This story ran in the Sun on February 2, 2018. Although uncredited, we suspect it was one of Elizabeth Kane’s many local profiles she prepared for the Sun. As Seal Beach residents gathered to hear an update on the Bay Theatre last week, few realized that seated among them was Libby Applegate, a former teacher … Read more
FOND MEMORIES OF SEAL BEACHBy Libby Beam Appelgate For me, in the early 50’s the town was about the beach and the people. My family moved to Seal Beach from La Canada/Flintridge in 1953 to “Try it out for awhile, see how we like it.“ My mother was tired of the smog and summer heat … Read more
Lloyd Murray July 7, 1992 Lloyd: Now, where do you start? The first man came to Seal Beach about ten thousand years ago. Do you want to start there? Libby: Start with a particular year in your memory you would like to talk about. You mentioned previously that there was a dark side of Seal … Read more