History and Secrets of The Bottle House at Knotts Berry Farm!
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it's high noon in the old west and you
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it's high noon in the old west and you know what that means it means it's time
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know what that means it means it's time
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know what that means it means it's time to head back to the Farm Knott's Berry
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to head back to the Farm Knott's Berry
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to head back to the Farm Knott's Berry Farm that is down on Market Street again
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Farm that is down on Market Street again
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Farm that is down on Market Street again past the old handmade Adobe ruins here
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past the old handmade Adobe ruins here
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past the old handmade Adobe ruins here which yes we're also created right here
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which yes we're also created right here
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which yes we're also created right here on the farm you will find Knott's Berry
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on the farm you will find Knott's Berry
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on the farm you will find Knott's Berry Farm's old original bottle house
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Farm's old original bottle house
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Farm's old original bottle house completed in 1945 and constructed of
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completed in 1945 and constructed of
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completed in 1945 and constructed of more than 3 000 actual glass bottles
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more than 3 000 actual glass bottles
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more than 3 000 actual glass bottles mostly champagne bottles by the way this
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mostly champagne bottles by the way this
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mostly champagne bottles by the way this beloved Paul Von Cleveland designed
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beloved Paul Von Cleveland designed
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beloved Paul Von Cleveland designed building is one of Knott's Berry Farm's
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building is one of Knott's Berry Farm's
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building is one of Knott's Berry Farm's most iconic structures and you can
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most iconic structures and you can
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most iconic structures and you can actually see Paul Von Cleveland's
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actually see Paul Von Cleveland's
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actually see Paul Von Cleveland's original concept art in the book Nots
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original concept art in the book Nots
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original concept art in the book Nots preserved another fantastic theme park
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preserved another fantastic theme park
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preserved another fantastic theme park historian Chris Merritt as hard as it is
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historian Chris Merritt as hard as it is
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historian Chris Merritt as hard as it is to believe bottle houses were an actual
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to believe bottle houses were an actual
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to believe bottle houses were an actual part of Old West history Lumber was not
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part of Old West history Lumber was not
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part of Old West history Lumber was not always readily available in the old west
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always readily available in the old west
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always readily available in the old west particularly in the desert communities
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particularly in the desert communities
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particularly in the desert communities there was one thing the old west had
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there was one thing the old west had
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there was one thing the old west had plenty of and that was Saloon saloons
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plenty of and that was Saloon saloons
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plenty of and that was Saloon saloons that would go through thousands of glass
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that would go through thousands of glass
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that would go through thousands of glass bottles as quick as you could say
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bottles as quick as you could say
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bottles as quick as you could say lackadaisical the first documented
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lackadaisical the first documented
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lackadaisical the first documented bottle house was constructed in Tonopah
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bottle house was constructed in Tonopah
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bottle house was constructed in Tonopah Nevada in 1902 by a fella named William
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Nevada in 1902 by a fella named William
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Nevada in 1902 by a fella named William F Peck out of more than 10
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F Peck out of more than 10
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F Peck out of more than 10 000 beer bottles sadly that one was torn
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000 beer bottles sadly that one was torn
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000 beer bottles sadly that one was torn to the ground in the 1980s so we can't
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to the ground in the 1980s so we can't
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to the ground in the 1980s so we can't visit it today but there is another
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visit it today but there is another
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visit it today but there is another surviving old west bottle house in
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surviving old west bottle house in
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surviving old west bottle house in rhyolite Nevada which we have actually
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rhyolite Nevada which we have actually
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rhyolite Nevada which we have actually visited before and which provided the
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visited before and which provided the
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visited before and which provided the direct inspiration for Walter Knott's
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direct inspiration for Walter Knott's
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direct inspiration for Walter Knott's version here at Knott's Berry Farm now
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version here at Knott's Berry Farm now
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version here at Knott's Berry Farm now like I said the bottle house is very
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like I said the bottle house is very
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like I said the bottle house is very popular a lot of people know it's here
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popular a lot of people know it's here
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popular a lot of people know it's here take pictures of it and come inside to
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take pictures of it and come inside to
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take pictures of it and come inside to check out the plentiful assortment of
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check out the plentiful assortment of
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check out the plentiful assortment of Native American souvenirs in here which
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Native American souvenirs in here which
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Native American souvenirs in here which they've been selling in here since at
