INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO EPISODIO
If it weren’t for occasional markers in the grass that list names, birthdates and dates of death, no one would ever know that a stunning park with ocean views in Midtown Ventura, California, was once a cemetery.
In 1964, workers removed hundreds of tombstones that filled these seven acres. Some of the graves went back more than 100 years. But the property had become overrun with weeds, and many of the tombstones were broken. So the cleanup began... and so did a never-ending debate.
This is Cemetery Memorial Park.
In 1964, workers removed hundreds of tombstones that filled these seven acres. Some of the graves went back more than 100 years. But the property had become overrun with weeds, and many of the tombstones were broken. So the cleanup began... and so did a never-ending debate.
This is Cemetery Memorial Park.
Inglese
Stati Uniti
TRASCRIZIONE 🔗
Are you the producer of this podcast?
Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text?
Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds
CERCA TRA GLI EPISODI PASSATI
Cerca gli episodi passati di Never30.
ALTRI EPISODI IN QUESTO PODCAST
The fairs weren’t always held at what is today the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Fair officials say the 1874 celebration coincided with the grand opening of the Ventura Trotting Park, a one-mile racetrack below the bluffs at Pierpont Bay, which is now the Ventura Keys. The next year, agricultural and…
Prisoner of war camps in the United States? Believe it or not, there were dozens of them scattered across the country near the end of World War II. They housed German and Italian POWs who were put to work doing the jobs that American men couldn’t do because they were fighting overseas. In Californi…
On a tiny plot of land where Etting Road meets Pleasant Valley Road in Oxnard, grave markers stick up from behind a protective wrought iron fence. Some look like traditional gravestones, but most are obelisks. This is the historic Japanese cemetery of Oxnard, where the first burial took place in 19…
They’ve used getaway horses, getaway cars and getaway skateboards. Exploding dye packs didn’t stop them, and neither have high-resolution video cameras. Why are bank robbers so determined? “Never 30” looks back at some notable heists in Ventura County history.
Today’s Conejo Grade in Southern California, linking Western Ventura County to the Conejo Valley and onward to Los Angeles, is a smooth ride. It is a freeway that carries an average of 132,000 vehicles each day, but taking that route wasn’t always easy. In the early days, horses struggled with its …
Dichiarazione di non responsabilità: Il podcast e la grafica incorporati in questa pagina provengono da Never 30, che è di proprietà del suo proprietario e non è affiliato o approvato da Listen Notes, Inc.
MODIFICA
Grazie, ci hai aiutato a mantenere aggiornato il database dei podcast.
