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 18, 2014 • 21min
67: Infant Shelter
City landmark #242, the former Infant Shelter and Conservatory of Music on 19th Avenue and Ortega Street in the Sunset District.
Apr 11, 2014 • 19min
66: Stow Lake
The biggest lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and William W. Stow, the guy it's named after. Pass us a brick of pink popcorn!
Apr 5, 2014 • 22min
65: Death's Crossing
Steam railroads and electric streetcar lines all once converged in the Ocean View neighborhood.
Mar 28, 2014 • 16min
64: Works Progress Administration
Part of the 1930s New Deal, the Works Progress Administration made a great impact on the look of San Francisco's infrastructure and parks, including the zoo's Monkey Island!
Mar 22, 2014 • 17min
63: Talkin like a SanFrunciscun
Idiosyncratic pronunications and accents of old-time San Franciscans. We'll teach you newcomers how to talk like a west side local.
Mar 15, 2014 • 21min
62: Fort Miley
Chris VerPlanck visits to share the history of Fort Miley and the Veterans Administration Hospital in the northwest corner of San Francisco.
Mar 7, 2014 • 19min
61: Future of San Francisco's Old Mint
A brief recap of the 4th San Francisco History Expo at the Old Mint and breaking news about the future of the 1874 landmark.
Feb 27, 2014 • 22min
60: The Chutes
The Chutes amusement center and water ride and its early 20th Century westward migration from the Haight, to the Richmond District, and sort of to Ocean Beach. With guest star John Freeman.
Feb 18, 2014 • 17min
59: Doggie Diner Head
Seven-foot-tall dachshund wearing chef's hat? Sounds like San Francisco landmark #254 on Sloat Boulevard in the Sunset District.
Feb 15, 2014 • 21min
58: Point Lobos Toll Road
Richmond District historian John Freeman talks about a dusty toll road that became one of San Francisco's largest thoroughfares, Geary Boulevard.
