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Tag Archives: Derby Walkathon
August 26th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1937, Hal Ross launched the 1937 Derby Show on a triangle of land between Coast Highway and Hathaway Avenue in Seal Beach, probably in a large circus big top type tent. To save the curious reader … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930, 1931, 1937, 1937 Derby Show, Alamitos Bay, Bay City Center, Bolsa Avenue, Coast Highway, Derby Show, Derby Walkathon, Hal J. Ross, Hal J. Ross Enterprises, Hal Ross, Hathaway Avenue, Hathaway cut-off, Marina Drive, Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Walkathon
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February 6th In Seal Beach History
On this date in 1937, the Seal Beach city council considered a number of matters in a long session, according to the Santa Ana Register. The first item considered was a petition with one hundred sixty-eight signers declaring an oil refinery … Continue reading
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Tagged 1937, Alamitos Bay, B. B. Brown, California Refining Company, Derby Walkathon, DWP, F. B. Cole Refining, Fifth Street, First Street, Joy Zone, Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp, Ocean Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Electric, PCH, power plant, san gabriel river, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Steam Plant, Twelfth Street, Victor Hayes, Victor W. Hayes, Walkathon
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