TOPLESS TACOS ~ CATALINA ISLAND PHOTO ESSAY
January 01, 2008
“The nineteenth century was an era of significant change for Santa Catalina Island. The Island was host to Spanish ships, Native Americans, Russian and Aleutian otter hunters, miners, ranchers, and a company of Union soldiers. As the century drew to a close the Island’s history took an interesting turn when the fishermen and sheepherders were joined by entrepreneurs with the foresight and vision to develop the Island into a resort community. ” www.ecatalina.com
“At the time of first European contact, it is thought that the people living on Santa Catalina Island called their island Pimu and themselves Pimungans (or Pimuvit). They were excellent seamen and paddled their plank canoes skillfully across the sometimes treacherous channel to trade. After Spanish colonization, their apparently flourishing population declined drastically with the introduction of new diseases to which they had little immunity. As the mission system altered the economic landscape of Southern California, the Pimungans’ trade and social networks were disrupted.” www.catalina.com
“In the aftermath of this enormous culture shock, their society could no longer sustain itself. By the mid-1820s, the few Pimungans left had migrated or were moved to the mainland. The Pimungans, along with other Native American groups that were in the sphere of influence of Mission San Gabriel, came to be referred to in the European community as Gabrielinos. There are people living in the Southern California area today who have Gabrielinos among their ancestors. Some are actively involved in researching and preserving their traditional culture.” www.catalina.com
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Selby wrote:
awesome stuff!!!
Posted on 20-Feb-08 at 12:31 pm | Permalink
Bénichou wrote:
Ton article et les photos nous ont rappelé de trés agréables souvenirs de CATALINA Island.Merci . Kisses
Posted on 21-Feb-08 at 1:07 am | Permalink
Philippe wrote:
Cool. Meilleur temps que chez nous
Posted on 21-Feb-08 at 10:30 am | Permalink
Megan Hanna wrote:
Such an eye for beauty Frankie has.
And a compassionate heart through which she sees and shares the stories of people and places.
I love the brightly colored houses and the one with three levels of decks.
I’ve never been to the island my mother visited regularly as a child. Thank you for taking me with you.
Posted on 21-Feb-08 at 11:15 am | Permalink
frankiely wrote:
The first time I went to Catalina, I didn’t leave with the memory of the dozens and more gift shops, I left with the image of bored teenagers hanging out at street corners on Saturday night and an ad for an AA meeting in the local paper. Some people visit for the day, some people work and live on the island and that’s what interests me. I’m still shy about asking people to take their pictures so I missed a few great shots but I’m working on it.
Posted on 21-Feb-08 at 2:33 pm | Permalink
Conan wrote:
Great photo essay Frankiely! Brings back memories of my own trip to Catalina Island (and I also remember the bored teenagers hanging out at the harbor). The bright colors, hiking trails, the swarms of golf carts, and the funky houses make for a unique community feel. Maybe I should go back sometime…
Posted on 21-Feb-08 at 10:55 pm | Permalink
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Posted on 13-Mar-08 at 10:24 am | Permalink
christen wrote:
I really enjoyed all of these pictures! I just went to catalina with my family and it is so beautiful. I don’t really have that many pictures of the island and I wanted to show my friends what it looked like. I am going to tell them to come here because your pictures really sum up what catalina is really like.
Posted on 06-Oct-08 at 2:56 pm | Permalink