This Date in Seal Beach History
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July 13th in Seal Beach History
It’s a sad day when a Pacific Electric ad features a bus. Continue reading
May 28th in Seal Beach History
On a dark lonely night, isn’t it nice to find a Friendly Nook? Continue reading
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Tagged 137 1/2 Main Street, 1510 Pacific Coast Highway, 195, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 216 Main Street, Bay Hardware, Fred B. Gump Real Estate, Friendly Nook, Grace Knighten, Grace Marie (Ward) Knighten, Grace Marie Knighten, Grace Marie Ward, Grace Ward, Joe’s Market, Kenneth Lenton Ward, Kenneth Ward, MacMart, Macmart Foodstores, Main Street, Orange County, Orange County history, Pacific Coast Highway, PCH, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Business, Seal Beach businesses, Seal Beach Fire Department, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Post and Wave, Southern California, Southern California history, Sperry Knighton, Vinzant's Variety, Vogler’s Market
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May 14th in Seal Beach History
The joint is jumping at the Seal Beach Naval and Ammunition Depot. Continue reading
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Tagged 1950, 1951, Anaheim Bay, Anaheim Landing, Anaheim landing History, Apollo, Captain Russell G. Sturges, Korean War, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, N, Naval Ammunition and Net Depot, Naval Ammunitions Depot, Naval Weapons Depot, Russell G. Sturges, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Space Program, Udor Labossier
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February 28th in Seal Beach History
Meet Dagmar Schmidt – Seal Beach’s lady constable Continue reading
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Tagged 1950, 1951, American Legion, Anaheim Landing, constable, Dagmar Schmidt, Gary Ordway, Hans Schmidt, Long Beach Earthquake, Main Street, Marge Ordway, Roy Rogers, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Police, Seal Beach PTA, Seal Beach Woman's Club, United Press
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Cocktails, Shuffleboard, and Cheesecake
What do The Beatles, the Memphis Belle, and Clancy’s have in common? Continue reading
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Tagged 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, Clancy's Saloon, Mamie's, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Pharmacy
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Scofflaws Beware
Stan Berry share photos of the Seal Beach police from fifties Continue reading
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Tagged 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Police
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