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KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO: Bostonia Ballroom & Graveyard

Host Ken Kramer on the set of KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO.
Courtesy of Ken Kramer
Host Ken Kramer on the set of KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

On this episode, we uncover the history of a small graveyard by Highway 56 in Carmel Valley.

Ken Kramer uncovers the history of a small graveyard by Highway 56 in Carmel Valley, San Diego, Calif.
Courtesy of Ken Kramer
Ken Kramer uncovers the history of a small graveyard by Highway 56 in Carmel Valley, San Diego, Calif.

We remember the Bostonia Ballroom — a hot-spot for western swing music in El Cajon a half-century ago — where some of the greatest names in country music came to play. Then we visit a one-of-a-kind granite house, and meet its 103-year-old owner. Discover how the sun was responsible for the design of a century-old San Diego landmark, and see photos from the old days sent in by viewers of the show!

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Larry "Pedro" DePaul, Cactus Soldi, Johnny Weiss, Joquin Murphy, unknown, Myron Sutton, Dean Eaker, in front is Smokey Rogers at the Bostonia Ballroom, a showplace of early country and Western Swing music in the 1950s and 60s. Ken Kramer takes us back for a nostalgic look.
Courtesy of Ken Kramer
Larry "Pedro" DePaul, Cactus Soldi, Johnny Weiss, Joquin Murphy, unknown, Myron Sutton, Dean Eaker, in front is Smokey Rogers at the Bostonia Ballroom, a showplace of early country and Western Swing music in the 1950s and 60s. Ken Kramer takes us back for a nostalgic look.

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