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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
May 30th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1936, the Santa Ana Register ran the following real estate ad. Except for differences in style, this ad uses much of the same pitch for Seal Beach as real estate ads from twenty years earlier. Lots at … Continue reading
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Tagged 1936, Pacific Coast Highway, PCH, real estate, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Real Estate
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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
