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January 4th in Seal Beach History
Master Chef Walter Wyly’s menu offerings was just a brief part of the ongoing saga of the Garden of Allah nightclub. Continue reading
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Tagged 1957, Bay Boulevard, California, California history, Coast Highway, Fresh and Easy, Garden of Allah, Guy Newton, Gyro Room, Jack In The Box, Nile restaurant, Orange County, Orange County history, Pacific Coast Highway, Robert W. Holstun, Seal Beach, Seal Beach First Baptist Church, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach nightclub, Southern California, Southern California history, Vivian Laird, William Wyly
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September 26th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins spoke to a jubilant crowd at the North American Rockwell (now Boeing) plant in Seal Beach across Bay Boulevard (now Seal Beach Boulevard) from where the second … Continue reading
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Tagged Anaheim Bay, Anaheim Landing, Apollo, Apollo 11, Apollo Space Program, Bay Boulevard, Boeing, Flat Earth Society, Mike Collins, Moon, Neil Armstrong, North American Aviation, North American Rockwell, Rockwell, S-II, Saturn S-II, Saturn V, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Boulevard, Seal Beach History
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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
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
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
