . . — — Map (db m25518) HM
On Main Street north of Mill Street, on the left when traveling north.
After gold was discovered, the thousands who came to California began to build cities and towns. Today's Half Moon Bay grew upon the Mexican land grant awarded to Mexican soldier Candelario Miramontes.
In 1853 Estanislao Zaballa came from Spain . . . — — Map (db m102405) HM
Near Johnson Pier south of Pillar Point Harbor Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
Down to the sea in ships they go, these chosen men of steel. Though mist and foam and northwest wind is pounding at the keel. So sail they must each crispy morn, away from trees and sod. The sea may own their windburned flesh but their souls . . . — — Map (db m183796) HM
