Outside Lands San Francisco
Western Neighborhoods Project
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.
Episodes
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Oct 20, 2018 • 28min
297: The 1868 Earthquake
Arnold Woods joins us to mark the 150th anniversary of the October 21, 1868 earthquake on the Hayward Fault, the city's first 'Big One.'
Oct 6, 2018 • 28min
296: Rancho San Miguel
A Mexican land grant from 1845 still reverberates on San Francisco's west side 173 years later.
Sep 29, 2018 • 26min
295: Chet Born Fire Collection
Guardians of the City and WNP are partnering to bring dramatic images of SF Fire Department by Chet Born and others to the public.
Sep 22, 2018 • 25min
294: 16th Avenue Tiled Steps
After many requests, the history of the 16th Avenue tiled steps on Golden Gate Heights.
Sep 15, 2018 • 22min
293: San Francisco Model Yacht Club
Rob Weaver, Vice Commodore of the SFMYC at Spreckels Lake, takes us through 120 years of model boating in Golden Gate Park.
Sep 8, 2018 • 36min
292: San Francisco Model of 1939-40
Stella Lochman from SFMOMA describes efforts to salvage a 40-foot model of the whole city and find ways to bring it back to the public.
Sep 1, 2018 • 30min
291: Baird Estate
Explosions, mysterious deaths, lawsuits, and one family's outsized influence on lots of land at the edge of the Outside Lands.
Aug 25, 2018 • 26min
290: Bay District Racetrack
From the 1870s to the 1890s, horse racing drew crowds to what are today blocks of Inner Richmond homes.
Aug 18, 2018 • 21min
289: Richmond Dairies
Cows? In the Richmond District? Plus, milk detective!
Aug 11, 2018 • 28min
288: San Francisco Botanical Garden
The 55 acres in Golden Gate Park we used to know as the Strybing Arboretum can take you around the world and even through time.
