Santa Catalina Island postcard with modified bus, circa 1920s

Santa Catalina Island postcard with modified bus, circa 1920sSanta Catalina Island is famously 26 miles off the coast of Los Angeles and makes for a terrific getaway for frazzled Angelenos. These days you can get around the island using zippy little electric golf carts. But back in the 1920s when this picture postcard was taken, they used a…well…I’m not entirely sure what that is. It looks like an old motor coach whose roof and walls have been removed to give tourists a more resort type of atmosphere. But as per 1920s etiquette, you’ll see that these holidaymakers are fully dressed. No bikini tops and flip-flops for them!

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