A Walk Up The Crescent, Avalon, Catalina Island
Avalon is the only incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island of the California Channel Islands, and the southernmost city in Los Angeles County. The population was 3,728 at the 2010 census.
From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, several different developers tried to develop Avalon into a resort destination community, but most went bankrupt. In 1919, William Wrigley, Jr. gained control of Avalon. Wrigley oversaw much of the development of Avalon, including the construction of the landmark Catalina Casino.
The city remains primarily a resort community. Most of the waterfront is dominated by tourism-oriented businesses. The older parts of the town on the valley floor consist primarily of small houses and two and three-story buildings in various traditional architectural styles. Avalon attracts about 1 million visitors a year and is frequently visited by cruise ships.
The City of Avalon is oriented around Avalon Bay, with the harbor and beaches forming the center of the town's activity. The Cabrillo Mole, located at the south end of the harbor, acts both as a breakwater and the main docks for the cross-channel passenger boats. Many of the commercial businesses dedicated to serving visitors are located along the Crescent Street pedestrian mall, which runs just behind the three main beaches of Avalon Bay. The pedestrian walkway is adorned throughout with decorative pavers, fountains, palm trees, and a decorative serpentine seawall. Many of these features were introduced to Avalon during an extensive re-design undertaken by Philip K. Wrigley in 1934. Extending out into the center of the harbor is the green Pleasure Pier. The north end of the harbor is dominated by the Catalina Casino. Built in a style described as a cross between Art Deco and Mediterranean Revival, the Casino serves as Avalon's most distinctive landmark.
Hotel Metropole Mini-Suite Tour / Review, Avalon, Catalina Island, California
Review of Hotel Metropole ocean view mini-suite #215 in Avalon, Catalina Island, CA.
Underwater Fish feeding frenzy in Avalon on Catalina Island California P1020397
Underwater Fish feeding frenzy in Avalon on Catalina Island California P1020397
Catalina Island, California Snorkeling (With Music/Fish ID's)
Catalina Island, located about 25 miles west of Los Angeles, has some of the clearest waters and best snorkeling in California. In this video we see the bright orange Garibaldi (State Fish of California), Kelp Bass, Opaleye, and Triggerfish. To see my Catalina Island tour video, please click on the video at the very end of this video.
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Undersea Expedition Tour Santa Catalina Island CA (GoPro Hero 4 Black)
This week I'm exploring the fish which live under the pacific ocean of Avalon. Here you will learn a little about my favourite fish called Garibaldis.
Scuba Diving Encounters: Diving Catalina Island
Casino Point Dive Park on Catalina Island is one of the famous shore dives in the United States. Our ScubaLab editors got a chance to visit Catalina and check out California's most iconic dive for themselves.
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Flying to Catalina Island
Lunch flying trip to Catalina Island from Torrance in a Cessna 172 | October 2, 2016.
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From Wikipedia:
Santa Catalina Island is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island name is often shortened to Catalina Island or just Catalina. The island is 22 mi (35 km) long and 8 mi (13 km) across at its greatest width. The island is located about 29 mi (47 km) south-southwest of Long Beach, California. The highest point on the island is 2,097 ft (639 m) atop Mount Orizaba. Santa Catalina is part of the Channel Islands of California archipelago and lies within Los Angeles County.
Catalina was originally settled by Native Americans who called the island Pimugna or Pimu and referred to themselves as Pimugnans or Pimuvit. The first Europeans to arrive on Catalina claimed it for the Spanish Empire. Over the years, territorial claims to the island transferred to Mexico and then to the United States. During this time, the island was sporadically used for smuggling, otter hunting, and gold-digging, before successfully being developed into a tourist destination by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. beginning in the 1920s. Since the 1970s, most of the island has been administered by the Catalina Island Conservancy.
Its total population in the 2010 census was 4,096 people, 90 percent of whom live in the island's only incorporated city, Avalon. The second center of population is the unincorporated village of Two Harbors at the island's isthmus. Development occurs also at the smaller settlements of Rancho Escondido and Middle Ranch. The remaining population is scattered over the island between the two population centers.
