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Watch Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. + Friday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 + Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. + Monday, Oct. 20 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+
Our city’s Canine Ambassador and everybody’s downtown friend in the late 1880s has his photo all around The Gaslamp. How getting here in the 1920s by car over the Torrey Pines Grade was a real challenge. You’ll see why.
We pay tribute to the mostly forgotten Pacific Islander who first imagined San Diego’s downtown; hear about the "Floral Face Off” election that changed a symbol of our city, and see how San Diego’s unofficial ambassador won the hearts of everybody in the 1880s. Plus, things you’ve sent in to see and more!
About The Series: KEN KRAMER’S ABOUT SAN DIEGO is a collection of stories about the history and the people of the area we call home. Ranging over all of San Diego County, the stories often deal with little known things about our past, and how they relate to places we see everyday. Almost every thing, and every place in San Diego has some kind of story behind it. KEN KRAMER’S ABOUT SAN DIEGO tells those stories in a fun and informal way. It’s a show about us!
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