Outside Lands San Francisco

35: The Gjoa 06.09.2013 15:10 ↓

The story of the Gjoa, a fishing sloop that traversed the Northwest Passage and ended up in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from 1909 to 1972.

34: 1951 San Francisco Assessor Negatives 31.08.2013 22:19 ↓

Hundreds of documentary building photographs from 1951 tell small stories of San Francisco six decades later.

33: Lincoln High School 23.08.2013 20:44 ↓

Guest Lorri Ungaretti talks about the history of her San Francisco alma mater, the Sunset District's Lincoln High School.

32: Miraloma Park 17.08.2013 22:28 ↓

Guest Christopher VerPlanck joins the boys to talk about Miraloma Park, a San Francisco neigborhood on Mount Davidson, smack in the middle of San Francisco.

31: Daniel Burnham's Plan 10.08.2013 18:54 ↓

Daniel Hudson Burnham's 1904 plan to remake San Francisco included some momumental visions for the west side.

30: Stern Grove and Pine Lake Park 01.08.2013 16:13 ↓

Stern Grove and Pine Lake Park, with a shared history of squatters, farmers, and free music, is not your run-of-the-mill San Francisco parkland.

29: Ingleside Terraces 27.07.2013 25:28 ↓

San Francisco's Ingleside Terraces neighborhood started as a racetrack before turning into a residential park with, weirdly, a giant sundial.

28: Cliff House 16.07.2013 24:51 ↓

San Francisco's Cliff House, perched above Seal Rocks at the Pacific Ocean, celebrates its 150th anniversary in July 2013.

27: Fleishhacker Pool 12.07.2013 19:23 ↓

Promoted as the world's largest outdoor swimming pool, San Francisco's Fleishhacker Pool opened in 1925 and closed in the early 1970s. It was cold!

26: Oddities of the Avenues 05.07.2013 19:24 ↓

The hidden stories of odd buildings in the Avenues of western San Francisco, including a rant about Google map designations.

25: Oceanview 28.06.2013 20:05 ↓

Stories of frog ponds, unbalanced street grids, and Death's Crossing in San Francisco's Oceaniewv neighborhood.

24: Adolph Sutro 21.06.2013 20:51 ↓

Did he own one-twelfth of San Francisco or just a twentieth? Either way, Adolph Sutro made his mark on the city, especially the west side.

23: Camp Merritt 14.06.2013 21:52 ↓

Guest Nicole Meldahl talks about the Richmond District's 1898 encampment of volunteer soldiers for the Spanish-American War.

22: Carl Larsen 04.06.2013 17:21 ↓

Carl Larsen, restaurateur, chicken ranch owner, and Sunset District pioneer has perhaps one of San Francisco's most-viewed parks named after him.

21: Park Bums 30.05.2013 17:22 ↓

Golden Gate Park's pickup baseball legends, the Park Bums, and other pickup ball-playing stories and locales.

20: Beach Chalet 24.05.2013 20:52 ↓

Talking about the old and new Beach Chalet on the western edge of Golden Gate Park at Ocean Beach.

19: Forts and Fortifications 18.05.2013 27:59 ↓

Guest John Martini talks historic forts and fortifications around the Golden Gate and Ocean Beach.

18: George Turner Marsh and the Naming of the Richmond 09.05.2013 20:52 ↓

The interesting life of George Turner Marsh, pioneer of the Richmond District and possible namer of the neighborhood.

17: Hills of San Francisco 02.05.2013 17:56 ↓

David and Woody review a 54-year-old book that inspired both of them.

16: Sunnyside Conservatory 25.04.2013 19:45 ↓

The story behind an octagonal San Francisco landmark on Monterey Boulevard.

15: Earthquake Shacks 18.04.2013 24:55 ↓

After San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake and Fire over 5,600 relief cottages were constructed for the refugees. Some still survive today.

14: San Francisco Zoo 12.04.2013 24:25 ↓

Bricks of pink popcorn, the Little Puffer train, Storyland, lions, tigers, and bears... join Woody and David in remembering the history of the San Francisco Zoo.

13: Sunset Architecture 04.04.2013 21:45 ↓

San Francisco's largest neighborhood has its own distinctive architecture thanks to 1930s merchant-builders like Henry Doelger, Oliver Rousseau, and the Gellerts.

12: Richmond District Streetcars? 29.03.2013 19:45 ↓

Guest Paul Rosenberg talks about the source of rails recently uncovered on Balboa Street.

11: Ingleside Jail and More 20.03.2013 20:53 ↓

The History of the House of Refuge Lot, where City College of San Francisco and Balboa Park stand today.