Modern Federal · Theaters

Details of Avalon theater located at the Catalina Casino, built on the site formerly known as Sugarloaf Point on Catalina Island off the coast of California

Santa Catalina · 1850–1939

Details of Avalon theater located at the Catalina Casino, built on the site formerly known as Sugarloaf Point on Catalina Island off the coast of California, Santa Catalina, 1850–1939
Details of Avalon theater located at the Catalina Casino, built on the site formerly known as Sugarloaf Point on Catalina Island off the coast of California, Santa Catalina, 1850–1939. Theaters — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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