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July 2nd in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1935, the Santa Ana Register ran this ad for the Glide’er Inn restaurant. We ran an 1975 for the Glide’er Inn here, but this ad is for the original location at Coast Highway and Bay Boulevard (now … Continue reading
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Tagged 1935, Bay Boulevard, Coast Highway, Glide 'er Inn, Glideer Inn, Glider Inn, Jimmy Arnerich, Nina Bennis, Pacific Coast Highway, PCH, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach History
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June 30th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1961, the Los Angeles Times ran this ad for Ole Surfboards. Bob “Ole” Olson’s first shop was located in a quonset hut in Sunset Beach, but he soon moved to 223 Bay Boulevard (now renamed Seal … Continue reading
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Tagged 1961, 223 Bay Boulevard, 223 Seal Beach Boulevard, Launiupoko Park, Bay Boulevard, Bob "Ole" Olson, Bob Olson, Growing Tree Preschool, Harold Walker, Hawaii, Hobie Alter, International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame, Lahaina, Ole Custom Surfboards, Ole Longboard Classic, Ole Surfboards, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Business, Seal Beach History, Sunset Beach
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June 20th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1966, the Seal Beach McGaugh Pool officially opened. A joint venture between J. H. McGaugh Intermediate School and the City of Seal Beach, the pool cost $118,000. Students had used the pool during the school year, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1966, Bay Boulevard, Bolsa Avenue, J. H. McGaugh, J. H. McGaugh Intermediate School, J. H. McGaugh School, McGaugh Pool, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach History
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June 4th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1937, the City of Seal Beach accepted the new municipally owned water tower. The estimated cost was $ 48,576 and stood for decades on the land that is now occupied by the Naval Weapons Station. – Michael Dobkins
February 7th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1954, the Lakewood Park Corporation, a developer of a major share of the Lakewood residential area, announced the purchase of one hundred eighty-three acres of the Hellman Ranch. The land was north of Pacific Coast Highway … Continue reading
Flying Down to Seal
Aerial Seal Beach Seal Beach Airport (Crawford Air Field) – January 11, 1943 Today’s image is taken from an aerial survey of the Southern California coast from Long Beach to Seal Beach done by the Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics. click … Continue reading
