Huell visits Temescal Gateway Park in Pacific Palisades. The canyon had been a meeting place for Native Americans. At the height of the Chautauqua Movement in 1922 one of the last independent camps was established and the town was founded.
Huell visits with the Los Angeles Wheelmen club and other bicyclists as they attend an annual event to climb Fargo Street in the Echo Park neighborhood. It's only one block long, but with a 33% grade, it's the steepest street in L.A.
Huell returns to visit the students at Gauldin Elementary School, whose mascot is the dolphin, and treats them to a day filled with real live dolphins at Sea World.
Huell visits Porto's Bakery and Cafe in Glendale, a multi-generational family business with roots in Cuba. He tours the very busy, large kitchen where they specialize in decadent cakes, baked goods, pastries, plus sandwiches and meat pies.
Huell visits five historically significant locations in Chatsworth including Olive Trees, a Pioneer Church, Stoney Point, and a barn that was home to TV's Mr. Ed. He ends at Homestead Acre, home to the Chatsworth Historical Society.
Huell attends the 28th annual Christmas concert of traditional songs performed by hundreds of tuba players at Glendale's Alex Theatre. Before the show, he learns all about tubas and the event from several players and conductor Jim Self.
Huell learns about a Christmas star that shone for the holidays for decades on a San Antonio Heights home in the San Gabriel foothills. An October 2003 fire destroyed the house and star, but the community rebuilt the star before Christmas.
Huell visits Smith-Emery Co. in Downtown LA, the largest commercial independent testing laboratory in the US. Founded in San Francisco in 1904, their inspectors and engineers put construction materials through rigorous tests to meet specs.
Huell goes to LA County's South Bay region to visit Alondra Park. Created in the 1950s and revitalized in 1998, it's a great bird watching spot and has a native plant garden that provides an outdoor classroom for nearby El Camino College.
Huell rides out to Santa Anita Park and visits with trainers, jockeys, and fans at Clockers' Corner. It's a great spot for breakfast and an up-close view of racehorses going through their morning workouts.
Huell returns to Fosselman's Ice Cream in Alhambra, a family-owned business he profiled on Videolog in 1990. Started in 1919, the founder's grandsons continue the tradition of delicious hand-made ice cream using original family recipes.