Joseph Brent Banning, in 1892, along with his brothers William and Hancock, purchased Catalina Island for the sum of $128,740 (about $4 million in 2024). In 1915, following a fire that burned a quarter of the city of Avalon on the island, the Bannings sold the island to William Wrigley, Jr., of Wrigley gum fame. (Bio by: Jay Lance)
Joseph Brent Banning, in 1892, along with his brothers William and Hancock, purchased Catalina Island for the sum of $128,740 (about $4 million in 2024). In 1915, following a fire that burned a quarter of the city of Avalon on the island, the Bannings sold the island to William Wrigley, Jr., of Wrigley gum fame. (Bio by: Jay Lance)
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