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they've been selling in here since at
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they've been selling in here since at least the late 60s I know at some point
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least the late 60s I know at some point
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least the late 60s I know at some point before that they actually had the glass
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before that they actually had the glass
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before that they actually had the glass blowing in this building which seems
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blowing in this building which seems
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blowing in this building which seems very fitting considering how much glass
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very fitting considering how much glass
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very fitting considering how much glass we're surrounded by check out these
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we're surrounded by check out these
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we're surrounded by check out these pictures Ken stack sent me from at least
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pictures Ken stack sent me from at least
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pictures Ken stack sent me from at least 50 years ago inside the bottle house
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50 years ago inside the bottle house
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50 years ago inside the bottle house look at those old bottle shelves right
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look at those old bottle shelves right
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look at those old bottle shelves right there and of course the Native American
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there and of course the Native American
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there and of course the Native American American souvenirs one of the photos
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American souvenirs one of the photos
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American souvenirs one of the photos taken from pretty much this very spot of
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taken from pretty much this very spot of
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taken from pretty much this very spot of this exact window and you can tell that
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this exact window and you can tell that
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this exact window and you can tell that by looking at the bottles right here
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by looking at the bottles right here
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by looking at the bottles right here against the wall those same bottles are
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against the wall those same bottles are
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against the wall those same bottles are still there including this half broken
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still there including this half broken
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still there including this half broken bottle right here how awesome is that
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bottle right here how awesome is that
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bottle right here how awesome is that anyway back in that picture you can see
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anyway back in that picture you can see
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anyway back in that picture you can see that big drum it was just pointed out to
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that big drum it was just pointed out to
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that big drum it was just pointed out to me that that very drum is still here in
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me that that very drum is still here in
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me that that very drum is still here in the bottle house that is incredible now
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the bottle house that is incredible now
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the bottle house that is incredible now these days the bottle house still plays
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these days the bottle house still plays
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these days the bottle house still plays host to some Native American gifts and
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host to some Native American gifts and
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host to some Native American gifts and souvenirs but it's largely been taken
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souvenirs but it's largely been taken
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souvenirs but it's largely been taken over by LGH Ceramics a family-owned
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over by LGH Ceramics a family-owned
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over by LGH Ceramics a family-owned company who just like the old school
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company who just like the old school
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company who just like the old school knots vendors of the past are offering
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knots vendors of the past are offering
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knots vendors of the past are offering something very unique to park guests in
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something very unique to park guests in
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something very unique to park guests in the form of customizable hand paintable
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the form of customizable hand paintable
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the form of customizable hand paintable Ceramics sculpted and cast right here in
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Ceramics sculpted and cast right here in
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Ceramics sculpted and cast right here in the USA by the family that's running
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the USA by the family that's running
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the USA by the family that's running this place and unlike the paint your own
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this place and unlike the paint your own
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this place and unlike the paint your own ceramics chain stores a lot of these
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ceramics chain stores a lot of these
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ceramics chain stores a lot of these designs are one of a kind unique things
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designs are one of a kind unique things
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designs are one of a kind unique things that you will ever find anywhere else
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that you will ever find anywhere else
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that you will ever find anywhere else look what they created for the
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look what they created for the
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look what they created for the boysenberry Festival little ceramic
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boysenberry Festival little ceramic
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boysenberry Festival little ceramic boysenberry pies and it's basically
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boysenberry pies and it's basically
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boysenberry pies and it's basically Knott's Berry Farm's best kept secret
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Knott's Berry Farm's best kept secret
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Knott's Berry Farm's best kept secret because for some reason there's no sign
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because for some reason there's no sign
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because for some reason there's no sign outside letting you know that there are
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outside letting you know that there are
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outside letting you know that there are ceramic Treasures within anyway I'm
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ceramic Treasures within anyway I'm
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ceramic Treasures within anyway I'm letting all the Ceramics get to my head
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letting all the Ceramics get to my head
