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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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.
Aug 30, 2015 • 18min
137: Cornelius Stagg
A famous west side host and sporting man, who helped name the Ingleside, came to a tragic end in the 1890s.
Aug 23, 2015 • 24min
136: Playland at the Beach
The long-gone, much-missed amusement park where the sand meets the sea in the Richmond District.
Aug 18, 2015 • 17min
135: Lakeside District
Thousands of people pass by this insulated enclave every day, the icelandic vision of small town America called Lakeside.
Aug 9, 2015 • 18min
134: Ingleside Presbyterian Church
Inside a west side church is one of the most awe-inspiring and unknown landmarks in San Francisco.
Aug 2, 2015 • 18min
133: Ben Butler
The story of San Francisco/'s most famous sea lion that had a life after death at Seal Rocks.
Jul 25, 2015 • 26min
132: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
With roots back to the 1850s, St. Ignatius has been a Sunset District institution for over 40 years.
