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March 6th in Seal Beach History
Time to say goodbye to the roller coaster and the Jewel City Cafe. Continue reading
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Tagged 1915, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, Bayside Land Co., Bayside Land Company, Derby roller coaster, Dickson Realty, Joy Zone, Main Street, Ocean Avenue, Orange County, Orange County history, Panama Pacific Expo, Panama Pacific Internation Exposition, Phillip A. Stanton, pier, Prohibition, roller coaster, scintillators, Seal Beach, Seal Beach celebrities, Seal Beach cooking, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Pier, Seal Beach Real Estate, Security First National Bank, Southern California, Southern California history
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October 9th in Seal Beach History
On this date on the 1936, Chief Sperry Knighton and the Seal Beach fire department used the city’s hook and ladder truck to rescue a cat from a palm tree in front of 124 11th Street. The reason why this … Continue reading
June 14th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1936, the Arizona Republic ran this ad for the Surfside Colony from the Ord Land Company. Imagine facing daily triple digit temperatures in Phoenix in a decade where air conditioning is mostly a feature in offices … Continue reading
East Side, Before and After
Aerial Seal Beach – 1936 and 1947 We’re doing things a little different in today’s aerial photos. Instead of presenting just one aerial photo, we’d like to highlight the contrast between two similar shots taken eleven years apart. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged 1936, 1947, Anaheim Bay, Anaheim Landing, beach, Ocean Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Electric, PCH, Seal Beach
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Powerful Photos
Images of The Week Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp. Steam Plant – 1925 to 1967 Miss me? It’s been almost three weeks since the last post, and real life is still interfering with my weekly chores here. With luck, … Continue reading
