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Order Number	00081788
Title	Hancock Banning Residence, Catalina Island, Calif.
Studio	Park & Co. Photo.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Santa Catalina Island-Residences-Banning, Hancock.; S-003-253 4x5
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;17 x 21 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Santa Catalina Island is located approximately 26 miles off the coast of Southern California, near Long Beach. In 1887, entrepreneur George Shatto purchased the island with the intention of turning it into a major tourist destination, but after amassing large debts, he sold the property in 1892 to Joseph and Hancock Banning. For more than twenty-five years, the Banning brothers had ownership of Santa Catalina Island and continued to develop the area, adding the Hotel St. Catherine, an aquarium, incline railway, amphitheater, and glass bottom boat tours, an investment of over two million dollars. In 1915 a devastating fire swept through Avalon, destroying much of their real estate. Four years later, in 1919, the Banning brothers sold the land to William Wrigley, who along with his son Philip, continued to develop the island. In the mid-1970s, they created the Catalina Island Conservancy, which was given 88% of the island to protect native species and prevent over-development.
Description	Hancock Banning's beautiful two-story home, known as "Descanso", rests on grassy land, nestled next to the Avalon mountain range. The sprawling residence boasts of numerous windows, a wrap-around second floor balcony, and lush landscape.
Subject	Architecture, Domestic--California--Santa Catalina Island. Dwellings--California--Santa Catalina Island. Islands--California--Santa Catalina Island. Banning, Joseph Brent,1861-1920. Banning, Hancock,1865-1925. Santa Catalina Island (Calif.). Avalon (Calif.).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection