Catalina Island Casino - Avalon Casino Travel Guide | California Travel Tips
California travel expert Veronica Hill tours the Catalina Island Casino in Avalon in this segment of California Travel Tips.
The Avalon Casino is one of the most popular Catalina Island attractions, drawing hundreds of visitors a day to its beautiful ballroom with sweeping views of the Pacific.
The Catalina Island casino is also home to new movie releases, and special concerts.
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Best Attractions & Things to do in Catalina Island, California (CA)
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List of Best Things to do in Catalina Island, California (CA)
Catalina Express
Catalina Island Casino
Two Harbors
Trans-Catalina Trail
Catalina Island Conservancy
Catalina Island Museum
Wrigley Memorial & Botanic Garden
Catalina Island Casino Ballroom
Airport in the Sky
Hermit Gulch Trail Loop
AMERICA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND |ST. CATALINA ISLAND | AVALON | LONG BEACH TO ENSENADA MEXICO
ST. Catalina Cruise from Long beach Carlifonia to Ensenada, a port city on the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Santa Catalina, one of California’s Channel Islands, lies southwest of Los Angeles. It's known for its wildlife, dive sites and Mt. Orizaba, its highest peak. The resort town of Two Harbors lies to the north. To the south, in the city of Avalon, palm trees and cabanas line Descanso Beach. Avalon’s circular, art deco Catalina Casino is a cultural center with a movie theater, ballroom and museum. Most of the island is controlled by the Catalina Island Conservancy, a private nonprofit organization. The mission of the Catalina Island Conservancy is to be a steward of its lands through a balance of conservation, education and recreation. The Conservancy protects the natural and cultural heritage of Santa Catalina Island, stewarding approximately 42,000 acres (170 km2) of land (88 percent of the island), 50 mi (80 km) of shoreline, an airport, and more than 200 mi (320 km) of roads. Glass bottom boats tour the reefs and shipwrecks of the area, and scuba diving and snorkeling are popular in the clear water. Lover's Cove, to the east of Avalon, and Descanso Beach, to the west of the Casino, are popular places to dive. At Casino Point is the Avalon Underwater Dive Park, which was the first non-profit underwater park in the United States. Catalina has also been an active port of many cruise lines since the 1990s, with Royal Caribbean, Princess Cruises, and Carnival Cruise Lines making the port a regular for Baja cruises.
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????️Catalina Island things to do + Photowalk????️
#Catalina #CatalinaPhotowalk #Photowalk
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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Photography note: you need a permit to operate a drone, and those can be picked from the Catalina Conservancy or the city of Avalon.
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The #Photowalks series is all about bringing viewers to cool places in the Southern California (and elsewhere) area in search of the best photo spots to light up your social media, and to show how, when and where to get them.
Past #Photowalk episodes include visits to Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Balboa Island, the Griffith Observatory and Venice Beach. We went outside the area to trek to Pismo Beach, a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Tokyo and Kauai.
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
Music:
Gypsy Stroll: Aaron Liewberman
Chee Zee Beach: Kevin Macleod
Easy Winners: E's Jammy Jams
Pumping Irie: Jingle Punks
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Catalina Island Co.
Catalina Conservancy
Hotel Atwater
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Kristin Metcalfe
Jessica Boudevin
Conrado Vega
Karen Gee-Mcauley
Chris Barrios
Randy Herell
And everyone on
my favorite island!
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The Chit Chat Club Catalina Opening Ceremonies - 3-16-13 - Avalon, CA
The Chit Chat Club Catalina Opening Ceremonies - 3-16-13 - Avalon, CA
MC's Benny Reese & Curtis Lindersmith opening the night, presenting the Avalon Allstars, an 8 piece band featuring Carl Sonny Leyland on piano, Anders Swanson on Bass, Joe Perez on Drums, Jason James on Guitar, Marco Palos on Sax, Phil Clevenger on Trombone, Will Pattison of Baritone Sax, and Tim Gill on Trumpet opening an incredible night with Pachuco Hop.
The History of Catalina Island
In this segment from our episode on Catalina Island, I learn about the unique history of this special location.
