![]() I recommend this tour for all, except those with small children who might get board with this type of tour. It has many beautiful vibrant murals painted in the theater and a awesome Tiffany lamp in the ballroom. The Casino, was a gathering place for the community, not a place for gambling and featured a round ballroom on the top, a second level with a few bars and restrooms and the first level domed theater. ![]() It's about a hour long, but Portia will stay a bit after if one wants to take pictures of the interior of the domed theater on the first level. Anyway, I went on the tour by myself, but it's great for people who like nostalgia, to see how things were back when Art Deco and big productions were the norm. Watch a brief film about the building's history and connection to Hollywood and see the 1920s pipe organ inside the Avalon Theatre, which still shows. Dating back to 1929, the casino symbolizes the glamorous era of Santa Catalina Island and is home to art deco murals. ![]() She led the group to sing the Avalon song, which she said was sung by the guests before each event back in the day. Go back to the days when bands were big and movies were just starting to talk with a guided tour of the Catalina Island Casino. It was led by Portia, who besides being a great singer and piano player is pretty as well. I went on this great little tour of the Avalon Casino Ballroom, Avalon Bay, Catalina Island.
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