Take pictures and a monument of the calibration picnic park for camping and tourist. That was quite achievements and an enormous undertaking for our proud American students. God bless America
I was born in 1976, and lived just 10 miles from the dam. I remember this as a kid, passing it at least once a week. It had always made me proud to see it. I thought it was mine. I was really young then. I hope the repaint it.
I loved seeing the Prado dam when I was a kid. We called it the 76 dam long before we knew the name of it. Thanks Adam for bring back memories. I did sign the petition to save it.
i used to drive past prado dam and park in the mid-eighties when i commuted from long beach to chino. that entire section of the 91/71 was completely rural. it's been built up so much now, it kind of makes me happy that all of the mcmansion people have to deal with a a huge decaying mural. i actually think it looks better the way it is than if it was restored!
I live right up the freeway from there and it would be a shame to get rid of it. Thanks for featuring it and giving some notice to history that may soon be lost. Sign the petition to save it people.
I'm a native SoCal resident and can remember driving that stretch of the 91 all the time. That was one of those landmarks I'll always remember. To hear that it may go away, that really saddens me. I say to repaint it and celebrate our centennial!!!
Man my grandparents moved to Chino in 86 and I remember seeing that mural (was in way better shape then and the freeway was just a 2 lane road, not an actual freeway yet). I forgot about it until I stumbled across this newer adventure. Very cool and brought back some memories.
Aubrey Williams What has age got to do with it? I'm in my mid 50's and I would be willing to repaint it had I been one of the students who worked on it. Why do people feel that when you are old you aren't able to do the things you did when you were younger? I don't think repainting the mural would be that hard a thing to do.
I drive past this every day. I remember driving past it as a kid and thinking it was some sort of water park or carnival entrance haha. You were just around the corner from one of the " Live Free or Die Hard " filming location.
I used to ride my Motorcycle around that area and rode it up the Dam several Times , Stay off the Red Paint , its Slippery . The most fun part was way at the back of the Spillway (on top) there is a Transition about Eight Foot tall and we would go crossways at 60 MPH and veer into the Transition and stick to the wall "Indianappolis 500 style" . Even though the Transition is staight and not a curve we were able to lean over to a Horizonal position for few seconds . If you crashed and went over the top , then it was 100 feet to the ground below . - I dont do stuff like that anymore . I'm an Adult now .
Dude! I grew up in Corona. There is a large storm drain pipe that goes from the golf course, under the freeway, under the car dealerships and spits you out behind the dam. Love your channel Adam. Keep up the good work
Thank you for calling that part of southern california desert. I just rently saw a comment where the person stated there was a difference between sand dunes and desert.
I know EXACTLY where that's at. You can see it coming down the 91 Freeway going into Corona CA. My house is like 5 miles from that mural. Hope it's still up.
I remember driving past this with my parents as a child. . Great post as always Adam...you remind me of a young Huell Howser....just gotta start interviewing people and repeating everything they say. You Californians know what I mean....your great Adam!
I remember back when the mural was only 6 years old and I clearly remember passing it on the freeway on the way home from my aunts house. I think it should be repainted. I would hate to see it taken down.
Keep the mural. As a kid, I remember it was so bright when it was first painted. My parents used to tell us that it was the halfway point to Arizona. I figured out that it was not when I was older. Another fond memory of the mural to vote for keeping it. It is part of the region's history.
Caroline Bradley My sentiments exactly Caroline. I remember being so proud of graduating high school during the countries bicentennial. :) Still have my 1776-1976 metal with red/white and blue ribbon. :) Just ran across it the other day while looking for a pair of earrings to wear. me
Yeah i remember this thing. Havent been out that way in a while. Adam you still doing knotts trips let me know. I need to get a pass to at least one park this summer.
DeeL2003 Well your intentions seem patriotic enough, but your use of the term "Murica" throws me a little since it's been used as a crude form of slang typically indicating the user of the term to be a kind of brain-dead gung-ho elitist fool. You're either unfamiliar with it's common use or you're mocking America (USA) which you are perfectly free to do, but I just see a contradiction in your initial comment. If you had genuine respect for your country you would've said "USA!" instead. Perhaps you're just another troll, I don't know but they have been thankfully rare on TDW videos.
