Go to the SoWal library and walk to the sitting area to the right of the front desk (if you are facing the desk), and look at the old photo of Grayton Beach, hanging on the wall. I'm not sure when it was taken, but there weren't Gulf Front homes. In fact, there were only a couple of homes built seaward of what is now the Red Bar. In the area known as "New Grayton," there were only sand dunes. People knew better, but at some point in time, someone built, and everyone else followed the dumb masses (don't read that too fast).