A Growing Passion
Balboa Park: The Garden Faire
Season 3 Episode 1 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore the history of the gardens in San Diego's iconic Balboa Park.
In this episode, we explore the history of the gardens in San Diego's iconic Balboa Park, as 2015 marks the centennial of the Park's 1915 Panama California Exposition. We hear how the Exposition promoted the city, the first port of call as ships sailed west through the Panama Canal, and how it also promoted the regions' fledgling agriculture and horticulture industries.
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A Growing Passion is a local public television program presented by KPBS
A Growing Passion
Balboa Park: The Garden Faire
Season 3 Episode 1 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In this episode, we explore the history of the gardens in San Diego's iconic Balboa Park, as 2015 marks the centennial of the Park's 1915 Panama California Exposition. We hear how the Exposition promoted the city, the first port of call as ships sailed west through the Panama Canal, and how it also promoted the regions' fledgling agriculture and horticulture industries.
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