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Avalon becomes a resort community in 1888

AVALON—In the late 1880s George Shatto, who owned the island at the time, embarked on a campaign to turn Catalina Island into a tourist destination. He began planning and building

Lindsey Glasgow November 23, 2020

steamer ship docked in Avalon Bay

Avalon becomes a resort community in 1888

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