I got to go see it with my girl scout troop right after it was painted. I think it should remain to teach patriotism and history about our country. It seems to vanishing.
I am Ernie and I will be your dam tour guide. Take all the dam pictures you want. Are there any dam questions?..."Yeah where can I get some damn bait?" Save the damn dam mural.
I remember the spillway before the mural. By 1975, the spillway had become horribly tagged. A prominent tag was "NIXON." I think it appeared before 1973, so it may have been a derogatory reference to Vietnam policy before Watergate. It was not surprising that something was done to paint over all that tagging; however, the elaborate mural was a surprise and something of a counter-reaction to the previous content. If the mural were to be restored, an update to the theme should be considered. Out of context, it reads like a tombstone, suggesting that freedom ended in 1976.
Cool mural... maybe just let it be and fade away on it's own. I LOVE the Flynn's Arcade T-shirt! I so wish they'd do a 2nd season of TRON Uprising or film a TRON 3. :)
The paint has been tested and found negative for lead content. This will accelerate the army corps of engineers' plan to strip the mural. The only govt head in corona that has even bothered to weigh in on the subject has referred to the mural as 'old' and 'irrelevant '. This does not bode well for for it's restoration
The mural should be saved, history should always be preserved. I'm sure theres a safe way to repaint it. its not the first thing to be repainted that had lead,,, put it is the government we are talking about and the lil bit of money theyd use to save something like this will cut their funding for frivolous stuff like war.
Take pictures and a monument of the calibration picnic park for camping and tourist. That was quite achievements and an enormous undertaking for our proud American students. God bless America
I was born in 1976, and lived just 10 miles from the dam. I remember this as a kid, passing it at least once a week. It had always made me proud to see it. I thought it was mine. I was really young then. I hope the repaint it.
I loved seeing the Prado dam when I was a kid. We called it the 76 dam long before we knew the name of it. Thanks Adam for bring back memories. I did sign the petition to save it.
i used to drive past prado dam and park in the mid-eighties when i commuted from long beach to chino. that entire section of the 91/71 was completely rural. it's been built up so much now, it kind of makes me happy that all of the mcmansion people have to deal with a a huge decaying mural. i actually think it looks better the way it is than if it was restored!
I live right up the freeway from there and it would be a shame to get rid of it. Thanks for featuring it and giving some notice to history that may soon be lost. Sign the petition to save it people.
If they get rid of it, it'll be a dam shame.
Thank you for this!!! Made my day!
A lot of work and love went into painting that mural, love of community, love of country. Lets restore it, when its gone its gone for good.
I'm a native SoCal resident and can remember driving that stretch of the 91 all the time. That was one of those landmarks I'll always remember. To hear that it may go away, that really saddens me. I say to repaint it and celebrate our centennial!!!
The centennial was in 1876
Man my grandparents moved to Chino in 86 and I remember seeing that mural (was in way better shape then and the freeway was just a 2 lane road, not an actual freeway yet). I forgot about it until I stumbled across this newer adventure. Very cool and brought back some memories.
Nice work man, this is a big issue in Southern California and you brought some positive publicity to it.
Get the original class together and have them repaint it!
***** Now THIS is an amazing idea!
Good idea but there properly like 40-45 years old
***** Great idea!! I wouldn't be surprised if they agreed to do it. :) I know I would had I participated in painting the mural.
Aubrey Williams What has age got to do with it? I'm in my mid 50's and I would be willing to repaint it had I been one of the students who worked on it. Why do people feel that when you are old you aren't able to do the things you did when you were younger? I don't think repainting the mural would be that hard a thing to do.
Aubrey Williams I'm 40 and I was class of 92..lol
Beautiful place ! I never saw it before !
I usually see it's pretty cool well at least I think so
SAVE THE MURAL!!! I have many memories of passing the mural on the freeway!
Just keep making more of these videos. They are a window into America I never thought existed.
I drive past this every day. I remember driving past it as a kid and thinking it was some sort of water park or carnival entrance haha. You were just around the corner from one of the " Live Free or Die Hard " filming location.
SICK VIDEO ADAM THX FOR SUPPLYING AWESOME CONTENT!!!
