The west end of the Rio del Mar Esplanade is about to change, as the old Sea Breeze Tavern building seems destined for demolition:
"The County Historic Resources Commission will meet Monday, April 5 at 9:30 am by remote teleconference. Click HERE for the agenda and instructions for public participation. Agenda items include:
- Status update on the Seabreeze Tavern, a designated historic resource located at 101 Esplanade in Aptos, including County determination that the building poses an immediate threat to public health and safety, and County action approving the demolition of the structure in order to protect the public from danger."
The building's fate was sealed when a fire gutted the upstairs apartment in 2020. While never contributing much to the street's appeal, the Sea Breeze is the only building on the Esplanade old enough to be historical. See some history below, as collected by Bratton Online.
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