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January 3rd In Seal Beach History
Rodney takes an unexpected dip into some briny waters. Continue reading
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Tagged 101 Highway, 1945, Anaheim Bay, Anaheim Landing, California, California history, Coast Highway, Lester Buchalz, Orange County, Orange County history, Pacific Coast Highway, Rodney Middleworth, Seal Beach, Seal Beach History, Seal Beach Police, Southern California, Southern California history, Sperry Knighton, Surfside, Surfside Colony
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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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June 14th in Seal Beach History
On this date in 1936, the Arizona Republic ran this ad for the Surfside Colony from the Ord Land Company. Imagine facing daily triple digit temperatures in Phoenix in a decade where air conditioning is mostly a feature in offices … Continue reading
