Avalon Town

For every females, there were For every females age 18 and over, there were There were 2, housing units at an average density of The homeowner vacancy rate was 4. As of the census [43] of , there were 3, people, 1, households, and families residing in the city. There were 1, housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was There were 1, households out of which In the city, the population was spread out with The median age was 34 years.

Avalon is a resort community and has a primarily tourist-based economy.

As of , The city's poverty rate is The municipal government of the City of Avalon is of the council-manager type. The Mayor is elected to serve a two-year term while the City Councilors are elected to four-year terms. The City Manager is the executive officer of the city and is appointed directly by the City Council. The new City Hall was completed June 8, It contains local government offices as well as the council chambers. Federally, Avalon is in California's 47th congressional district , represented by Democrat Alan Lowenthal. The city has its own full-time and volunteer fire departments for incidents within the city limits, while the Los Angeles County Fire Department serves the rest of the island.

Kid Ventures is located next to City Hall and is funded through the city support, tuition payments, and charitable donations. It is located at the site of the former Bird Park, which itself was built from materials left over from the demolition of the original Sugarloaf Casino. For K education , children attend Avalon Schools. It is divided into an elementary, middle, and high school, but a single principal administers all three levels of education. The teams are referred to either as the "Avalon Lancers" or "Lancers". Home games are played in Avalon, and visiting teams must travel by boat to the island in order to make the games.

In turn, the Lancers travel to the mainland for away games. Children in Avalon have one other option for elementary education. Private vessels that come to Avalon Harbor are assigned a mooring by the Avalon Harbor Patrol on a first-come, first-served basis. Boaters can get from their vessels to shore either by mooring their dinghies at one of the dinghy docks, or by catching a ride on a private shoreboat.

The main method of transportation within the city is by small gasoline or electric powered motorcars referred to as "autoettes".

Avalon Town and Harbor - Picture of Avalon Scenic Drive, Avalon

These include numerous golf carts and similarly-sized vehicles. Any resident may acquire an autoette permit with the restriction of one permit per household. It is very difficult for a private citizen to get a permit to have a full-size vehicle in Avalon. The permit is issued to the individual as opposed to a specific vehicle, is surrendered when residency on the island ends, and is not transferable except through petition before the city council.

Only one new vehicle permit is issued for every two permits that become ineligible to be renewed or are voluntarily surrendered. For purposes of vehicle registration, Catalina Island is divided into two classifications: The city has its own strict permit program with which local vehicle owners must comply, in addition to the usual requirements imposed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. A taxi service is available to provide transportation in Avalon and throughout the island. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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For other uses, see Avalon disambiguation. Locations associated with Arthurian legend. Indeed, well-suited by their nature, they produce fruit from very precious trees [ Sua enim aptae natura pretiosarum poma silvarum parturiunt ]; the ridges of their hills are spontaneously covered with grapevines; instead of weeds, harvest crops and garden herbs are common there. Hence the mistake of pagans and the poems by worldly poets, who believed that these isles were Paradise because of the fertility of their soil.

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They are situated in the Ocean, against the left side of Mauretania , closest to where the sun sets, and they are separated from each other by the intervening sea. The Indo-European Word for 'apple' Again. Indogermanische Forschungen, 90, , pp. Les plus anciens textes, vol. Champion, reprint , pp. Retrieved 1 April Essays in Honor of Joseph F. Modern Language Notes Vol.

Palgrave Macmillan , p Robbins Library Digital Projects. Springer — via Google Books. Routledge — via Google Books. Arthurian tradition at Glastonbury in the middle ages", in Carley , pp. See Rahtz ; Carey ; Harris Geoffrey's Latin equivalent is Insula Avallonis. It has been influenced by the spelling of a real place called Avallon. Avallon is a Gaulish name with the same meaning, and the real Avalon is in Burgundy—where Arthur's Gallic career ends.

Again, we glimpse an earlier and different passing of Arthur, on the Continent and not in Britain. He too advanced to the neighbourhood of Burgundy. He too was betrayed by a deputy ruler who treated with barbarian enemies. He, too, is last located in Gaul among the pro-Roman Burgundians. He, too, disappears after a fatal battle, without any recorded death.

The line of his retreat, prolonged on a map, shows that he was going in the direction of the real Avalon.

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