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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Nov 8, 2015 • 23min
147: Bernal History Project
We go east for Bernal Heights history with guest Vicky Walker.
Nov 1, 2015 • 19min
146: Sutro Tower
San Francisco icon or eyesore? The history of Sutro Tower.
Oct 25, 2015 • 25min
145: San Francisco State
The story of the California State University beside San Francisco's Lake Merced.
Oct 18, 2015 • 24min
144: Jordan Park
The story behind the wide streets and stately houses of Jordan Park in the Inner Richmond
Oct 11, 2015 • 22min
143: President Taft Visits San Francisco
Touring San Francisco, digging in the Polo Fields, and motoring down Clement Street in 1911.
Oct 4, 2015 • 21min
142: Mile Rock Lighthouse
The story of a dramatic sea-surrounded lighthouse just outside the Golden Gate.
Sep 27, 2015 • 27min
141: West Side Water
Water expert Joel Pomerantz joins Woody and David to talk about the flow of H2O, where it is, where it was, and where it goes.
Sep 20, 2015 • 25min
140: Sunset District Streetcar Lines
A review of streetcar lines serving San Francisco/'s largest neighborhood, including pre-MUNI routes.
Sep 14, 2015 • 22min
139: Kelly’s Cove
San Francisco’s legendary cold water surfing spot. And, yes, we tell you who Kelly was.
Sep 6, 2015 • 18min
138: Tornado House of the Sunset
The story of an extreme weather event in 1930, and what can still be seen from it on 46th Avenue.
