Website:http://www.funorangecountyparks.com/2011/06/eisenhower-park-seal-beach-pier.html (Website)
Description:Seal Beach, one of Orange County's cities within the 30-mile zone, has the second-longest wooden pier in California. The pier has an empty restaurant at the end and a mid-pier lifeguard tower which are available for filming. Main Street, which runs to the pier, is small-town picturesque.
Site Condition:Author's Note 2 If the pier looks familiar to you, it may be because it is one of the home bases of the TV soap opera "Sunset Beach." The saucy show doesn't seem to reflect the "small town" character of Seal Beach but most local citizens don't seem to mind, they're proud of the attention their town receives. They also don't object to the money the movie company pours into the city's coffers. Although some locals were worried that a mob of curious fans might descend on their city, others pointed out that didn't happen in the past when the area was used for films. Back in the '20s, when Cecil B. DeMille filmed the original silent version of "The Ten Commandments," the local shoreline was used as the site for the parting of the Red Sea. If movie fans didn't invade the beach to see "Moses" surely they wouldn't invade the area for this show. Of course the actresses in http://www.pierfishing.com/pier_of_the_month/9911.html >>>> "The Ten Commandments" were dressed a little more conservatively than the vixens in the TV show.
General Notes:updated 1.27.14 kl / 2.10.2014 lm
Jurisdictions::ORANGE COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS, Seal Beach
Within 30-Mile Zone: Y
State Property: No
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 33.7384572, y coordinate: -118.1069402
Filmography (Legacy projects not in Reel-Scout):Ten Commandments;Sunset Beach
Contacts: Arrington, Janice *Film Commissioner, Orange County Film Commission949.246.9704 Mobile[email protected]https://www.cityoforange.org/our-city/departments
Kelsey, Tim *Recreation Manager, City of Seal Beach211 Eighth Street, Seal Beach, CA 90740 (562) 431-2527 Ext. 1341 Phone 1[email protected]https://www.sealbeachca.gov/
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