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Title supplied by cataloger.Avalon, or Avalon Bay, the only "official" city on Santa Catalina Island, is a rural waterfront town with the usual tourist-oriented businesses and services lining the coastline. Beside Avalon, the only other center of population is the small, unincorporated town of Two Harbors on the island. The twelve-story Catalina Casino, a focal point of Santa Catalina Island entertainment since it opened in 1929, is surrounded by the sea on three sides. Although The Casino is an icon of Catalina and Avalon, there isn't any actual gambling allowed. The stunning Art Deco building stands at 140 feet tall and contains the world's largest circular ballroom with a 180-foot diameter dance floor as well as a beautiful movie theater. The Casino hosts most of Catalina's major indoor events, including the annual New Year's Eve Celebration, and the Catalina Island Jazz Festival. As of the 2000 census, there were approximately 3,127 people residing in the city.Interior view of the Avalon Theatre and stage, which are located inside the Catalina Casino building. Seen along the walls are John Gabriel Beckman's murals, as well as the original fire curtain from the 1929 opening, with a mural titled "The Flight of Fancy Westward". The island's famous Art Deco landmark opened in 1929, and is located at 1 Casino Way on Santa Catalina Island.

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