Outside Lands San Francisco
Nicole Meldahl and a rotating cast of hosts from the Western Neighborhoods Project (outsidelands.org / OpenSFHistory.org) share San Francisco west side neighborhood history with humor, a real fact or two, and much-better-informed occasional guests.
Latest episodes
Jun 15, 2019 • 26min
331: San Francisco Ice Arena
The mid-block skating rink that operated on 48th Avenue between Kirkham and Lawton Streets from the 1920s to the 1990s.
Jun 7, 2019 • 28min
330: Golden Gate Park Bands
From 1882 to the 1894 Midwinter Fair to Sundays today, the history of bands in the park.
Jun 1, 2019 • 29min
329: Bicycles on the West Side
Two wheels on the west side from the 1890s to today.
May 26, 2019 • 25min
328: Memorial to the Missing
Monument in the Presidio dedicated to World War II servicemen lost in the Pacific.
May 18, 2019 • 24min
327: Heidelberg Castle
The German village concession at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park.
May 11, 2019 • 24min
326: Truck Farms
Italian truck farms on the west side of the city, leased by "I Giardinieri" (the gardeners), fed San Francisco for decades.
May 4, 2019 • 30min
325: Great White Fleet
In May 1908, the entire city turned out for the US Navy's globe-circling show of might and goodwill.
Apr 27, 2019 • 21min
324: SF Assessor-Recorder
Carmen Chu details the photos, and historical records available to the public for research and education, and an exciting new project with the library.
Apr 20, 2019 • 29min
323: Easter on Mount Davidson
The tradition of sunrise services on San Francisco's highest peak.
Apr 13, 2019 • 35min
322: Conservatory of Flowers Myths
Guest Chelsea Sellin shares some legends about the Golden Gate Park landmark on its 140th birthday.
