He was followed by Mack Sennett and Fatty Arbuckle, who made an international star out of the island’s oldest seal (“Big Ben”) in one of their Keystone comedies, called “The Sea Nymphs” (1914). Griffith came to make his short film “Man’s Genesis” (1912). The first film shot on the island was an Essanay one-reeler titled “Feeding Seals at Catalina Isle” (1910). Avalon has been a major tourist attraction since at least 1910, when filmmakers discovered it. Though it represents only 1% of the land, this is where 99% of the population resides. The main attraction on Catalina is the harbor town of Avalon. This week we went west, to the island of Catalina – Hollywood’s resort paradise for more than a century. You can go north to the mountains, east to the desert, or south to the coast. The cliché is true: Travel for an hour in any direction and you’ll be in a completely new environment. And there are so many possible escape routes. Sometimes I forget how hectic life can be here, until I get away. It’s always nice to escape Los Angeles for a few days.
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