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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Apr 2, 2016 • 16min
167: Mothers Building
National landmark in the San Francisco Zoo has WPA murals and mosaics by local women artists. Can it be saved?
Mar 27, 2016 • 20min
166: Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse
The past and future of the historic transit complex at Geneva and San Jose Avenues, with guest Alex Mullaney.
Mar 19, 2016 • 20min
165: Ocean Beach Archeology
Mysterious concrete structures and stairways recently revealed at San Francisco's Ocean Beach.
Mar 12, 2016 • 26min
164: Listener Mail
Compliments and corrections to Woody and David, who take them all with humor and contrition. And bonus tall tales.
Mar 6, 2016 • 27min
163: Outside Lands Act of 1866
For the 150th anniversary of the Outside Lands Act, guest Arnold Woods explains how the western neighborhoods were added to San Francisco.
Feb 27, 2016 • 19min
162: San Francisco History Days
Preview of the sixth gathering of local history groups at the Old Mint March 5-6, 2016
Feb 20, 2016 • 29min
161: Parkmerced
The story of the apartment city-within-a-city on the shore of Lake Merced
Feb 13, 2016 • 21min
160: Sunnyside District
Visiting the creme de la creme of San Francisco subdivisions, where it isn't always sunny.
Feb 7, 2016 • 24min
159: Twin Peaks Tunnel
The story of the Municipal Railway streetcar tunnel that opened up the West of Twin Peaks neighborhoods.
Jan 30, 2016 • 22min
158: Presidio Terrace
Begun in 1905, the residence park that sparked a boom in San Francisco master-planned communities.
