Crowds line up for the Catalina Steamer on Santa Monica pier, Santa Monica, 1936

Crowds line up for the Catalina Steamer on Santa Monica pier, Santa Monica, 1936Yesterday, I was researching the cavernous La Monica Ballroom on Santa Monica pier (that’s the place with the ten turrets in the background) when I came across this photo. That’s when I learned that there was something called the Catalina Steamer, which took people to Santa Catalina Island, which as the popular song taught us, was “Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a-waitin’ for me.” This photo is from 1936, and from hordes of day-trippers, I’m guessing it was summer, and a VERY popular destination.

I found this photo with a caption that read: “S.S. Catalina, aka “The Great White Steamer” arrives at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, in 1966.”

S.S. Catalina, aka The Great White Steamer arrives at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, in 1966

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6 responses to “Crowds line up for the Catalina Steamer on Santa Monica pier, Santa Monica, 1936”

  1. It would be great to bring back an even more dramatic Santa Monica pier that would allow for ocean going liners to dock, but only one at a time.

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