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Visiting with Huell Howser
Zanja Mandre
Season 9
Episode 901
When people think of water in Los Angeles, they think of William Mulholland and the movie CHINATOWN, but in this episode Huell literally uncovers the very first irrigation ditch in Los Angeles. Started in 1781 and in use till the early 1900’s, Huell meets up with a couple of amateur archaeologists who have uncovered a ‘lost’ section of the Mother Ditch, or Zanja Madre.
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28:44
Huell explores the making of pita bread at the Global Bakery in Pacoima.

25:57
Huell visits the Society for Calligraphy, Southern California Conference.

27:52
Huell joins Albert and Katherine Dabrowski in Glassell Park for Polish food.

25:57
Huell visits Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic in downtown Hollywood, CA.

28:16
Huell goes in the air with Helinet to see the helicopter mounted cameras.

23:20
Huell travels back to Little Tokyo with a friend to re-visit two Japanese establishments.

27:56
Huell gets a very special tour of the Folk Music Center.

28:37
Huell visits Claremont, CA to the historic Citrus Packing House.