The Avalon Ballroom by beachzz
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The Avalon Ballroom** was just that for many, many years. My mom spent a lot of wonderful times there as a young woman and told me stories of the bands and the music and the dancing. Now, it's a casino and you can't even get in the front door without paying. That's a shame, because the inside is an Art Deco treasure. It's the most visible building on the island and an iconic reminder of times past.
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Comments (16)
THROBBE
Very nice capture!
lizzibell
Great capture...
Meisiekind
Most impressive structure Marilyn!!! What a shame indeed that you cannot just walk inside without paying! Grrr...
MrsRatbag
I lived for 23 years in the So Cal area and never once made it to Catalina...what a shame! Looks like a lovely spot, and a great capture!
bmac62
Excellent. I've heard of this famous place for years but have never seen it before. Thanks for posting...I am a little more tuned in for it:)
durleybeachbum
Shame about not getting inside! I never understood about gambling..
jocko500
cool shot
bazza
Excellent capture looks like a beautiful place, would have been a nice place to go into to get shots.. pity they are all about money..surely they make a packet out of gamblers..
Str4wB34ry
Cool photo and story. My 'Avalon' was an album of the same name by 'Roxy Music' released in the early 1980's!
elfin14doaks
It's a gorgeous building. How could they trash a treature....wait never mind they did it to our Eagles Club and Ballroom. They turned it into East High school.
danapommet
A casino that charges to get in???? Shame you couldn't get inside for a few quick shots. It looks enormous. Great colors and capyure. Dana
vkoontz
Yup. I'm a native of So Cal,lived in the LA,Long Beach area. My first trip to Catalina was on the ship. My second was on the four engined Sikorski and later visits were in the Gooses. Stayed at the old Atwater ca. 1966-1969. On one trip I had the privilege of flying the right hand seat of a Goose,sans controls, as the pilot did a fly-by of the Queen Mary that had just arrived.
Chipka
Gorgeous. Zoom is a must. I love how evocative this is. Your sense of color is right on the money, as usual, and the whole structure looks magical...timeless in a sense. Too bad it's a casino that you have to pay to get into. I can't quite wrap my brain around that whole pay to have your money taken away sort of thing, but I suppose that's why I'm not a gambler. I just saw your wonderful Chicago night shot, and I love the contrast of night and day when I zoom in on this one, go back and zoom in on that one. They're like a kind of trans-continental yin and yang. Perfect work!
auntietk
If I pay to get in, will they let me take all the pictures I want for free? If so ... I'm paying to get in! LOL!
hipps13
awesome capture full of smiles warm hugs, Linda
blinkings
Wow what an amazing building. Casinos really are a blight on the landscape IMHO. A few years ago so many classic pubs around here become poker machine sheds, but then people didn't go so most of them were turned back into old fashioned pubs again!