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January 21st In Seal Beach History
Seal Beach founder Philip Stanton presides over a meeting of The South Coast Improvement Association. Continue reading
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Tagged 101 Highway, 1913, Anaheim Bay, Anaheim Landing, Bay City, Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Orange County Board of Supervisors, Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Electric, Paul Shoup, Philip Stanton, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, South Coast Improvement Association, Sunset Beach
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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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September 8th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1945, Phillip A. Stanton, founder of Seal Beach and Huntington Beach, died at the age of 77. – Michael Dobkins
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Tagged 101 Ocean Avenue, 1945, First Street, Ocean Avenue, P. A. Stanton, Philip Stanton, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Stanton
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August 27th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1916, Aviator stuntman Joe Boquel climaxed his first engagement performing in the skies over Seal Beach with two new stunts— the falling leaf tail twist and the merry-go-round. The specifics of these stunts can be guessed, … Continue reading
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 13th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1916, thirty-two year old aviator stuntman Joe Boquel began his first exhibition engagement above Seal Beach. Boquel had only been flying for four years, having taken lessons from another well-known stunt pilot of the era, Silas Christofferson. In … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, Art Smith, Bayside Land Company, I. A. Lothian, J. P. Transue, Joe Bocquel, Joe Boquel, Lothian, P. A. Stanton, Panama Pacific Expo, Panama Pacific Internation Exposition, Philip Stanton, PPIE, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Silas Christofferson, Stanton, Transue, William Bastar
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Ready for Promenaders, Anglers and All Seaside Folks
Image of The Week First Pier At Bay City – May 13, 1906 We’ll be viewing various images of Seal Beach piers over the few months, but this week we’re looking at what is probably the first image of the … Continue reading
