{"id":2278,"date":"1999-10-03T20:27:20","date_gmt":"1999-10-03T20:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/1999\/01\/08\/lompoc-mural-californias-gold-1010\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:35:57","slug":"lompoc-mural-californias-gold-1010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1999\/10\/03\/lompoc-mural-californias-gold-1010\/","title":{"rendered":"Lompoc Mural &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (1010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Imagine driving through Lompoc in the early 1940&#8217;s and coming across a huge 12 acre American flag made up of red, white and blue flowers. That&#8217;s just what people saw every spring for several years and it was a remarkable sight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1942 the good folks at Bodger Seed in Lompoc decided they could do something really spectacular to support the war effort. A 12 acre flower flag was their way of saying thanks to all the Americans who were fighting the good fight. The company planted &#8220;flags&#8221; in 1942, &#8217;43, &#8217;45 and 1952.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a fitting tribute to an obscure piece of California history, the town of Lompoc decided the flower flag was a wonderful image for their annual Mural-in-a-Day event as part of the Old Town Faire. The mural was painted by 15 talented artist and is truly beautiful. 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