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TRANSCRIPT:
IT WAS IN THE YEAR 1919 THAT WILLIAM WRIGLEY, JR. FELL IN LOVE WITH AND PURCHASED SANTA CATALINA ISLAND. HIS VISION FOR THIS RUGGED MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE BECAME HIS LIFE LEGACY.
HE WAS A PASSIONATE AND DEVOTED MAN WHO WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THE PEOPLE AND SANTA CATALINA ISLAND WAS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR HIM TO CREATE A DESTINATION FOR ALL.
LOCAL HISTORIAN MICHELLE BESTUDIK CHARED MEMORABLE INSIGHTS ABOUT WRIGLEY AND HIS VISION FOR THE ISLAND.
WELL WRIGLEY MADE HIS FORTUNE IN CHEWING GUM AND HE ALWAYS FELT AN OBLIGATION TO PAY BACK THE PEOPLE THAT MADE HIM WEALTHY WITH SOMETHING WONDERFUL.
WRIGLEY'S SHREWDNESS FOR BUSINESS HELPED HIM AND HIS PLANS FOR THE ISLAND AND THE BEAUTY IN WHICH HE ENVISIONED IS SELF EVIDENT.
THE CASINO IS JUST OUR ICONIC CROWNING GLORY. IT REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS BUILT IN 1929 AND HE HAD THE CASINO BUILT FOR ENTERTAINMENT FOR HIS GUEST. THERE WAS A THEATRE DOWNSTAIRS, IT STILL IS OUR MOVIE THEATRE TODAY. THEATRE DESIGN FOR SOUND MOVIES AND THEN UPSTAIRS IS A GLORIOUS BALLROOM WHERE ALL THE BIG BANDS CAME AND PLAYED. SO PEOPLE CAME ACROSS ON THE STEAMERS AND THEN DANCED ALL NIGHT IN THE BALLROOM AND FREQUENTLY HOME THAT NITE DANCING ALL THE WAY BACK TO SAN PEDRO. IT WAS REALLY THE LAST THING THAT HE BUILT BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY AS FAR AS HIS TEN YEAR PROGRAM OF HAVING PURCHASED THE ISLAND AND THEN REDOING IT THE WAY THAT HE SAW IT TO BE AND IT IS JUST THE MOST WONDERFUL TRIBUTE THAT HE COULD HAVE EVER GIVEN TO THE ISLAND.
CATALINA ISLAND IS RICH IN HISTORY AND CAN BE SEEN IN THE MANY BUILDINGS AND LANDMARKS AROUND AVALON. WHILE THE TOWN OF AVALON HAS GROWN IT STILL MAINTAINS IT'S HISTORICAL CHARM AND TODAY THE QUAINT ISLAND TOWN OFFERS MUCH FOR LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE.
JUST LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE GULF OF SANTA CATALINA, THE ISLAND IS 22 MILES LONG AND 8 MILES WIDE AT IT'S WIDEST POINT. AND WHILE THERE ARE AROUND FOUR THOUSAND YEAR ROUND RESIDENTS, THOUSANDS OF TOURIST FLOCK YEARLY TO THIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE.
AND THE BEST WAY TO GET THERE IS ABOARD THE CATALINA EXPRESS! THE HIGH-SPEED BOAT RIDE IS AN ENJOYABLE HOUR JOURNEY FROM LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AND OFFERS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SEATING. AND AS THE LOCALS SAY WELCOME TO CATALINA ISLAND!
Avalon...Played On Tyros 2!
My arrangement of Avalon...supposedly written by singer Al Jolson in 1929, but there has been some dispute over this claim. The year is not in dispute.
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Some history of Santa Catalina Island:
Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. State of California. The island is 22 miles (35 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) across at its greatest width. The island is located about 22 miles (35 km) south-southwest of San Pedro, Los Angeles, California.
Prior to the modern era the island was inhabited by people of the Gabrielino/Tongva tribe, who also lived in the area of Los Angeles, had villages near present day San Pedro, and Playa Del Rey, and who regularly traveled back and forth to Catalina for trade. The Tongva called the island Pimu or Pimungna. The Gabrielino/Tongva are renowned for their mining, working and trade of soapstone which was found in great quantities and varieties on the island. This material was in great demand and was traded along the California coast.
