{"id":9243,"date":"1989-01-01T21:27:57","date_gmt":"1989-01-01T21:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2017\/08\/17\/ridgecrest-crossroads-southern-california-edison\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:35:29","slug":"ridgecrest-crossroads-southern-california-edison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/1989\/01\/01\/ridgecrest-crossroads-southern-california-edison\/","title":{"rendered":"Ridgecrest &#8211; Crossroads (Southern California Edison)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This first episode launched Edison\u2019s \u201cCrossroads\u201d series. The show became a regular feature in a quarterly employee video news magazine called \u201cHorizons.\u201d<br \/>\nIn this story Huell visits the historic mining town of Randsburg near Ridgecrest in San Bernardino County, 190 miles northeast of Los Angeles. 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