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The Catalina Casino is an entertainment facility in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles in California, US.It is the largest building on the island and the most visible landmark in Avalon Bay when approaching the island from the mainland.
Avalon is located on Santa Catalina Island, approximately 22 miles (35 km) south-by-southwest of the Los Angeles Harbor breakwater. [27] It is the only incorporated city to be located on one of the eight Channel Islands of California. Due to its location on Catalina Island, it is the southernmost city in Los Angeles County.
Tourists enjoying the waters off Catalina in 1889 The Island Mountain Railway at Avalon on Santa Catalina Island was an incline cable railway on the side of a hill. It operated from 1904–1918. It operated from 1904–1918.
Santa Catalina Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Catalina; often shortened to Catalina Island or Catalina, and also known as Pimu [1] as the traditional name of the Indigenous people of the Tongva Tribe) is a rocky island, part of the Channel Islands, off the coast of Southern California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island covers an area of ...
The botanic garden covers 38 acres (154,000 m 2) near the town of Avalon on Catalina, off the shore from Los Angeles, California, US. [2] The garden places a special emphasis on California island endemic plants, i.e., plants that grow naturally on one or more of the Channel Islands of California but nowhere else in the world.
The clubhouse is located at 100 St. Catherine Way in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island in California. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 2, 1991. It is also listed as a California Historical Landmark. [11] The state marker on the site reads:
The William Wrigley Jr. Summer Cottage, or "Mount Ada", is a historic residence located at 76 Wrigley Road in Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island, California. It was the former summer mansion and gardens of William Wrigley Jr. (1861–1932), the founder of the Wrigley Company. [2] It is on a hill, overlooking the town and Avalon Bay.
Lover's Cove and Casino Point State Marine Conservation Areas are two of 36 new marine protected areas adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission in December 2010 during the third phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The MLPAI is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of protected areas along ...