The first European to set foot on the island was Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, sailing for Spain. This happened on October 7, 1542. He claimed the island for Spain and christened it San Salvador. Another Spanish explorer, Sebastion Vizcaino, rediscovered the island on the eve of Saint Catherine's Day (November 24) in 1602. He renamed it Santa Catalina to honor the feast day of St. Catherine of Alexandria. During the next 300 years, the island served as home or base of operation for many visitors, including Russian otter hunters, Yankee smugglers and itinerant fishermen, among others.
Franciscan monks considered building a mission there, but abandoned the idea due to the lack of fresh water on the island. By the 1830s, most of the island's native population had migrated to the mainland to work in the missions or as ranch hands for the many private land owners.
By the end of the 19th century, the island was almost uninhabited except for a few cattle herders. At that time, its location just 20 miles (30 km) from Los Angeles—the city that had reached the population of 50,000 in 1890 and was undergoing the period of enormous growth—was a major factor that contributed to the development of the island into a vacation destination.
The first owner to try to develop Avalon into a resort destination was George Shatto, a real estate speculator from Grand Rapids, Michigan, who purchased the Island for $200,000 at the height of the real estate boom in Southern California in 1887. Shatto created the settlement that would become Avalon, and can be credited with building the town's first hotel, the original Hotel Metropole, and pier. His sister-in-law Etta Whitney came up with the name Avalon, which was pulled as a reference from Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem Idylls Of The King, which was about the legend of King Arthur. Despite Shatto's efforts, in a few years he had to default on his loan and the island went back to the previous owner, James Lick's estate.
The sons of Phineas Banning bought the island in 1891 from the estate of James Lick and established the Santa Catalina Island Company to develop it as a resort. They built a home at what is now Two Harbors, (isthmus) and is now that village's hotel. Their efforts were set back on November 29, 1915 when a fire burned half of Avalon's buildings, including six hotels and several clubs. World War 1also hampered tourism, and the Banning brothers were forced to sell the island in 1919 to chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr.
From 1927 through 1937 pottery and tile were made on the island, and these items are now considered collectibles. The Chicago Cubs, also owned by Wrigley, used the island for the team's spring training from ca. 1921-1951, absent the war years of 1942-45.
Built in 1929, the Casino -- which is actually not a gambling hall but place of entertainment -- played host to dozens of Big Bands through the 1930s and 1940s. Guests came by steamship to Charleston and later jitterbug on the huge parquet floor. They danced the night away to the music of Glen Miller, Harry James, Kay Kyser, and many others over the years.
The largest number of dancers ever in the Casino was 6,200 people dancing to the music of Kay Kyser, on May 8, 1940. Virtually every Big Band of that era played in the Casino Ballroom. Live broadcasts were carried over CBS radio from 1934 into the 1950s.
Budweiser Whatever USA Avalon
Norris McDonald at the Santa Catalina Island Budweiser Whatever USA event. Friday, May 29, 2015 and Saturday, May 30, 2015.
Santa Catalina Island
Island in Los Angeles County, California!
Santa Catalina, one of California’s Channel Islands, lies southwest of Los Angeles. It's known for its wildlife, dive sites and Mt. Orizaba, its highest peak. The resort town of Two Harbors lies to the north. To the south, in the city of Avalon, palm trees and cabanas line Descanso Beach. Avalon’s circular, art deco Catalina Casino is a cultural center with a movie theater, ballroom and museum.
Population: 4,096 (2010)
Art Deco Ball 2009 on RMS Queen Mary. (Better Version)
Art Deco Ball on the RMS Queen Mary, part of the Art Deco Festival 2009. Dean Mora & his Orchestra played while everyone danced and dined in the first class dining room on board. Damon Kirsche is the crooner singing Somewhere at Sea, a song made famous by Henry Hall who wrote the song and performed it for the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary. Enjoy this trip back in time! There are a few other pieces played by the big band. In between the dances are some shots of the ship.
Santa Catalina Island - Tips for Trips Quick Visit
Santa Catalina Island offers amazing vistas and nicer beaches. Mediterranean climate and lots of outdoor activities. Let's enjoy this beautiful place!