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 27, 2015 • 23min
111: Beertown
John Freeman joins us to talk about days when Fulton Street in the Richmond District had an intoxicating reputation.
Feb 20, 2015 • 20min
110: El Rey Theatre
The mighty El Rey Theatre, designed by Timothy Pflueger, opened on Ocean Avenue in 1931.
Feb 13, 2015 • 20min
109: Francis Scott Key School
Oh say can you see two distinctive Outer Sunset buildings with roots from one San Francisco school?
Feb 5, 2015 • 24min
108: Golden Gate Park
Established in 1870, Golden Gate Park is the jewel of San Francisco.
Jan 31, 2015 • 28min
107: Fernando Nelson
John Freeman joins us to talk about Fernando Nelson, a builder and early automobile enthusiast, who built thousands of homes from the 1880s to the 1930s across San Francisco, including the Richmond District, Sunset District, and West Portal.
Jan 23, 2015 • 27min
106: Sutro Heights
Sutro Heights, a San Francisco park high above the Pacific Ocean, was the personal estate of Adolph Sutro - a land of fake Greek statues, fake rocks, and maybe the real remains of Sutro himself.
Jan 17, 2015 • 20min
105: The Casino
A casino in Golden Gate Park? Of a sort, before the 1880s libations parlor was moved to Fulton Street to become a well-known roadhouse.
Jan 10, 2015 • 21min
104: SF Genealogy
Ron Filion, creator of one of the first SF History websites, tells us about the amazing sfgenealogy.com he runs with Pam Storm!
Jan 2, 2015 • 24min
103: 2014 in Review
A quick review of all the great stuff the Western Neighborhoods Project did and experienced in 2014 (including some great English Toffee). Plus what's coming in 2015.
Dec 19, 2014 • 23min
102: Naming the Sunset
How did the Sunset District gets its name? A simple question that David and Woody wrestle into submission.
