Racing sees pound Californian resort in terrific gale. The usually placid western of Avalon Bay at Santa Catalina Island, California, where whipped into roaring mountains of foam by 50 miles an hour gale from north-east. The famous boardwalk and buildings along the waterfront of the resort were pounded by the raging seas. Photo shows: the enormous waves breaking over the front at Avalon Bay. 11 December 1936