Fire burning everything on Santa Catalina Island

In 1915, a fire broke out on Santa Catalina Island in Avalon. It is believed that the first started in the kitchen of the Metropole Hotel. The fire burned everything west of Metropole street and brought financial distress to the Banning brothers. The fire marked another change of ownership of Santa Catalina Island that changed everything about Santa Catalina Island.

The era of William Wrigley Jr.

In October of 1919, William Wrigley Jr. of Chicago acquired a majority interest in the Santa Catalina Island Company. William Wrigley Jr. 's acquisition of Santa Catalina Island marked the beginning of the new Santa Catalina Island that everyone is proud of today.

William Wrigley Jr. and his wife Ada Wrigley were in love with Santa Catalina Island and devoted every resource they had to develop Santa Catalina Island. William Wrigley, Jr. died in 1932, leaving a legacy for future generations to cherish in Santa Catalina Island.