Isn’t that amazing?! Nobody knows about this except us. This is also a stone’s throw from the Hollywood Bowl and Laurel Canyon. Great day trip, hike, and picnic! Thanks Huell - you’re still sharing the Gold. 💙🙏🏼

Huell Howser and Charles Kuralt were the absolute best at what they did. I miss them immensely.

I love how he's just standing in the middle of the road with cars going by.

Wow!!! Hooray for Hollywood!

I love Los Angeles history

Very sad that Huell passed away a few years ago, I watched his show called California Gold, for many years, He would take everyone to different Historical sites and places of interests in California. He was one the best, the guy was always in great shape, I think he pumped iron as well...R.I.P. Huell.....

California Gold! Great Video. We miss you Huell Howser!

Its interesting that they don't mention the origin of the name Outpost. The property was originally owned by Harrison Gray Otis, the first publisher of the Los Angeles Times; he had rustic house here around the turn of the last century before it was sold and subdivided in the 1920s. Being a military man, Otis named all of his properties with military-style names (his in-town house was named the Bivouac).... hence this one became: The Outpost.

Just incredible. This is why I love taking a closer look at the world around me. It's always exciting to find a hidden, forgotten piece of history hiding just out of plain sight.

And only Mr. Howser could make an interesting story / footage of remnants of a metal sign, an obscure neighborhood, OUTPOST, and sift through the wonderful debris....

Thank You KCET! More Huell Howser videos please. #California's Gold

I miss Huell .

Only Mr. Howser could stand in the middle of a busy street and speak as though it were perfectly natural-as well his cameraman.

FYI-the home shown at 6:02 into the video is the home of television personality Bob Barker as it originally looked in the 1920s(1851 Outpost Drive). This is actually the front of the home-today it has a large white wall surrounding the front yard so you're unable to see it. Entrance now is on the Hillside Avenue side where the driveway is located. Where Bob's home now sits used to be an adobe constructed in 1853 which was the first permanent dwelling in Los Angeles. Across the street from Bob's home an old sycamore "hanging tree" stood which was used to hang horse rustlers and smugglers. The tree was removed when actress Delores Del Rio had it removed to have her home built there. many of the homes there are built upon old Indian burial grounds.

Casually standing in the middle of the street

I love Huell’s videos, miss him ): I visited Los Angeles recently and went to the outpost estates and Runyon canyon, it was wild seeing the places huell toured. I didn’t know about this video before I went to Runyon canyon and the outpost estates, bummer because I saw all those metal pieces and thought they were garbage.

If you have any rights to the rest of the Howser library, please post. I'm binge watching them because I've left California and am so homesick!

What a clear, beautiful day they chose to shoot this. Spectacular!

Huell must have been the coolest neighbor to have.....

I recognize many of those old homes shown in the black & white photos! I can attest; they are still there. Amazing!

That was a great story guys I really enjoyed that I will definitely have to get up into Runyon Canyon next trip out to LA I enjoyed my first walk up to the Hollywood sign back in 89 and love my trip to Bronson cave the Batcave I go out to the LA area and Bakersfield area for racing all the time I will definitely check out Runyon Canyon on my next trip can't wait just got back from my last trip a few weeks ago and I have to just say that I am praying for all the people that were caught in the fires it was so so sad to see that God bless everyone

Thanks for sharing...!

Omg Huell get out of the road!

who knew... I've walked the Runyon Canyon trail hundreds of time & until Visiting with Huell Howser i had no idea of The Outpost & it's history ...

he said everyone smiles there", it's cause they just remembered how much $ they have in their bank

I hike past the OUTPOST sign ruins almost daily. Thank you for telling the story of this unique and obscure piece of local history. I noticed that one of the concrete pilings says "1927" on it, and thought it appeared to be some sort of toppled bracing. I even suspected it to be a sort of rival to the HOLLYWOOD sign, but thought perhaps it advertised THE PINES, which was the planned Runyon development that never quite materialized. I never went into the weeds to see what else is there, but I will hunt for the letters next time I'm up there! Cool story!

Is there no city record of who acquired the right to erect the Outpost sign and maybe a copy of the blueprints for the thing that would identify the builder?

23:45 Here's what you really wanted to see

Please incluye "Ranyon Canyon" in the title for people who is looking for this info about this park and great lookout.

Hey look an HOA that is actually necessary

Interesting

Okay. I want to live here. If you can make my dreams come true, you know how to reach me. 😀

Huell is braver than most standing in the middle of the road...

Name of hill ?

Interesting...all the dogs without leashes.

It was neon? I can understand why it was torn down. Haha. How tacky.

Wow, is he obnoxious...but interesting info.