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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Jun 18, 2016 • 18min
177: Lowell High School
We visit the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi River.
Jun 11, 2016 • 19min
176: Aviation in the Outside Lands
Airplanes, gliders, and flying machines built and flown in San Francisco's west side in the early 20th Century.
Jun 4, 2016 • 26min
175: Ron Jones and Life in the Sunset
Storyteller Ron Jones tells tales of growing up on 46th Avenue, going to Playland, and working at the Rec Center for the Handicapped.
May 28, 2016 • 21min
174: West Clay Park
The hidden housing development in the Richmond District with a famous photographer connection.
May 20, 2016 • 23min
173: Park Presidio Boulevard
The story of how the Golden Gate Bridge changed a bucolic boulevard in the Richmond.
May 7, 2016 • 21min
172: Henry Gutterson
Shining a light on a lesser-known Bay Area architect who designed over 100 west side houses and a couple of registered landmarks.
Apr 30, 2016 • 21min
171: Carzonia Apartments
A quirky row of apartments made of cable cars were created In the Richmond District after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.
Apr 23, 2016 • 19min
170: Edgewood Center
With origins from the 1850s, the former Protestant Orphanage still serving children in new ways in the Parkside District.
Apr 15, 2016 • 21min
169: 1906 Earthquake Commemoration
Every year, San Franciscans old and young gather at Lotta's Fountain to remember the earthquake and fire of 1906
Apr 9, 2016 • 23min
168: de Young Museum
With origins from the 1894 Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park, the evolution of San Francisco's fine arts museum
