Outside Lands San Francisco

310: Bonet's Electric Tower 19.01.2019 31:39 ↓

The centerpiece of the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park.

309: Carol Schuldt 12.01.2019 29:34 ↓

The story of Kelly's Cove's "Queen of the Beach," who passed away on December 1, 2018.

308: California Gliders Club 05.01.2019 28:47 ↓

1920s aviators flew over the sand dunes of San Francisco's west side.

307: Snow in San Francisco 29.12.2018 29:20 ↓

On rare occasions, white stuff has fallen on the city by the bay.

306: Sutro's Ashes 22.12.2018 32:31 ↓

Mysterious object, relocated ashes, shadowy characters... John Martini unearths the stories behind Adolph Sutro's missing remains.

305: Francis Scott Key Monument 15.12.2018 29:05 ↓

The story of a peripatetic statue, that looks like a wedding cake top, in Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse.

304: Lakeshore Park 08.12.2018 26:53 ↓

Woody, David, & Nicole tell the story of the Gellert Brothers-built neighborhood that sits between two lakes and was the home of the mysterious GET.

303: Alma Keith 01.12.2018 28:49 ↓

A milliner with a large house at the beach and a family history with some mystery. Woody, David, & Nicole tell the story of Alma Keith.

302: Transpacific Cable 24.11.2018 28:53 ↓

In December 1902, a communications connection to Asia was launched from San Francisco's Ocean Beach.

301: Ansel Adams House 17.11.2018 24:01 ↓

The famed photographer of Yosemite and the 'Range of Light' grew up in the Richmond District.

300: Western Neighborhoods Project 10.11.2018 29:27 ↓

Hey, we are history too now! For the 300th podcast we talk about the venerable organization named the Western Neighborhoods Project.

299: Monterey Heights 03.11.2018 30:20 ↓

The houses and stories (bootleggers, raffles, and more) in a residential neighborhood on the slope of Mount Davidson.

298: West Side Equestrianism 27.10.2018 27:06 ↓

Horse-riding on the west side, the Golden Gate Park stables, and David's fear of the saddle.

297: The 1868 Earthquake 20.10.2018 27:32 ↓

Arnold Woods joins us to mark the 150th anniversary of the October 21, 1868 earthquake on the Hayward Fault, the city's first 'Big One.'

296: Rancho San Miguel 06.10.2018 28:25 ↓

A Mexican land grant from 1845 still reverberates on San Francisco's west side 173 years later.

295: Chet Born Fire Collection 29.09.2018 25:45 ↓

Guardians of the City and WNP are partnering to bring dramatic images of SF Fire Department by Chet Born and others to the public.

294: 16th Avenue Tiled Steps 22.09.2018 24:31 ↓

After many requests, the history of the 16th Avenue tiled steps on Golden Gate Heights.

293: San Francisco Model Yacht Club 15.09.2018 22:05 ↓

Rob Weaver, Vice Commodore of the SFMYC at Spreckels Lake, takes us through 120 years of model boating in Golden Gate Park.

292: San Francisco Model of 1939-40 08.09.2018 36:08 ↓

Stella Lochman from SFMOMA describes efforts to salvage a 40-foot model of the whole city and find ways to bring it back to the public.

291: Baird Estate 01.09.2018 30:26 ↓

Explosions, mysterious deaths, lawsuits, and one family's outsized influence on lots of land at the edge of the Outside Lands.

290: Bay District Racetrack 25.08.2018 25:48 ↓

From the 1870s to the 1890s, horse racing drew crowds to what are today blocks of Inner Richmond homes.

289: Richmond Dairies 18.08.2018 20:43 ↓

Cows? In the Richmond District? Plus, milk detective!

288: San Francisco Botanical Garden 11.08.2018 27:44 ↓

The 55 acres in Golden Gate Park we used to know as the Strybing Arboretum can take you around the world and even through time.

287: Charlotte Estes 04.08.2018 23:46 ↓

A mysterious monument in a city park. Who was Charlotte Estes?

286: Emperor Norton Treasure Hunt 28.07.2018 22:09 ↓

From 1953 to the early 1960s, the San Francisco Chronicle sent thousands of treasure-hunting locals around the city to dig in parks, beaches, and front yards.