Seaside Aquarium
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| Seaside Aquarium | |
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 Iconic sign of the aquarium overlooking Seaside's promenade. | |
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| 45°59′43″N 123°55′45″W / 45.99526°N 123.92916°W | |
| Date opened | 1937 |
| Location | Seaside, Oregon, United States |
| Website | seasideaquarium |
The Seaside Aquarium is a privately owned aquarium in Seaside, Oregon, United States. It is one of the oldest aquariums on the West Coast.
The building where the aquarium is located was built initially as a natatorium in the 1920s,[1] an indoor saltwater public bath,[2] with the water pumped from the Pacific Ocean through a pipe still visible today at the tide line, and then heated. It featured balconies where people could watch others swim in the pool below. A decade later, the Great Depression ended its economic feasibility. The building later served as a salmon rearing facility and then a place to watch wrestling matches. The aquarium was founded in 1937,[3] making it one of the oldest in the United States. It uses the same pipe that was installed in the 1920s to fill the aquarium tanks.
