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... Catalina Island , which was once described as " the finest place on earth , " by Chicago chewing gum magnate William Wrigley . Since its heyday in the 1890's , when it had been a fashionable summer resort for Angelenos themselves rather ...
... Catalina Island , which was once described as " the finest place on earth , " by Chicago chewing gum magnate William Wrigley . Since its heyday in the 1890's , when it had been a fashionable summer resort for Angelenos themselves rather ...
Page 344
... Catalina seemed like a reasonable proposition . But on arrival , independent voyagers were welcomed not with cafés , restaurants and entertainment , but with barbed wire fences , sea walls , and fire hoses for those slow to take the ...
... Catalina seemed like a reasonable proposition . But on arrival , independent voyagers were welcomed not with cafés , restaurants and entertainment , but with barbed wire fences , sea walls , and fire hoses for those slow to take the ...
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... Catalina more desirable to its inhabitants as well as to tourists . Those who had held leases for now allowed to buy their lots for nominal sums . Complicated legal manoeuvers were undertaken so the City of Avalon would be able to buy ...
... Catalina more desirable to its inhabitants as well as to tourists . Those who had held leases for now allowed to buy their lots for nominal sums . Complicated legal manoeuvers were undertaken so the City of Avalon would be able to buy ...
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