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Home My WebLink AboutHistoric Resources Foundation Update PresentationSEAL BEACH HISTORIC RESOURCES FOUNDATION 1 May 13, 2024 Update •Mission To collect, preserve, promote, share, and celebrate the historic resources and cultural heritage of Seal Beach as well as ensure its preservation for present and future generations through educational and community benefit programs •Vision To inspire pride, excitement, and passion for the history and spirit of Seal Beach within the community through acquiring and sharing knowledge in a relevant, accessible, and inclusive manner LAST YEAR … 1.Sunday in the Park with the Red Car 2.Membership Drive 3.Located & Purchased 11 years of Post & Waves 4.Historical Calendars 5.Website Launch 6.City Hall Exhibit 2 THIS YEAR… WEBSITE •GOAL – complimentary virtual museum • Attractive to thousands of Seal Beach residents who now live elsewhere •STORIES (Oral Histories, Bios, First Person, Historical Articles, old Newspaper articles) •COMMUNITY CALENDAR •List city, general community, and sponsors’ events •CATEGORIES/TAGS by subject (neighborhoods, eras, genre, etc…) •LINKS TO SB HISTORY SITES – related posts by others •YouTube•Facebook Groups (SB Kids, Bullet Hill, etc.)•Mike Dobkins This Day In SB •Give them exposure & increase ours at same time 3 SEARCHABLE, INDEXED NEWSPAPERS•AS A TEST PUT 1955 ONLINE – minimum 10 years online, members will get free access as a membership inducement •Years include 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954 , 1955, 1956 •From OC archives (1916-18, 1939, 1940, 1943) •ARRANGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, INC •Journal/Sun from 1969 – Present •News-Enterprise from 1960 – Present (heavy SB coverage 1960s-1990s) •MISCELLANEOUS OTHER NEWSPAPERS •Mariner •Marina News •SB Surf & Sun 4 •20+ buckets, boxes and plastic containers •Red Car tools & information •DWP Plant photos and artifacts •Oral Histories / Documents / Photos •Much mildew , need to make surrogates – scan, recreate •Framed boards – postcards, paintings •Old Post & Wave newspapers, 5 OC ARCHIVES – OLD SBHCS INVENTORY RED CAR UPDATE •ASSESSING CHALLENGES AND ISSUES •COMMON CHALLENGES WITH SIMILAR MUSEUMS •“EXPLORATORY SURGERY”•SEE WHAT’S “UNDER THE HOOD,” “BEHIND THE WALLS,” ETC. – ASSESS DIFFICULTY OF REPAIRS •DESIGNS FROM LB STATE STUDENTS •2 CLASSES, ALMOST 50 STUDENTS •GRANTS 6 7 VIEW DESIGNS RED CAR NEEDS WORK •DRY ROT ESPECIALLY ON OCEAN SIDE•No flashing to guide water to outside – rot in siding and bulges and rot in bottom •No vapor barrier (Tyvek), •This is 3rd time it has required repairs •1972-1980 •1994-1998 •2012-NOW 8 FIX IT RIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL •FIX IT RIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL – COMPOSITE, WEATHER-RESISTANT MATERIALS •EXTERIOR SIDING FIRST (2 months)•Need cabinet expert for radius ends•ADA compliant stairs and landing•ROOF – replace/repair termite infested wood, cover roof with polycarbonate sheeting – paint appropriate gray color •FLOORING – remove existing floor, replace/repair sub-floor, install new floor•ELECTRICAL / IT UPGRADES 9 GRANTS •DIVIDE INTO MANY SMALL PROJECTS - MANAGEABLE – GRANTOR SATISFACTION, INCREASED ELIGIBILITY •RED CAR SHELL (siding, roof, weatherproofing, entrance/landing) - $50,000-60,000 •INTERIOR - Electrical, Flooring, IT, •INTERIOR - Content Exhibition / Display Sections (12+) •EDUCATION / TECHNOLOGY – Community Outreach, Digitization, Touchscreen, Preservation •ADJACENT EXTERIOR – Sidewalk, Kiosks, Signage, Community Areas (6+) •CORPORATE - LOWE’S, T-MOBILE, KUBOTA - $50,000 •GOVERNMENT / QUASI-GOVERNMENT •DISCRETIONARY FUNDS – MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 10 A MUSEUM EVEN WHEN NOT OPEN• INFORMATION IN SURROUNDING AREAS •More attractive sidewalk, •Kiosks, signage with QR codes to get more info at web site •Pacific Electric •Anaheim Landing / Beach cottages •Green Belt •Main Street 11 PARTNERSHIP WITH LIBRARY •SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AREA (better preservation capabilities) •Old Newspapers, •Seal Beach History •Pacific Electric History •Surfing •OC Military History •DISPLAYS AT LIBRARY •Makes documents, information, photos and other collections more accessible to community 12 INTERIOR Parts more Red Car-ish Parts more modern •RED CAR •ADD THREE ROWS OF SEATS AT ONE END •ADD BARS & SEATS, KIOSKS, SIGNAGE •MORE MODERN •TOUCH SCREEN TVS, QR CODES TO GET MORE INFO •MORE GRAPHIC INTERIOR APPEARANCE 13 THANK YOU! 14 Lauren Barich Management Analyst Office of the City Manager lbarich@sealbeachca.gov Larry Strawther President Seal Beach Historic Resources Foundation larrystrawther@gmail.com