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 isnt any actual gambling allowed. The stunning Art Deco building stands at 140 feet tall and contains the worlds largest circular ballroom as well as a beautiful movie theater. The Casino hosts most of Catalinas major indoor events, including the annual New Years Eve Celebration, and the Catalina Island Jazz Festival. The upper level of the Casino building houses the 20,000 square foot Catalina Casino Ballroom. It is the worlds largest circular ballroom with a 180-foot diameter dance floor, that can accommodate 3,000 dancers. French doors encircle the room connecting the dance floor with the Romance Promenade, an open balcony that runs around the building. To reach the ballroom on the top level the Casino building has two ramped walkways, both in enclosed towers that extend out from the circular building. Wrigley took the idea to use ramps instead of stairs from Wrigley Field, his Chicago Cubs stadium. The ramps allowed the large numbers of people using the ballroom to quickly move to and from their destinations. They each have a small lobby areas just below the dance floor level.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:43:09 +0000
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