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California's Gold with Huell Howser

Catalina Cubs

Chicago millionaire William Wrigley brought excitement to the Catalina Island every year, when his Chicago Cubs baseball team came for spring training each season through the late 1940s. A ball field was built and visitors came from Los Angeles and other California cities to watch the "Catalina" Cubs.

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Wednesday Mar 26, 7:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
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Aztec Wigwam
27:15
Huell travels back to a bygone era when he tours the Aztec Hotel and the Wigwam Motel.
L.A. Air Raid
25:41
Huell visits Fort MacArthur Museum in San Pedro to relive the Great Los Angeles Air Raid.
Sequoia Black History
27:28
Huell joins the centennial celebration of Colonel Charles Young’s tenure.
Under California
28:29
Join Huell and trace the lives of two men who created two of our state's amazing buried treasures.
Santa Barbara Island
28:24
Huell travels to Santa Barbara Island to learn its history from the resident park ranger .
Coit Tower
26:30
Huell spends the day exploring San Francisco's Coit Tower, including the beautiful murals that adorn the lobby with the descendants of one of the original artists.
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