{"id":2088,"date":"1994-09-01T01:21:59","date_gmt":"1994-09-01T01:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/1994\/09\/01\/under-california-californias-gold-509\/"},"modified":"1994-09-01T01:21:59","modified_gmt":"1994-09-01T01:21:59","slug":"under-california-californias-gold-509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1994\/09\/01\/under-california-californias-gold-509\/","title":{"rendered":"Under California &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (509)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Join\u00a0Huell and trace the lives of two men whose unique dreams in the early part of the century helped them to create two of our state&#8217;s most amazing buried treasures. First, we visit the Underground Gardens of Baldasare Forestiere and the incredible labyrinth of tunnels, courtyards and vines. 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