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 8, 2014 • 23min
57: Forest Hill
Richard Brandi talks about Forest Hill, not just a Muni streetcar station, but a historic San Francisco residence park.
Jan 31, 2014 • 18min
56: SF History Expo
Nicole Meldahl from the the GGNRA Park Archives and Jamie O'Keefe from Guardians of the City join David and Woody to talk about the San Francisco History Expo on March 1-2, 2014.
Jan 24, 2014 • 21min
55: Larsen Park Jet
History and future of jets used as play structures at Larsen Park on 19th Avenue in San Francisco's Sunset District.
Jan 11, 2014 • 19min
54: Outside Lands Hollywood
David and Woody talk about movies that had scenes filmed in western San Francisco.
Jan 10, 2014 • 19min
53: Thomas Sweeny and his Observatory
Thomas Underhill Sweeny, Sunset District pioneer, "demented hermit," and benefactor of a now-vanished observatory on Strawberry Hill, in Stow Lake, in Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco...
Jan 4, 2014 • 22min
52: The 1894 Midwinter Fair
The 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park remade not only the park, but the Richmond and Sunset districts. Midway monkeys are discussed.
Dec 27, 2013 • 21min
51: A Review of 2013
A quick review of all the great stuff the Western Neighborhoods Project did and experienced in 2013, including this local history podcast!
Dec 20, 2013 • 17min
50: Holiday Firehouses
From 1948-1950 San Francisco's firehouses competed in a holiday decorating contest still remembered. Why did this start? Why did it end?
Dec 13, 2013 • 20min
49: San Francisco's First Motel
San Francisco's first motel, the Ocean Park Motel, opened in 1937 in western San Francisco and it's still doing great business. Plus, we share fun facts about other west side inns and motels.
Dec 7, 2013 • 26min
48: Golden Gate Park Windmills
Giant windmills on the western edge of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park at Ocean Beach. What's up with that? Plus, we finally answer our fan mail.
