Outside Lands San Francisco

Who placed a statue of the doomed Irish rebellion leader in Golden Gate Park? Learn the story of the Robert Emmet monument that now stands near the California Academy of Science.

In the early 1900s, some professional portrait photos were the selfies of the day. John Freeman drops by to talk about the photographers who made a living taking photos of visitors to west side attractions.

Learn what happened to some of the schools on the West Side that no longer exist. The constant ebb and flow of the City's population, evolving teaching philosophies, and buildings that outlive their usefulness, schools come and go.

The listeners speak! Woody, David, and Nicole answer listener mail, own up to mistakes, and make some quick takes on a variety of topics.

The Midwinter Fair lived on after closing! Guest John Martini joins Nicole, David, and Woody to discuss how many of the attractions and buildings from the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 were repurposed.

The 1890s roadhouse still standing in Stern Grove.

One Ocean Beach shipwreck the city turned out for in 1902.

The Spanish-inspired eatery at Ocean Beach that survived the end of Playland.

The story of the Inner Sunset development with the elegant brick column gateway. And big WNP news.

The story of Carvel Torlakson and 806 47th Avenue, possibly the oldest standing building in the Richmond District.