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Catalina: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 12:51am.
Avalon Bay, California, circa 1910. "Crescent Avenue. Metropole and Bay View hotels, Catalina Island." 5x7 glass negative, Detroit Publishing. View full size.
How much longer?
Submitted by JohnHoward on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 5:31pm.
Having compared the cliffside in both the old and new photos of the Holly Hill House, I have to wonder how much longer it will remain atop it.
I see it was up for sale last year at a cool $6.5 million. I would think long and hard about such a substantial investment with such a dubious foundation, not that I have that degree of disposable income.
Up the Hill?
Submitted by perpster on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 5:09am.
Is that some sort of cog railway or other conveyance tracks going up the hill to the left, just beyond Mr. Gano's house?
[Good catch! See this. - tterrace]
Thanks for the link tterrace! Very cool detective work and photos there.
I will hazard a guess that the black power wires visible in Marckymarc's "Holly Hill House" post (running upper left-center to lower right-center, starting just above the teepee roof point) are on the abandoned incline railway's right-of-way. I wonder why the incline railway and amphitheater didn't survive.
Holly Hill House
Submitted by Marckymarc on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 2:19am.
Built in 1890 by Peter Gano. Frozen in time overlooking Avalon Bay.
How Far?
Submitted by Bull City Boy on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 9:46am.
I don't care what anybody says, it's 26 miles across the sea.
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