I love the pictures of the town. Contrast the mish-mash of architecture...stone building, the youngest of which is probably 100 years old with a picture of the downtown where I live, In Menlo Park California, where the OLDEST building in the City dates to about 1911. Most of the Cities buildings went up in the 1940's - 1960's, with a few newer ones on the last remaining parcels of land along the main thoroughfare going up in the 1990's. Recently a couple of auto dealerships have gone out of business and I assume that at some point those buildings and lots will be torn down/rebuilt with new stuff.

I grew up in Carmel, California and the oldest building for miles was the Spanish Mission basilica....a wonderful, and beautiful mission. Restored in the 1920's, the structure dates back to about 1771.

You can see it, here: http://www.carmelmission.org/

The other Spanish Era buildings in Monterey date from about 10-20 years later than the mission.

another big historical area where I grew up is Cannery Row, made famous by the John Steinbeck novel. However, the Canneries were active during the 1910's and 20's and 30's. Now it's a tourist area.

But that's it....IT...period. Nowhere around here is there anything like the streets you've pictured, where unique building after unique building stretch on for blocks. There are places in California where Gold Rush (1840-1850's) Buildings exist in significant numbers, and of course there are individual buildings or compounds here and there from the early 1800's, but nothing whatsoever like what you've pictured here.

I have to get over and walk those streets, sometime. Thank You.