{"id":2355,"date":"2002-07-24T21:53:07","date_gmt":"2002-07-24T21:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2002\/01\/08\/corona-race-californias-gold-4009\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:12","slug":"corona-race-californias-gold-4009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2002\/07\/24\/corona-race-californias-gold-4009\/","title":{"rendered":"Corona Race &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (4009)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In the early 1900s Corona was known for its citrus, and even dubbed &#8220;The World&#8217;s Lemon Capitol.&#8221; Legend has it that Corona was laid out to resemble a wagon wheel with Grand Boulevard as the rim. This circular street is still probably one of the most unusual thoroughfares in the world, and from 1913 to 1916 it was even used as a racetrack.&nbsp;<a id=\"_GPLITA_1\" title=\"Click to Continue &gt; by Savings Sidekick\" href=\"http:\/\/calgold.com\/calgold\/Default.asp?Series=4000&amp;Show=528#\">Join<\/a>&nbsp;Huell Howser as he steps back in time to recreate the Corona Road Races complete with vintage race cars and even an attendee from the 1916 race.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Note: This episode was released across Public Broadcasting Service&#8217;s (PBS) affiliated stations in California, but not necessarily on the same day for each station. The date shown represents an earliest, approximate airdate for this episode. 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