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Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Cal.
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Identifier
clloy_143
Title
Avalon
,
Santa
Catalina
Island
,
Cal
.
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
circa
1908
Subject (Topic)
Ocean
travel--California--Santa
Catalina
Island
;
Bays--California--Santa
Catalina
Island
;
Seaside
resorts--California--Santa
Catalina
Island
;
Subject (Place)
Santa
Catalina
Island
(Calif.)
;
Avalon
(Calif.)
;
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1
postcard
:
Color
;
9
x
14
cm
.
Institution
Department
of
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
William
H
.
Hannon
Library
,
Loyola
Marymount
University
Country of Creation
DE
Copyright Status
public
domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
M
.
Reider
Place of Publication
Los
Angeles
,
Cal
.
Language
eng
Description
A
view
of
Avalon
Bay
, with a
steamship
and
other
small
boats
in the
harbor
. The
Holly
Hill
House
is
visible
on the
far
shore
.
Historical Background
Santa
Catalina
Island
is
located
approximately
26
miles
off
the
coast
of
Southern
California
,
near
Long
Beach
. In
1887
,
entrepreneur
George
Shatto
purchased
the
Island
with the
intention
of
turning
it
into a
major
tourist
destination
. He
began
the
settlement
of
Avalon
Bay
,
built
the
first
pier
and
hotel
, and
organized
regular
boat
service
to the
island
, but
amassed
debts
and
sold
the
property
in
1892
to
Joseph
and
Hancock
Banning
. The
Banning
brothers
continued
to
develop
the
area
,
adding
an
aquarium
,
incline
railway
,
amphitheater
, and
glass
bottom
boat
tours
to the
island's
natural
attractions
,
until
a
devastating
fire
swept
through
Avalon
in
1915
,
destroying
much
of their
real
estate
. In
1919
,
William
Wrigley
participated
in a
group
investment
purchase
of
Catalina
, but
grew
to
love
the
island
and
soon
bought
out
his
other
partners
. He and his
son
Philip
continued
to
develop
the
island
, and in the
mid-1970s
created
the
Catalina
Island
Conservancy
,
which
was
given
88%
of the
island
to
protect
native
species
and
prevent
over-development
.
During
World
War
II
, the
Santa
Catalina
Island
Company
offered
the
land
for
government
use
, and
several
branches
of the
military
set
up
training
facilities
there.
Catalina
remained
closed
it
to
tourists
until
the
war
ended
in
1945
,
when
the
steamships
returned
and
resorts
re-opened
.
Additional Notes
Approximate
date
from
postmark
;
Made
in
Germany
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
ARK Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7290340x
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