See Catalina Tile Fountain, Avalon, California

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Once produced in a factory on the island, Catalina tile adorns the serpentine wall that snakes along Crescent Avenue, Foundtain on the walkway, the Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens, the old Bird Park aviary, benches, storefronts, fountains and numerous homes and buildings around the town. For only a decade, from 1927 to 1937, functional tile and decorative pottery were produced by residents at the Catalina Clay Products Co., where as many as 70 workers were employed. Today the pottery has become a collector’s item, prized by aficionados for its distinctive glaze and colors. Around Avalon, most of the tiles are authentic but some, succumbing to age or the elements, have been replaced by high-quality reproductions.

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