Central Valley Chronicles | Savoring the Past


	Savoring the Past Folsom Prison Museum Built in 1878, Folsom Prison was one of the nation's first maximum-security prisons. With its heavily guarded walls and monstrous size, it now houses medium-security inmates. We sit down with John Fratis and Gordon Henry, children of correctional officers who grew up on the prison grounds. They take us into the Folsom Prison Museum, where they volunteer, to learn about the prison's lurid legacy. Lodi Cycle Bowl The Lodi Cycle Bowl is the oldest continuously run dirt track facility for "motorcycles only" in California and the second oldest in the nation (behind Peoria, Illinois). Since 1954, the Lodi Cycle Club has been racing at this track. Historian Ralph Lee is a third generation motorcyclist who remembers the 1950s when people would ride their motorcycles from work straight to the track. www.lodicyclebowl.com Antique Clock Repair Bob Setnik is on a mission to reunite families with their "timeless"treasures. With a store in Old Town Folsom, he is a master clock repairman specializing in antiques. We follow Bob's customer Rich Boyd and his father's antique clock. With Bob's skilled hands, a clock that had been silent for 40 years is brought back to life, providing accurate time and filling Rich's house with melodic chimes unheard for decades. www.setniksintimeagain.com Dunsmuir House & Gardens We discover the Dunsmuir House and Gardens, an exceptional manor in the Oakland Hills. Learn the fascinating tale of the house's original owners while we tour this educational, historical, and cultural site. Gladding McBean We visit the 129-year-old Gladding McBean Terracotta Factory in Lincoln constructed by Charles Gladding, Peter McBean and George Chambers. This factory covers more than 411 acres, has 240 employees, and has not changed a single technique in the way they make their architectural terracotta that can be seen in New York, San Francisco and Japan. www.gladdingmcbean.com Santa Cruz Surfing We catch a wave on a visit to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, where you can follow the evolution of hanging ten. Wall-to-wall surfboards decorate the inside while real surfing veteran docents tell you "chilling" stories of what it was like to surf before the invention of the wetsuit. Plus, just down the beach from the museum is Santa Cruz's world-class ocean view accommodations, the West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel, which is also the location of Club Ed's Surfing School. www.santacruzparksandrec.com Fiddletown - Chew Kee Store Settled by Missouri Immigrants in 1848, Fiddletown became a bustling boomtown during the Gold Rush. Chinese immigrant Dr. Yee Fung Cheung established a Chinese herbal shop in 1850. County officials unlocked the doors in 1965 to the shop and realized they had found a real time capsule. We return to the Fiddletown Herb Shop to take a stroll back in history. www.amadornet.net/travelers/museums/chewkeestore Other Stories We also visit the 19th-century communities of Allensworth and Locke, take a look at one man's realized dream honoring America's farming past, and discover a collection of fruit crate art. Season eight of "Central Valley Chronicles" is underwritten in part by Classic Living.