I used to ride my Motorcycle around that area and rode it up the Dam several Times , Stay off the Red Paint , its Slippery . The most fun part was way at the back of the Spillway (on top) there is a Transition about Eight Foot tall and we would go crossways at 60 MPH and veer into the Transition and stick to the wall "Indianappolis 500 style" . Even though the Transition is staight and not a curve we were able to lean over to a Horizonal position for few seconds . If you crashed and went over the top , then it was 100 feet to the ground below . - I dont do stuff like that anymore . I'm an Adult now .
It should be restored! It's an iconic landmark. Great job guys!
SAVED. I remember when they put it up.
I would always pass by this dam when I was a little kid I would always get fascinated by it
Dude! I grew up in Corona. There is a large storm drain pipe that goes from the golf course, under the freeway, under the car dealerships and spits you out behind the dam. Love your channel Adam. Keep up the good work
Thank you for posting this video. I had no idea this even existed. I think it should be saved.
I live close to the damn in So-Cal, it is in the Chino-Chino Hills area, and was painted for an Eagle Scout Project, not by a class.
People sign the petition, only 62 left to reach 15,000
I used too see this mural on my way too my grandparents. I cant believe they let go and didnt maintain it!
Definitely need to keep it
Excellent as ever Mr woo
woah we used to pass this all the time when I was a kid living near Corona, thanks for the nostalgia bomb I thought it would have been gone by now.
That's cool Adam the Woo save it part of American history
Thank you for calling that part of southern california desert. I just rently saw a comment where the person stated there was a difference between sand dunes and desert.
...I think that is a beautiful mural that needs to be restored 1776-1976..that's the spirit!
I see that mural everyday driving home. reminds me I'm halfway home when i see it
I hope it gets saved. Thanks for sharing this with me.
I know EXACTLY where that's at. You can see it coming down the 91 Freeway going into Corona CA. My house is like 5 miles from that mural. Hope it's still up.
And you missed a big hidden treasure...the Hotel Norconian. located 5 miles from the damm dam.
I always see this coming back from the beach thats crazy!
I remember driving past this with my parents as a child. . Great post as always Adam...you remind me of a young Huell Howser....just gotta start interviewing people and repeating everything they say. You Californians know what I mean....your great Adam!
Steven Cole hahahah...i wonder if he can hire louie? r.i.p. Huell!!
I remember back when the mural was only 6 years old and I clearly remember passing it on the freeway on the way home from my aunts house. I think it should be repainted. I would hate to see it taken down.
They should keep it
What's the point in trying to make history if it's only doomed to be destroyed? Save the mural!!!
Very neat. I defiantly think that it should be kept around and hopefully restored.
Thanks for sharing
Keep the mural. As a kid, I remember it was so bright when it was first painted. My parents used to tell us that it was the halfway point to Arizona. I figured out that it was not when I was older. Another fond memory of the mural to vote for keeping it. It is part of the region's history.
I used to drive pass here every now and then when I lived in SoCal.
Simply.... The Woo rules!
Rock & Roll...1976 = "The Filth & The Fury"
Yeah! I all ways get pumped for a new ATW episode!
I see this all the time
Really cool, SAVE it ......
save the mural.
That spillway's really coming in handy now.
I've seen that dam so many times I've always wondered what that giant mural was doing there.
I think it should be repainted with that same design!
Long live the Spirit of '76!!!!! All others get bent!
Caroline Bradley My sentiments exactly Caroline. I remember being so proud of graduating high school during the countries bicentennial. :) Still have my 1776-1976 metal with red/white and blue ribbon. :) Just ran across it the other day while looking for a pair of earrings to wear.
me
Merica!
Keep The Dam Painted! Little piece of Americana.
Yeah i remember this thing. Havent been out that way in a while. Adam you still doing knotts trips let me know. I need to get a pass to at least one park this summer.
I live in Corona and see the mural doing my commute. Keep and restore the mural. 'Murica!!!
DeeL2003 I honestly can't tell if you're being serious.
punchline43 it's supposed to say," during my commute." Other than that, it's self explanatory where I stand. 'Murica!!!!!!!! 😎
DeeL2003 Well your intentions seem patriotic enough, but your use of the term "Murica" throws me a little since it's been used as a crude form of slang typically indicating the user of the term to be a kind of brain-dead gung-ho elitist fool. You're either unfamiliar with it's common use or you're mocking America (USA) which you are perfectly free to do, but I just see a contradiction in your initial comment. If you had genuine respect for your country you would've said "USA!" instead. Perhaps you're just another troll, I don't know but they have been thankfully rare on TDW videos.
