The Catalina Islander is moving its office today from 102 Marilla #6 in thehistoric El Encanto Plaza to 635 Crescent Ave., Suite A.
The move is necessary for The Islander and other businesses in the Plaza due to renovation and a proposed changed use.
However, the new location is a return to the paper¹s roots of sorts as it is located right behind 615 Crescent Ave. (called “Front Street”), where the Islander’s office had been for many years, during the time when Don Haney was the editor.
The Catalina Islander is moving its office today from 102 Marilla #6 in thehistoric El Encanto Plaza to 635 Crescent Ave., Suite A.
The move is necessary for The Islander and other businesses in the Plaza due to renovation and a proposed changed use.
However, the new location is a return to the paper¹s roots of sorts as it is located right behind 615 Crescent Ave. (called “Front Street”), where the Islander’s office had been for many years, during the time when Don Haney was the editor.
When The Catalina Islander was first published in January of 1914, it was printed on a small press that had been owned by the Hotel Metropole, housed in a small building on the south side of Metropole Avenue. The location is now occupied by the Hotel Atwater building. In 1919, to make room for the Hotel Atwater, the Islander moved to a small building in the rear of Boos Brothers Cafeteria, which was built on the site of the former Hotel Metropole, that was destroyed in the fire of 1915. In 1920, the paper moved again to 220-B Metropole Ave., Parker Court, which is its last known location before moving to its first address on Crescent Avenue.
Despite today’s move, the Catalina Islander¹s P.O. Box 428, Avalon, CA 90704 will remain the same.