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, footnoted facts, and occasional guests.
Episodes
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Mar 3, 2018 • 27min
265: Sutro Women
Guest Nicole Meldahl shares the stories of the women in the life of Adolph Sutro.
Feb 24, 2018 • 30min
264: Lakes of Golden Gate Park
The bodies of water both natural and human-made. How many can you name?
Feb 9, 2018 • 27min
263: Ishi
The story of a remarkable man from the Yahi people and his time at today's University of California, San Francisco. (UCSF)
Feb 3, 2018 • 26min
262: Opening the Twin Peaks Tunnel
Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the streetcar tunnel that opened up the southwest side of San Francisco.
Jan 26, 2018 • 21min
261: Polly Ann Ice Cream
The story of the Sunset landmark where you can spin-a-flavor.
Jan 20, 2018 • 31min
260: Childrens Playground
The landmark Golden Gate Park playground, plus live recording listener questions and trivia.
Jan 13, 2018 • 21min
259: Koffee Kup
David and Woody, in the first live show of the podcast, talk about the Geary restaurant-nightclub that stood beside the Alexandria Theatre.
Jan 6, 2018 • 23min
258: Last Year, This Year
Woody and David review the local history highlights from 2017 and talk up big WNP plans for 2018.
Dec 30, 2017 • 30min
257: Chinese in the Outer Sunset
Palma You and Steve Haines talk about a project of the Chinese Historical Society of America on Chinese history in the Sunset District.
Dec 22, 2017 • 16min
256: Christmas Tree Point
We push east to Christmas Tree Point on Twin Peaks and talk about why it is called that.
