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January 20th in Seal Beach History
1914 Seal Beach kids will soon have a place to play hooky from. Continue reading
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January 14th In Seal Beach History
We’re dredging up some local history and using it to fill this post. Continue reading
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Tagged Alamitos Bay, Bayside Land Company, Bridgeport, Central Avenue, Central Way, DWP, Electric Avenue, Fifth Street, First Street, Long Beach Peninsula, Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp, Main Street, Naples, Pacific Electric, Philip Stanton, power plant, Red Car, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Steam Plant
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August 22nd in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1926, the 7:15 p.m. Pacific Electric red car west bound on the Seal Beach to Long Beach line made an unexpected detour at First Street and Ocean Avenue. Normally, the red car would continue across the … Continue reading
August 6th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1904, the Pacific Electric Railway ran this advertisement in the Los Angeles Times. This was only the second PE ad to mention the newly named Bay City and Anaheim Landing as destinations (The first ad was a holiday spread … Continue reading
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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July 13th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1951, the Covina Argus ran this Pacific Electric advertisement prominently featuring a bus, not a red car trolley, as a speedy ride to Seal Beach and other beachside destinations. Today we remember Pacific Electric through a romantic haze … Continue reading
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Tagged 1951, bus, Pacific Electric, Red Car, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History
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April 11th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1914, the Guy M. Rush Company hosted a special promotional excursion to Seal Beach. A special train left San Bernardino at 8 a.m. with seats reserved for the holders of fifty special $2.35 tickets for the excursion. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1914, Guy M. Rush, Main Street, Ontario, Pacific Electric, Pomona, Red Car, Riverside, San Bernardino, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Pier
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April 5th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1975, Seal Beach held an official ground-breaking ceremony for the 12 block long and hundred foot wide park between the lanes of Electric Avenue. The ceremony was held at 8th and Electric Avenue, and a full day of … Continue reading
April 2nd in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1928, the 4:45 pm Pacific Electric trolley coming down Main Street jumped the track instead of making the curve on to Ocean Avenue and tore through the cement platform at the Bayside Land Co.. This trolley was … Continue reading
