Anyone would love Catalina Island. I heard about it in first grade in the Dick and Jane reader. The family went to Catalina. That was 1956. I finally went myself in 2001. Go there. It’s like no other place I ever was.
About 1982 I was working at Todd shipyard in San Pedro. The Catalina was there tied up to the pier and no one was allowed to go on it because it was tied up in some kind of legality. Well me and the kid I was I snuck on it. I got an engine room and they were giant connecting rods horizontal one on the right and one on the left. I don't remember exactly how long they were 10 or 15 ft. Amazing in all the damn park benches up on the main deck top deck rather. And it was riveted together it was not welded. That was some crazy s*** man and I've been on a lot of ships
Thanks Bill. Good to see the glass-bottom boat, St. Catherine Hotel and the SS Catalina. I love Avalon!
I remember that boat back then. She was a great ship, sad to her ending in Mexico
Anyone would love Catalina Island. I heard about it in first grade in the Dick and Jane reader. The family went to Catalina. That was 1956. I finally went myself in 2001. Go there. It’s like no other place I ever was.
About 1982 I was working at Todd shipyard in San Pedro. The Catalina was there tied up to the pier and no one was allowed to go on it because it was tied up in some kind of legality. Well me and the kid I was I snuck on it. I got an engine room and they were giant connecting rods horizontal one on the right and one on the left. I don't remember exactly how long they were 10 or 15 ft. Amazing in all the damn park benches up on the main deck top deck rather. And it was riveted together it was not welded. That was some crazy s*** man and I've been on a lot of ships
Do you have more movies of Catalina? I would love to see more clips of the town of Avalon in the 60's.
Not sure but will post any I find