In prewar days the island villas were cozy cabins where thousands of Southern Californias spent their Catalina vacation. Today, they are living quarters for Maritime Service trainees during their training period, April 14, 1944.
Merchant marine--United States Dwellings--California--Avalon Merchant mariners--California--Avalon Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) Avalon (Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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