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Avalon harbor and Catalina Casino, Santa Catalina Island, California, circa 1940

Subjects
Beaches & CoastlinesTown & City ViewsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Avalon harbor and Catalina Casino, Santa Catalina Island, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Avalon harbor and Catalina Casino, Santa Catalina Island, California, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Elevated view over Avalon's harbor on Santa Catalina Island, with the town and beach along the left shore, a large steamer and many small boats at anchor, and the circular Catalina Casino building on the point at right below the island's brown hills. Avalon, the island's only incorporated city, grew as a resort after the Banning brothers and later William Wrigley Jr. developed steamship service from the mainland; the Casino, with its ballroom and theater, opened in 1929 and became the harbor's landmark. The card's caption calls the bay 'Bay of Moons,' a romantic name for the crescent-shaped harbor.

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PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
556 BEAUTIFUL AVALON (BAY OF MOONS), SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA FROM KODACHROME --- Beautiful Santa Catalina Island, which has been a sheep ranch, gold mine, pirate hide-out, and Chinese slaving station, still holds the spell of romance and adventure as in the olden days. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE MANUFACTURED BY LONGSHAW CARD CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
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PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
Series556
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedSanta Catalina Island, CA
PublisherLongshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a peach/tan border; vertical 'FROM KODACHROME' imprint at right edge; number 556 at upper left. No postmark — card is unused. Divided-back linen-era chrome card ("FROM KODACHROME" on front), tan/peach border, no stamp, no writing; light soiling and faint stains on the back.

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Avalon harbor and Catalina Casino, Santa Catalina Island, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/avalon-harbor-and-catalina-casino-santa-catalina-island-cali. Accessed October 24, 2026.