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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Jun 13, 2015 • 20min
126: Ingleside Coursing Park
In the 1890s, greyhounds competed along Ocean Avenue at the Ingleside Coursing Park. Plus, Connemara the superdog!
Jun 7, 2015 • 23min
125: GGNRA Park Archives
Amanda Williford from the Golden Gate Park Archives tells us about 6 million historical items, some stuffed in old stables.
May 30, 2015 • 18min
124: Golden Gate Park Carousel
Inside a Roman temple in Golden Gate Park you can still ride a goat, a dragon, or a giraffe in circles.
May 23, 2015 • 29min
123: Shipwrecks of Ocean Beach
Maritime craft going aground on San Francisco's Ocean Beach and Lands End
May 16, 2015 • 23min
122: Big Alma Spreckels
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, mother of the Palace of the Legion of Honor, and a real SF character
May 9, 2015 • 26min
121: San Francisco Maritime Research Center
Gina Bardi tells us about the city's premier archive of maritime history. Crazy fact: 100,000 watercraft plans!
May 2, 2015 • 30min
120: Temple Emanu-El
Judi Leff shares the history of Richmond District landmark Temple Emanu-El. Plus Emperor Norton!
Apr 25, 2015 • 22min
119: Golf Courses
San Francisco/'s earliest golf courses were created on the city/'s west side, including the Ingleside.
Apr 18, 2015 • 23min
118: The 1906 Earthquake and Fire
A seminal day for San Francisco and the western neighborhoods: April 18, 1906
Apr 11, 2015 • 24min
117: Olympic Grounds
Guest Angus Macfarlane tells us when San Francisco's Olympic Club cavorted in the heart of the Inner Sunset District.