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letting all the Ceramics get to my head and distract me the reason I walked you
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and distract me the reason I walked you
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and distract me the reason I walked you over here was to point out that even
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over here was to point out that even
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over here was to point out that even though people are very familiar with the
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though people are very familiar with the
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though people are very familiar with the bottle house they don't often realize
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bottle house they don't often realize
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bottle house they don't often realize that it's actually three buildings in
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that it's actually three buildings in
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that it's actually three buildings in one because although they're now all
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one because although they're now all
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one because although they're now all connected inside them you can enter into
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connected inside them you can enter into
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connected inside them you can enter into the bottle house and then walk right
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the bottle house and then walk right
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the bottle house and then walk right back to the Ceramics back in the day the
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back to the Ceramics back in the day the
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back to the Ceramics back in the day the three facades here were very much
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three facades here were very much
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three facades here were very much separate structures each with their own
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separate structures each with their own
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separate structures each with their own theme and that middle one there where
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theme and that middle one there where
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theme and that middle one there where all those people are walking out West
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all those people are walking out West
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all those people are walking out West ones the old Knott's Berry Farm Music
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ones the old Knott's Berry Farm Music
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ones the old Knott's Berry Farm Music Hall and beyond that although totally
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Hall and beyond that although totally
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Hall and beyond that although totally forgotten today this little Adobe almost
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forgotten today this little Adobe almost
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forgotten today this little Adobe almost Pueblo style building on the end was
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Pueblo style building on the end was
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Pueblo style building on the end was once the old Butterfield Stage Line
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once the old Butterfield Stage Line
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once the old Butterfield Stage Line office another quick little tidbit you
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office another quick little tidbit you
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office another quick little tidbit you might have noticed back in that old
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might have noticed back in that old
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might have noticed back in that old picture how there was a brick wall next
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picture how there was a brick wall next
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picture how there was a brick wall next to this window I showed you the before
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to this window I showed you the before
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to this window I showed you the before and after of that's because he had to be
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and after of that's because he had to be
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and after of that's because he had to be knocked out to open up the music hall
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knocked out to open up the music hall
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knocked out to open up the music hall and the bottle house into one big shop
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and the bottle house into one big shop
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and the bottle house into one big shop so that's interesting but this last
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so that's interesting but this last
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so that's interesting but this last thing I think is a very interesting
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thing I think is a very interesting
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thing I think is a very interesting going all the way back to the 40s and
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going all the way back to the 40s and
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going all the way back to the 40s and 50s when people who lived in the
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50s when people who lived in the
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50s when people who lived in the neighborhood could just walk in with no
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neighborhood could just walk in with no
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neighborhood could just walk in with no fence there was no admission fee to
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fence there was no admission fee to
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fence there was no admission fee to Knott's Berry Farm apparently it was a
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Knott's Berry Farm apparently it was a
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Knott's Berry Farm apparently it was a tradition for local lovers to come in
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tradition for local lovers to come in
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tradition for local lovers to come in here and roll up little notes about
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here and roll up little notes about
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here and roll up little notes about their romance and put them into the
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their romance and put them into the
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their romance and put them into the bottles so it is extremely hard to see
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bottles so it is extremely hard to see
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bottles so it is extremely hard to see or show you but deep inside of many of
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or show you but deep inside of many of
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or show you but deep inside of many of these bottles are either the dusty
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these bottles are either the dusty
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these bottles are either the dusty decaying remnants where they've sort of
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decaying remnants where they've sort of
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decaying remnants where they've sort of Fallen apart or sometimes perfectly
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Fallen apart or sometimes perfectly
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Fallen apart or sometimes perfectly preserved little rolled up notes from
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preserved little rolled up notes from
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preserved little rolled up notes from the lovers of the past ah Knott's Berry
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the lovers of the past ah Knott's Berry
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the lovers of the past ah Knott's Berry Farm's hidden treasure hello Justin
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Farm's hidden treasure hello Justin
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