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Tag Archives: Pacific Electric Red Car
August 2nd in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1914, the Santa Ana Register ran this ad for the new “Atlantic City of the West” — Seal Beach! By now, we’re all familiar with the Seal Beach booster pitch: incredible real estate opportunities, safe beach, fun … Continue reading
July 21st in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1932 at 12:55 a.m., a southbound Pacific Electric interurban train struck a man and woman on a curve between Seal Beach and the Surfside Colony. Depending on which newspaper account you read, the couple was either … Continue reading
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Tagged 1932, accident, Anaheim Bay, Anaheim Landing, Coroner Earl Abbey, Earl Abbey, Harry H. Wilson, Harry Wilson, Isabel Bassett, Isabelle Bassett, J. E. Beardsley, Jay Bassett, Jay P. Bassett, Lee Marshall, Marguerite Wilson, Pacific Electric, Pacific Electric Red Car, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Surfside, Surfside Colony
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