Machine Gun Park

Machine Gun Park on Catalina Island in Avalon honors machine guns from World War II. I find it odd to utilize weapons of war as a City Park, which is why I can only offer 3 Unilocal STARS here.
This park is located behind a golf cart rental and as I was riding my rental bike around the island, I came across Machine Gun Park. It is kind of built up on a hill but there is the standard park features such as picnic tables and a playground for the kiddies. There is also a replica of a machine gun placed around the perimeter front entrance. This weapon is a captured German machine gun that was presented to the city of Avalon by the Catalina Island Post 137 of the American Legion.
This patch of green grass is called «City Park» in Avalon but is also colloquially referred to as «Machine Gun Park. «Apparently. the history of this island does include quite a bit of war craft, especially during WW II. A story on
mentioned the intrigue. «Catalina Island nimbly reinvented itself as a training camp for spies, commandos, merchant marines, Coast Guard recruits, and other uniformed service members. Vacant hotels became barracks. Empty marinas, yacht clubs, and even the Chicago Cubs’ spring training ballpark were transformed into simulated wa rzones. Engineered by the Wrigley family, which controlled much of the island, the tactic saved Catalina from economic disaster.»
When my daughter was younger, my ex and I used to take her to play in this park, when we visited Catalina Island. So it has many fond memories for me.