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  • September 29th in Seal Beach History

    On this date in 1977, the following ad ran in the Long Beach Independent.

    Before Ruby’s Diner and long after the scintillators were removed, Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant served food at the end of the Seal Beach Pier, including an enticing Friday choice between a fish dinner or a spaghetti dinner for only $ 2.95 complete.
    More than forty years later, nothing is being served at the end of the Seal Beach pier.  A fire gutted the end of the pier on May 20, 2016, leaving nothing but a depressing view of the charred remains of a once prime dining spot in Seal Beach. Three years later the fire damage had finally been repaired, and the end of the pier officially re-opened on May 24th, 2019. When and if another restaurant will be built there remains an unanswered question.

    – Michael Dobkins

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  • August 12th in Seal Beach History

     On this date in 1977, The Great Antique Five and Dime Store ran this ad in the Long Beach Independent. Aug_12_1977_The_Great_Antique_Five_and_Dime_Store_adToday the only gold you can find at 142 Main Street is the color of the pizza crusts at A Slice of New York Pizza.

    – Michael Dobkins

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  • June 25th in Seal Beach History

    On this date in 1977, The Anglers Tackle Box on Electric Avenue hosted an all-day fishing clinic, featuring Leonard “Straggler” Lussier, noted Baja and Southern California saltwater fishing authority, a movie, prizes, discounts, experts and much more!

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    – Michael Dobkins

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  • June 10th in Seal Beach History

    On this date in 1977, the Growin’ My Way Nursery ran this ad in the Long Beach Independent.

    June_10_1977_Growin__039__My_Way_AdThe Pacific Inn now occupies the Growin’ My Way location. The nursery was a vast enclosed jungle-like labyrinth of exotic and everyday plants and gardening accessories and decor. As the ad above shows, they sold typical gardening fare like marigolds, petunias, and begonias, but they also stocked venus fly traps and Tiki pillars.

    Seal Beach kids of a certain generation will also recall that there were two public drinking fountains that offered chilled water in Seal Beach — the one in the library on Central Avenue and the one on the side of the nursery. This was crucial knowledge on hot and thirsty summer days back in the seventies.

    – Michael Dobkins

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  • April 30th in Seal Beach History

    On this date in 1977, Seal Beach held an old-fashioned sidewalk sale on Main Street.

    April_30_1977_Sidewalk_Sale-3– Michael Dobkins

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