{"id":2820,"date":"2006-03-06T23:10:48","date_gmt":"2006-03-06T23:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2006\/01\/09\/warnors-theatre-californias-gold-8008\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:31","slug":"warnors-theatre-californias-gold-8008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2006\/03\/06\/warnors-theatre-californias-gold-8008\/","title":{"rendered":"Warnors Theatre &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (8008)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Warnors Theatre, a Fresno landmark that opened in 1928, houses a pipe organ that is the only one of its kind in the world still performing inside its original theatre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After years of neglect, The future of the theatre was in jeopardy until Frank Caglia bought it in 1973 and returned it to its former luster. Huell hears the Caglia\u2019s family story, which intersects with the story of the Warnors Theatre at its opening and is as much a jewel as the theatre itself .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">1400 Fulton Avenue<br \/>\nFresno, CA 93721<br \/>\nwww.warnors.com<\/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. 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