Like most of Seal Beach’s beginnings, the history of the Bay Theatre has been shrouded in mystery and inaccuracy. Numerous newspaper articles had repeated the erroneous story that the theater’s origins went back to 1947. Fortunately, the growth of the Internet and the online proliferation of newspaper databases, and old movie magazines, (not to mention … Read more
Seal Beach Police Officer Sergeant Pat Sullivan was interviewed by Libby Appelgate for the 90th Founders Day celebration in 2005. Her articles were published in the Sun. “During the 1950’s the city had a population of about 1500 – 2000. The City of Seal Beach stopped at Coast Hwy. so you knew everybody and ran … Read more
The Seal Beach Historic Resources Foundation (SBHRF) is excited to announce that on May 31, 2022, the organization received a letter from the IRS approving its tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) public charity organization. SBHRF can now receive donations, gifts and transfers. Donors can deduct contributions to SBHRF under IRC Section 170. On Monday, June 6, upon learning the … Read more