{"id":2116,"date":"1991-05-08T02:04:40","date_gmt":"1991-05-08T02:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/1991\/05\/10\/adventures-californias-gold-206\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:35:30","slug":"adventures-californias-gold-206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1991\/05\/08\/adventures-californias-gold-206\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Adventures &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (206)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This adventure is all about Los Angeles! Huell\u2019s adventure begins at the La-Brea Tar Pits and continues through the futuristic-looking Theme Room, also known as the Encounter Restaurant at LAX; then, Huell locates a buried bridge on the campus of UCLA; Next, he finds every conceivable food item, from fruit to cactus leaves, at the bustling Grand Central Market in downtown. 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