California's Gold

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FDR's Boat
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Huell takes an inspirational voyage upon Franklin D. Roosevelt's Presidential Yacht, the U.S.S. Potomac. Now stationed at Jack London Square in Oakland, the ship is operated by a staff of volunteers and is now open for public tours.
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Chavez Center
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Huell travels to the Tehachapi Mountains to visit The Cesar Chavez Foundation. Set on 187 acres, the buildings where once home to a tuberculosis hospital and then it’s where Cesar lived .. show full overview
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S.S. Catalina Update
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Huell traces the history of the S.S. Catalina, which carried 24 million passengers to-and-from Catalina Island from 1924 to 1975. Considered by many to be the West Coast's most storied .. show full overview
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Cabrillo's Ship
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Huell travels to Point Loma to learn about the history of Juan Cabrillo's ship, the San Salvador, which arrived at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. We then meet the builders and see .. show full overview
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Jacaranda
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Huell, with the help of his friends from the Braille Institute, learns about the history of jacaranda trees in California, which dates back to the 1890s when horticulturalist Kate .. show full overview
24x4
Sea Shadow
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Sea Shadow was the Navy's "Stealth Ship," a futuristic vessel built in 1984 to test new naval technologies, especially Signature Control, better known as "stealth". Follow Huell to San .. show full overview
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Watts Towers
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Huell visits the Watts Towers Arts Center to explore the history of this iconic work by artist Simon Rodia.
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Classic Arts Showcase
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Huell tours the Glendale office of Classic Arts Showcase, a free cable TV program comprised of video samples from the worlds of ballet, opera, and theater. The program was the vision of .. show full overview

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