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Islands Without Cars
California’s Santa Catalina Island
Season 3
Episode 302
Twenty-six miles off of California’s coast, Santa Catalina is a swanky pastel paradise of rolling mountains, sun-kissed bays, lush valleys and fantastic entertainment and sports history that began in 1919 when chewing gum entrepreneur William Wrigley Jr. bought nearly every share of the Santa Catalina Island Company and then invested millions building an infrastructure to realize his vision.
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