(KRON) — Niles is a small Fremont neighborhood with a big history — a neighborhood that Charlie Chaplin helped put on the map before Hollywood was Hollywood. It’s also where one of the most famous figure skaters in the country grew up.
On this week’s “Bay Area Backroads,” we travel to Niles and tour the hometown of Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi.
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