Monthly Archives: January 1999
Abalone- California’s Gold (1012)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 8:31 pm, by noah
They were once a mainstay on menus throughout California. You could go to the beach at low tide and pluck them from the rocks. Kids would have parties on the beach and roast them by the dozen. They have gone from a California tradition to near extinction. In this episode of California’s Gold, we’ll take Continue Reading »
Devils Postpile- California’s Gold (1011)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 8:30 pm, by noah
Surreal, awesome, unbelievable, weird? These are just some of the words that come out of your mouth when you view the Devils Postpile. Located in the Eastern Sierras, this formation is one of nature’s true masterpieces. Towering 60 feet over the San Joaquin River the postpile looks like a huge cathedral pipe organ built entirely of Continue Reading »
Lompoc Mural- California’s Gold (1010)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 8:27 pm, by noah
Imagine driving through Lompoc in the early 1940′s and coming across a huge 12 acre American flag made up of red, white and blue flowers. That’s just what people saw every spring for several years and it was a remarkable sight. In 1942 the good folks at Bodger Seeds in Lompoc decided they could do Continue Reading »
Winery- California’s Gold (1008)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 8:25 pm, by noah
Napa valley has become one of California’s main tourist attractions. Thousands of people flock to the area for wine tasting and vineyard tours every year. What most people don’t realize is that California’s rich wine history got it’s start in southern California. In this grape filled adventure, Huell travels to one of the oldest winery’s Continue Reading »
Muscle Beach- California’s Gold (1007)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 8:23 pm, by noah
It was one of the most famous addresses in the United States from 1934 to 1959. It’s not a house but a small plot of sand in Santa Monica, California. Muscle Beach started as a WPA project in 1934 and helped spawn the modern fitness movement that lives on today. The original Muscle Beach was Continue Reading »
Trestle- California’s Gold (1006)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 8:21 pm, by noah
The San Diego & Arizona Railway has been called “the impossible railroad”. They broke ground in 1907 and completed the line in 1919. Between San Diego and Arizona is some of the most treacherous countryside in the US With a bevy of workman and a lot of dynamite they managed to snake their way to Arizona. The Continue Reading »
Things That Come Back- California’s Gold (1005)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 8:00 pm, by noah
At one time Tulare Lake was the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. In the 1930s farmers choked off the four major rivers that fed the lake and it quickly dried up. Once the home to millions of birds and herds of tuleelk and antelope, the lake bed is now covered in agriculture. Continue Reading »
San Onofre Beach- California’s Gold (1004)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 7:56 pm, by noah
Huell and Luis hit the beach in our April episode of California’s Gold. Surfing has played a major role in the “California” lifestyle and has a rich and colorful history up and down our coast. One of the most famous and historic is San Onofre Beach in San Diego County. Surfing got it’s start in Polynesia over Continue Reading »
Kaiser Ship Yard- California’s Gold (1003)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 7:55 pm, by noah
Working around the clock and 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Kaiser shipyard in Richmond California built 747 ships for the war effort during W.W.II. With full medical care, housing, day care and 24 hour meals, it was the model of efficiency and the forerunner of Kaiser Permanente. In our March episode of California’s Continue Reading »
Hidden Alcatraz- California’s Gold (1002)
Written on January 8, 1999 at 7:53 pm, by noah
Most of us have seen one of the countless films based on Alcatraz, from the Birdman to Clint Eastwood and his Escape From Alcatraz. Over a million people every year take the ferry through the thick San Francisco fog to walk the cell blocks that housed the likes of Machine Gun Kelley and Al Capone. Continue Reading »
