bought the controlling stake in Catalina Island in 1919, he used this cleared site to build a dance hall he named Sugarloaf Casino. When chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. Catherine, which was instead eventually built in Descanso Canyon.
The site was graded for the planned construction of the Hotel St. The Catalina Casino was built on a site formerly known as Sugarloaf Point. Contrary to common perception of the name, there has never been gambling at the facility. The Catalina Casino gets its name from the Italian language term casino, meaning a “gathering place”. The large building contains a movie theater, ballroom, and formerly an island art and history museum. It is the most visible landmark in Avalon Bay and when approaching the island from the mainland.
The Catalina Casino is located in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles in California.
