This Date in Seal Beach History
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March 9th in Seal Beach History
Seal Beach plays hardball to get a bridge. Continue reading
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Tagged 1931, 1932, Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, Long Beach History, Long Beach Peninsula, Ocean Avenue, Ocean Avenue Bridge, Orange County, Orange County history, san gabriel river, Seal Beach, Seal Beach Bridge, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Real Estate, Southern California, Southern California history
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February 25th in Seal Beach History
The Dow of Chemicals Continue reading
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Tagged 1948, Dow Chemical, Esteron, san gabriel river, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History
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February 6th In Seal Beach History
The Seal Beach city council considers many things. 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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That Colossal Wreck, Boundless and Bare
More steam plant demolition from Joyce Kucera and her camera Continue reading
In A Little Park By The River
An early look at the Seal Beach trailer park Continue reading
Demolition Plant
Watch the Seal Beach steam plant getting demolished Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, DWP, First Street, Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp, power plant, san gabriel river, Seal Beach, Steam Plant
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Powerful Photos
The steam plant still casts a long shadow in Seal Beach memories. Continue reading