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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Sub-Net
It's huge, metal and reaches across the Golden Gate, but it's not a bridge. Join Huell as he visits the site of the WWII antisubmarine net built to keep Japanese subs out of San Francisco. Long before the Tiburon Sub-Net Depot was there, this small piece of land across the bay from San Francisco had many incarnations. Among them were: home to Native Americans, an original Spanish Ranchero, the largest Codfish drying plant on the west coast, a coaling station for the Navy, and it was where the cables for the Golden Gate Bridge were spun. In fact, if you look closely at low tide, you can still see them. Come on along with us as we get an up-close look at this little, but important, piece of California's Gold.
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28:20
Huell travels to Central California to visit the 80 acre Masumoto Family Farm.
27:03
Huell sails aboard the state’s official tall ship, Californian.
28:22
Huell tracks down Point Fermin's beautiful glass Fresnel lens.
27:07
Join Huell as he hikes high up in the Eastern Sierra to visit the Conness Glacier.
26:12
Huell spends the day in Granite Bay California learning the ancient art of Hoshigaki.
27:44
In Long Beach, Calif., there’s a 42-acre collection of oilfield islands.
27:22
The Warnors Theatre, a Fresno landmark that opened in 1928, houses a unique pipe organ.
27:36
Huell visits the the International Printing Museum in Carson.
27:15
Huell’s finds adventure on the road and tours a 49er RV Park, an Air Museum, and more.
27:16
Huell visits Santa Rosa Island for the rich natural and human history.
27:38
Join Huell as he takes us on one of the last tours of Mare Island before the base closes.