Remember When
The Leisure World Historical Society, a 501(c)3 educational foundation, provides this weekly column. The Historical Society is open every Thursday from 2-4 p.m. in Clubhouse 1. For more information, log on to LWHistory.org or SealBeachLeisureWorldHistory. org.
May 19, 1977— The Golden Age Foundation’s first spring banquet drew a full house. Special awards were presented to those who made outstanding contributions to the community.
May 20, 1970 —“Steam Plant to Construct Storage Tanks” headlined a story about the addition of two storage tanks at the Haynes Power Plant because of a fuel-gas shortage. Those storage units have since been dismantled.
May 21, 1970— The newest item in the Southland Home and Garden Show at the Anaheim Convention Center was “space age cooking.” The radar range, known today as a microwave oven, cut cooking time by 75% and lessened kitchen clean-up.
May 21, 1981— A well-fed red fox was pictured in LW, probably from the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station’s nature preserve. They were once a fairly common sight here.
May 23, 1968 —GRF Service Maintenance buildings were going up at the southwest end of Golden Rain Road, the site of today’s Purchasing Department.
May 25, 1978— The original blood pressure testing machine used in the Health Care Center was given to residents by the Golden Age Foundation at a dinner. A blood pressure testing machine has been available ever since through the efforts of the GAF.
