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Demolition Plant

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Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corp. Steam Plant – 1967

One of our more popular posts featured the power plant that once dominated the Seal Beach landscape on First Street.

Seal Beach resident Joyce Kucera just recently rediscovered her home movie footage of some of the actual demolition of the plant filmed back in 1967 and has generously agreed  to share it with us.

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3 responses to “Demolition Plant”

  1. That Colossal Wreck, Boundless and Bare « Seal Beach Founders Day

    […] post is a companion piece to this earlier post featuring film footage of the steam plant being demolished in 1967.  Joyce Kucera, who […]

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  2. Seal Beach Electric Station – 1924 « Seal Beach Founders Day

    […] Judging by our web traffic stats, the power plant that stood at Ocean Avenue and First Street from 1925 to 1967 has been the most popular of all the Seal Beach history covered in this blog.  Our first post on the steam plant took a photographic tour through the four decades of the plant’s existence, and you can find it here.  Our next two posts showcased photos and a video by Joyce Kucera of the final days of the steam plant as it was being demolished and you can see the photos here and watch the video here. […]

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  3. September 23rd in Seal Beach History | This Date in Seal Beach History

    […] This September 23, 2010 post featured more of Joyce Kucera’s generosity to this blog. It features film footage of the power plant being demolished. […]

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