There is is graffiti mural larger than that on the Los Angeles river. It was done by Saber, 90ft by 250ft.
save it!
Save the mural! 1976 rules!
Hi from Corona! I live a few miles from there.
Please support Ron Kammeyer and Corona High Alumni's efforts to restore and preserve this beloved Bicentennial gift to California.
Hooray🎉 I heard they are keeping it! Going to restore it 🎉
I think it should be restored but not removed or just left there
HI Adam awesome vlog as always.I think that they should save the mural and have it repainted.
Save it
save
I got to go see it with my girl scout troop right after it was painted. I think it should remain to teach patriotism and history about our country. It seems to vanishing.
Awesome @adamthewoo
Fun fact, as of 2023, I believe the mural has been repainted. So mission accomplished!
Good dam video! Look's like you got pretty close after all. Is there a lake behind it.? Would have liked to see it if there is.
I am Ernie and I will be your dam tour guide. Take all the dam pictures you want. Are there any dam questions?..."Yeah where can I get some damn bait?" Save the damn dam mural.
You should go check out the abandoned kings park psychiatric center!
Agree
Looks like someone modified it to say TOPS or something? I think they should save it. I drive past there on my way to my grandparents.
I was only 7 in 1976, but I remember if being such a fun and patriotic year. Heck, even the Maple Syrup bottles were patriotic.
I think it's beautiful :)
You should visit the American mill flats out by Virginia city nv
SAVE IT ITS COOL
Nice job on the video. Interesting Place
I remember the spillway before the mural. By 1975, the spillway had become horribly tagged. A prominent tag was "NIXON." I think it appeared before 1973, so it may have been a derogatory reference to Vietnam policy before Watergate. It was not surprising that something was done to paint over all that tagging; however, the elaborate mural was a surprise and something of a counter-reaction to the previous content. If the mural were to be restored, an update to the theme should be considered. Out of context, it reads like a tombstone, suggesting that freedom ended in 1976.
Cool mural... maybe just let it be and fade away on it's own. I LOVE the Flynn's Arcade T-shirt! I so wish they'd do a 2nd season of TRON Uprising or film a TRON 3. :)
Always had a problem with 'Government Property'. We are taxpayers. They should not be owning anything.
This is at the 71 just before the 91, in case anyone was interested.
Hey Adam. Where was the house of the hit '80's TV show "Hardcastle & McCormick" filmed -- wasn't it in California too ?
The paint has been tested and found negative for lead content. This will accelerate the army corps of engineers' plan to strip the mural. The only govt head in corona that has even bothered to weigh in on the subject has referred to the mural as 'old' and 'irrelevant '. This does not bode well for for it's restoration
i always pass this mural and i always wondered what it was all about and the 1776 looks like it says TOPS now
Looks like a skateboarder's paradise.
SAVE THE MURAL!!!!!
Looks like a landing site for interstellar trade ships.
I used to go fishing with my dad in Prado. It should be saved!!
Your in my neck of the woods Chino Hills, CA
The echoing was kind of freaky. The echo didn't even sound like Adam. Like someone was just repeating him lol.
SAVE IT, SAVE IT, SAVE IT!
repaint it but a section that still look original
The mural should be saved, history should always be preserved. I'm sure theres a safe way to repaint it. its not the first thing to be repainted that had lead,,, put it is the government we are talking about and the lil bit of money theyd use to save something like this will cut their funding for frivolous stuff like war.
am I the only one who skips the intro?
Haleigh Tester How do you know it even exists if you skip it ?
OMG, I can't believe you actually responded!! I know its there because I've been watching your videos for quite some time now!!!
Hello adamthewoo :)
Haleigh Tester Join us, shall you?
***** hi adam love the videos , please keep it up. :D
I LIVE NEAR THAT AREA! :D
Oh my god! Adam the Woo in my city! :D
FYI this was just repainted recently (in the past 10-15 years)
Was the DAM abandoned to help the drought?
No danger of a flood...