Thursdays, May 30 - June 27, 2019 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV
KPBS presents five new episodes 0f KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO
This season we make stops along Historic Old Highway 80 to see places that used to be tourist attractions 80-years ago. Along the way we meet the man who now owns a desert town that was once a getaway for the rich and famous.
From Barrio Logan to San Marcos, we see some of the most unusual buildings in San Diego County, and discover how they came to be. We meet a man who wrote a musical tribute to Solana Beach, and now wants to change the way we sing the best-known song in America. We also discover why the West Lilac Road Bridge is such a North County Landmark.
We’re really ranging far and wide, from one end of the County to the other, for these upcoming episodes. Also, some of the most unusual and fun things that viewers have ever sent in for us to show!
Episodes of Ken Kramer's San Diego are available to stream on demand with the PBS App.
EPISODE GUIDE:
Episode 76: repeats Thursday, May 30 at 8 p.m. - Hear the story of the remarkable Lilac Road Bridge; meet a San Diego County man who wants to change the way we sing the most popular song in America; and see where women struck a blow for gender equality 50 years ago.
Episode 77 repeats Thursday, June 6 at 8 p.m. - A visit to two backcountry desert stops along Old Highway 80 that are filled with history “About San Diego.” We meet a child singing sensation from the 1950s who ended up making her home in our county. The story behind two unusual buildings in Logan Heights; things sent in by viewers.
Episode 78 repeats Thursday, June 13 at 8 p.m. -We go back to the days when San Diego was a center of the Space Race, and meet a man who was a big part of it all. We discover a little-known monument honoring the Pacific end of the Transcontinental Highway almost a century ago. Presidential visits to San Diego.
Episode 79 airs Thursday, June 20 at 8 p.m. - We remember the Aquarius Roller Rinks, and other places and things “About San Diego” that aren’t around anymore, in a show filled with San Diego nostalgia! Viewer photos take us back decades to see what San Diego looked like in the old days.
Episode 80 airs Thursday, June 27 at 8 p.m. - We take a walking tour of Annie’s Canyon near Solana Beach, an unusual looking place shaped by centuries of weather and erosion. We remember the silk industry in San Marcos, and find the exact geographic center of San Diego County. Things sent in by viewers, and much more.
