Seal Beach is a quaint seaside community on the northern border of Orange County.
Located at the mouth of Alamitos Bay, it provides access for boats and yachts entering the Pacific Ocean from Huntington Harbor. During the 1920's, Seal Beach had bath palaces, a huge roller coaster, gaming rooms, gambling ships, rum runners and wicker boardwalk carts. Scintillating lights illuminated the water for night bathers. Bathing Pavilion with 1000 dressing rooms renting for 25 cents each, opened directly onto the beach. It is quieter now, even though Long Beach, California's fifth largest city with the busiest port in the nation is next door.