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A New Beginning for San Diego-The People, Animals & Crops of 1850s San Diego County by the Numbers

History San Diego is back! In Season #4 , We’ll focus on the 1850s. In our Season 4 Premiere, we take a look at what San Diego was like back then- using statistics from The 1850 U.S. Census, examining the unique circumstances facing San Diego- by perusing the numbers of people, animals, and crops reported […]

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Inside San Francisco City Hall-a Beaux Arts masterpiece

On the morning of Tuesday, April 23, 2024, I had the opportunity to film and explore the inside of San Francisco’s beautiful City Hall, which opened in 1915. We’ll admire the Beaux Arts architecture, the history, and the tributes to numerous San Francisco civic leaders of the past including the longest serving Mayor of the […]

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Exploring Murals from The 1930s Inside The Coit Tower in San Francisco

On April 23, 2024, I had a fun time exploring the ground floor of the historic Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. Enjoy photographs I took of various 1930s era fresco murals located inside the tower. You will see beautiful and thought-provoking murals painted by Artists in the pilot project for The Public […]

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El Pueblo de San Diego Founded, The Natives Attack, The Pueblo Lands, & Incorporating as a US City

George Farrar presents an epic show in the History San Diego series that follows how San Diego became El Pueblo de San Diego, how The Dons of San Diego built up the pueblo under Mexican rule by using political pressure, importing the Hijar colonists, and building homes, yet lost the official pueblo status to native […]

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Exploring The Golden Age of Movies, Television, & The Hollywood Stars – Inside The Hollywood Museum

Join me in this special show within our “LA 23! series, as we explore The Golden Age of Movies & Television inside The Hollywood Museum (the historic Max Factor Building) located at 1660 N. Highland Avenue in Hollywood by viewing artifacts from those times. In the show, I dedicated The entire “LA 23!” series on […]

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