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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Feb 4, 2017 • 19min
210: Ocean House
The roadhouse that catered to sports at Lake Merced from the 1850s to the 1880s.
Jan 28, 2017 • 24min
209: Golden Gate Park Music Stand
The history of bandshells, music stands, and the Temple of Music.
Jan 21, 2017 • 22min
208: The Bird Rescue of 1971
Susan McCarthy tells how a 1971 oil spill brought hippies and hardhats together for clean-up efforts at Ocean Beach and the creation of International Bird Rescue.
Jan 14, 2017 • 20min
207: The Human Be-In
Nicole Meldahl and Arnold Woods come to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Polo Fields' happening.
Jan 7, 2017 • 26min
206: Geary Park and Ocean Railroad
When cable cars and steam trains ran on Geary Street to the Richmond District. Plus, a listener mail question!
Dec 31, 2016 • 26min
205: Brotherhood Way
The story of a unique drive reserved for religious and fraternal organizations in the late 1950s.
Dec 24, 2016 • 18min
204: Christmas Traditions
Local christmas traditions and stories old and new, from roof rides to holiday firehouses.
Dec 16, 2016 • 18min
203: Streetcar to the Stars
The story of the 6-line, which started as a streetcar that made a neighborhood party.
Dec 10, 2016 • 18min
202: Golden Gate Park Lifesaving Station
The story of the surfmen who did service at Ocean Beach from 1878 to 1951.
Dec 1, 2016 • 22min
201: 100 Years of St. Cecilia Catholic Parish
Guest Frank Dunnigan talks about the first century of a Parkside District parish.
