Title supplied by cataloger. 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, but after amassing large debts, he sold the property in 1892 to Joseph and Hancock Banning. For more than twenty-five years, the Banning brothers had ownership of Santa Catalina Island and continued to develop the area. In 1919, the Banning brothers sold the land to William Wrigley, who along with his son Philip, continued to develop the island. In the mid-1970s, they created the Catalina Island Conservancy, which was given 88% of the island to protect native species and prevent over-development. The historic Hotel Atwater, built in the 1920s, is located at 125 Sumner Street, a half block from Avalon Bay and the Green Pleasure Pier. Several people can be seen standing around the entrance to the cafeteria; a doughnut, waffle and coffee shop is on the extreme right.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Hotel Atwater (Avalon, Calif.) Dirt roads--California--Santa Catalina Island Cafeterias--California--Santa Catalina Island Islands--California--Santa Catalina Island Streets--California--Santa Catalina Island Hotels--California--Santa Catalina Island Avalon (Calif.) Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)
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