That’s purty. It looks in better shape today than in the older picture.
Merry Christmas. It looks so great because “the South Bay Historical Railroad Society, a nonprofit group founded in 1985, began renovation work in 1986 on the depot, by then badly in need of repair. A group of dedicated volunteers spent over 25,000 hours hauling away debris, replacing support timbers, siding, exterior decking and interior flooring, scraping peeling paint, painting and many other repairs. With the major renovation now complete, this 139-year-old building hosts a railroad library and museum while still serving its original function as a passenger depot.”
It was made of heart redwood from the nearby Santa Cruz mountains, so it naturally resisted rot. The clapboard siding on my 60 year old house is all heart redwood, too.