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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May 26, 2018 • 25min
277: Heroes Grove
Memorial Day 99 years ago a grove of redwoods was dedicated to those who died in World War I.
May 19, 2018 • 24min
276: Shriners Hospital
Now a senior living center, the impressive brick building on 19th Avenue was created to help children.
May 12, 2018 • 25min
275: Cyclers Rest
The two-towered redwood edifice moved from the 1894 Midwinter Fair to Ocean Beach to serve drinks to bicyclists.
May 5, 2018 • 34min
274: Ocean Terrace
John Martini tells us of the vanished strip of saloons, taffy stands, and shooting galleries across from Sutro Heights, including the legendary presence of "Baby" Schmidt.
Apr 28, 2018 • 20min
273: May Day
The big May Day celebrations that used to be held in Golden Gate Park, the Parkside District, and across the city. How many maypoles there used to be...so many...
Apr 20, 2018 • 23min
272: Broad Street Firehouse
The Ocean View neighborhood's most significant landmark building dates from 1896. Stables, hay loft, and a tower that is not for a bell...
Apr 11, 2018 • 29min
271: Dr. Rosen and the 4th Avenue House
The story of a specialist for "female trouble" in a Sunset District house.
Apr 7, 2018 • 28min
270: Big Rec
The story of the baseball fields on Golden Gate Park, from the Park Bums to 16 games at a time in the 1930s.
Mar 31, 2018 • 21min
269: Merced Manor
Marketed as "The White City," the housing development between Stern Grove and Stonestown was built in Spanish style during the Depression.
Mar 24, 2018 • 29min
268: Mechanics' Institute
Taryn Edwards joins us to tell the story of the 163-year-old Mechanics' Institute at 57 Post Street, with library, chess room, events, and coolest staircase in the city.