The Time When California was an Island
There was a time when California was an island. This wasn't a time far off in the past while the world was still forming, it was actually still an island as recently as the 18th century.
The massive island of California was separated from the continental United States by a strait known as the Gulf of California. The island of California stretched nearly the entire North American Pacific coast and was thought of as an island paradise. It was also one of the biggest mapping errors in human history.
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Jefferson Graham brings the Photowalk cameras to Catalina Island, off the Los Angeles, for episode #46 of the Photowalk travel adventure series.
This edition inspired by Apple, which has named its latest macOS operating system after the island, macOS Catalina.
The Photowalk is all about searching for the best photo spots on the island, including the historic Casino, former William Wrigley mansion Inn at Mt. Ada, and where to get the best sunset and sunrise shots on the island. (Start with the best view shots on the boats.)
Along the way, Jeff takes a trip to the back country of the island, to Two Harbors and Airport in the Sky and meets some fascinating local characters.
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Photowalk Catalina
00:00 Open
00:12 macOS Catalina
00:25 Photo highlights
00:37 Introduction
01:15 Drive down Crescent Avenue
01:24 Casino time lapse
01:38 Catalina history
02:30 Map
02:47 Golf cart time
03:10 the new Von's
03:15 macOS
03:42 Photo highlights
04:10 Catalina Casino
04:32 Best views
05:00 Mt. Ada
05:26 Sunsets
05:33 Sunrises
06:05 Golf cart ride
07:16 Jessica Boudevin
07:40 To Ballist Point
09:14 Ben Weston Beach
09:36 Airport in the Sky
10:14 Photo tips
12:10 Mt. Ada timelapse
13:05 Montage highlights
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Catalina Island Marine Life Adventures
A few sunny summer days of exploring the marine life from Two Harbors to Avalon at Catalina Island, CA. August 2016
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Backpacking Adventures: Catalina Island | Bison | Ocean | Opuntia
This is my 3 day 2 night backpacking trip in Catalina Island. I spotted quite a few Bison, got nice views of the Pacific Ocean and saw a bunch of Prickly Pear Cactuses.
Catalina Island Undersea Expedition
edited to the style of Wes Anderson's film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Flying Fish Picked Off From Above And Below | The Hunt | BBC Earth
Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances. It appears these Flying Fish are in a no win situation, picked off above the surface by Frigatebird's and devoured underwater by the Dorado.
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TWO HARBORS | CATALINA ISLAND AERIAL TOUR
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Hummer Tours and Land Adventures on Catalina Island
From breathtaking vistas to incredible wildlife, there is so much to explore in and around Santa Catalina Island. The Avalon Scenic Tour is a perfect introduction to Avalon if it's your first time visiting the island. The Skyline Drive will take you along the scenic drive into Catalina's protected wilderness, with a stop at the Airport in the Sky. The Inland Expedition takes you on a comprehensive 3.5 hour tour into the heart of Catalina's rugged interior. The East End Adventure offers an unforgettable trip to the summit, above Avalon, in our unique, open-air, biofuel H1 Hummer. The Cape Canyon Expedition, an extreme off-road adventure, takes visitors on a 4 hour trip into Santa Catalina Island's rugged outback in an all-terrain, eco-friendly H1 Hummer. To experience the Island's wildlife at night, take the Summit Night Adventure, a 1.5 hour trip to seek out buffalo, foxes, bats, and owls.
Koffeehouse at The Catalina Country Club
Los Angeles based Koffeehouse Music Productions facilitates concerts and entertainment for such renowned venues and events as The John Ford Amphitheatre, the Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and now the Catalina Country Club. Every Thursday evening from May 26 - September 29, Koffeehouse will present a special selection of Grammy Award winning acoustic artists and singer-songwriters to serenade the island nights away.
Snorkeling on Catalina Island
Snorkeling at the dive park in front of the casino and at Lovers Cove.
Live in USA - One day in Catalina Island by bare feet travelling, Los Angeles, USA
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