NOTE: This tour requires uphill walking via ramps and stairs within the building. Tickets include $2 off admission to the Catalina Island Museum. DeMille screened his latest films and the famed Casino Ballroom, where thousands once twirled to the sounds of Kay Kyser, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman and others during the days of Big Band music and ballroom dancing.

You’ll tour areas of the Casino once closed to the public for over 70 years, including the projection room, where state-of-the-art equipment ushered in the era of talking pictures green rooms that look just as they did when Errol Flynn, Cary Grant and other Hollywood stars used them during the golden age of film Wrigley’s private viewing room, where Cecil B. He actually was white-faced and shaking, she said. This sent the young Arthur into a near-panic and, according to his grandmother, Carolyn Renton, he ran all the way up the hill to home. Today you can celebrate the unmistakable beauty and storied history of Catalina Casino on a narrated walking tour that reveals the secrets of this iconic masterpiece, from its award-winning architecture to its world-renown acoustics to the 105,000 Catalina clay tiles that adorn its pointed rooftop. After about 20 minutes, Arthur grew impatient and went into the restroom to look for the man, who was nowhere to be found. On May 29, 1929, more than 10,000 revelers from all walks of life arrived by steamship to celebrate the grand opening of Catalina Casino-the crowning achievement of William Wrigley Jr.’s vision to create a “playground for all” on this beautiful island paradise. Casino VIP Backstage Tour EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY AND LEARN THE SECRETS OF CATALINA’S ICON

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