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California's Gold with Huell Howser

California's Gold with Huell Howser

Huell Howser's signature series has been exploring the Golden State's rich history, cultural diversity, natural wonders, and amazing people for over 20 years.

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Upcoming Airdates

  • Wednesday Nov 6, 7:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
  • Thursday Nov 7, 7:30 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
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Vincent Price Art Museum
28:31
Huell tours the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park.
Capitol Steps
28:32
Huell goes straight to the top: California’s Capitol Building, a stunning neoclassical gem
Old-Fashioned Harvest
27:37
Huell attends a lively recreation of an old-fashioned harvest near Modesto.
Under California
28:29
Join Huell and trace the lives of two men who created two of our state's amazing buried treasures.
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Premiering on Monday, May 9 at 7:00 PM, a new episode features Huell visiting the home of Los Angeles icon Charles Fletcher Lummis in Highland Park.
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A friend of archivist Charles Lummis, Manuela García was unmatched in her contributions to the earliest recordings of Mexican folk songs in Southern California.
Huell Howser accepts an invitation to spend a couple of days with the Blue Angels and ends up not only watching them train, but actually gets to go up with them in an F/A18 Hornet.
Huell Howser with Poppies
0:16
Huell visits two California restaurants that are great examples of "California's Gold," Foster's Freeze and Farmer Boys.
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1:34
Huell watches  a performance of the song, "La Primavera," at the Lummis House in Highland Park being recorded onto a wax cylinder.
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1:04
Huell takes in a performance of the song, "La Noche Esta Serena," at the Lummis House in Highland Park.
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4:50
Huell meets the granddaughters of Charles Lummis at the Lummis House in Highland Park to learn more about his home, his travels, and his preservation work.
Join Huell as he explores one of America’s oldest, strangest and most beautiful lakes.
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