The Catalina Island Company: A Rich History of Enhancing Island Beauty and Tourism

CATALINA ISLAND— Three brothers, Willian, Hancock, and Joseph Banning, whose father, Phineas, was one of Southern California’s pioneering legends, had purchased Catalina in 1892 and placed the island and other assets into their new corporation to make Avalon an exciting and sustainable resort destination. It was in 1894 that the...