| Seal Beach, California used to be dynamic and | | | | town had to offer. |
| charming place. Now the situation is a bit different. | | | | During World War II the growth slowed down a |
| Some years ago Seal Beach was a lively and | | | | bit, but the postwar years ushered in improved |
| dynamic place with games, entertainment and of | | | | incomes and industry. Many more people decided |
| course, the seals. | | | | to settle down in the area and trade was |
| Nowadays, all the liveliness and clamor of Seal | | | | developing very quickly. |
| Beachis replaced with people peacefully walking | | | | Some years later, somebody decided to make |
| the pier or or enjoying the beautiful beaches. | | | | Seal Beach, California a conservation area. They |
| Seal Beach, California was established in 1915 with | | | | closed the gambling houses and the amusement |
| a population of 250. The town was first | | | | park. The purpose of all these prohibitions was to |
| established under the name Bay City before being | | | | stop sea drilling, inshore erosion, and other |
| changed to Seal Beach. It offers the longest | | | | environmental threats. |
| beach south of San Francisco. The beach is unique | | | | At that time, the population of Seal Beach, |
| with its seals but also with the sightseers who | | | | California had grown to 25,000. Although the size |
| visit the town, the people who go there to picnic, | | | | of the population had decreased, the way of life in |
| the adults who dance in the pavilion or dine at the | | | | Seal Beach was quite pleasant. The people were |
| restaurants and so on and so forth. | | | | living in a comfortable and quiet place rather than |
| With the foundation of Pacific Electric Railway, | | | | a noisy industrial town. A place where you can |
| Henry Huntington had brought to Seal Beach, | | | | relax in peace and where you can enjoy the |
| California many people who displayed interest to | | | | environment. Seal Beach, California welcomes all |
| invest their money in the community. These | | | | tourists who want to go surfing and shopping, or |
| people wanted to buy a strips of land along the | | | | who want to dance and listen to music. The |
| beach, which was a rare commodity. As the | | | | beaches also offer lovely playgrounds and picnic |
| population of Seal Beach, California was increasing, | | | | sites. |
| the people continued to enjoy the beauties that | | | | |