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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Jun 23, 2023 • 40min
507: The Ave Bar (1607 Ocean Avenue)
Arnold and Nicole dive into a short history of The Ave Bar and its building, one of Ingleside's oldest businesses.
Jun 17, 2023 • 48min
506: Burning Man
Did you known that a huge cultural event got its start right here on the West side at Baker Beach? Nicole and Arnold investigate the origins of Burning Man.
Jun 10, 2023 • 1h 3min
505: Laura Macias and Nicole Smahlik
Ever wonder how the sausage gets made? We give you another peek behind the curtains as Nicole interviews key contributors, Laura Macias and Nicole Smahlik.
Jun 3, 2023 • 46min
504: Anza Branch Library
One of the Library's many branches is tucked into a quiet residential neighborhood. Nicole & Arnold look into the story behind the Anza Branch Library.
May 27, 2023 • 24min
226R - Golden Gate Bridge at 80 (Repodcast)
As the Golden Gate Bridge turns 86, we look back to this classic podcast about it that we did when it turned 80.
May 20, 2023 • 55min
503: Michael Jang
We sit down with photographer Michael Jang before a live podcast audience to talk his career, life in the Richmond District, and wheat paste.
May 13, 2023 • 32min
317R: Quigley Family (Repodcast)
William Hammond Hall and John McLaren are the names that come to mind when talking about how Golden Gate Park was created, but let us introduce you to the Quigleys, who were in charge of much of the construction in this classic episode.
May 6, 2023 • 49min
502: 834 Irving
Nicole & Arnold visit 834 Irving Street to look back at the fascinating people and their businesses there from its early days as a grocery store to today's Blackthorn Tavern.
Apr 29, 2023 • 59min
501: California Academy of Sciences Part 2
Academy Head Librarian Rebekah Kim again joins Nicole & Arnold to finish the lengthy history of the California Academy of Sciences.
Apr 22, 2023 • 1h 6min
500: California Academy of Sciences
It is one of San Francisco's oldest institutions. Nicole & Arnold reveal the long history of the California Academy of Sciences with its head librarian, Rebekah Kim.
