Outside Lands San Francisco

347: Paul´s Hat Works 05.10.2019 29:44 ↓

Paul's Hat Works has been adorning heads in the City and the Richmond for almost 100 years. Abbie Dwelle, the Hat Works current owner, joins the pod to share its history.

346 The Lincoln Highway 28.09.2019 24:50 ↓

Why does Lincoln Highway end in San Francisco, and why is it named after our 16th President? David, Woody and Nicole discuss the western terminus of America's first transcontinental road.

345 Robert Emmet Statue 21.09.2019 20:41 ↓

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.

344: Cliff House Portraits 14.09.2019 29:00 ↓

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.

343: Vanished West Side Schools 07.09.2019 30:12 ↓

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.

342: August 2019 Mailbag 30.08.2019 31:15 ↓

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

341: Recycling Midwinter Fair 24.08.2019 30:39 ↓

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.

340: The Trocadero 17.08.2019 27:12 ↓

The 1890s roadhouse still standing in Stern Grove.

339: The Wreck of the Reporter 10.08.2019 23:59 ↓

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

338: The Hot House 03.08.2019 29:19 ↓

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

337: Windsor Terrace 26.07.2019 24:42 ↓

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

336: Torlakson House 20.07.2019 22:12 ↓

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

335: Gene's Liquors 09.07.2019 23:02 ↓

The Parkside District's pioneer corner grocery.

334: Closing the Midwinter Fair 06.07.2019 21:32 ↓

The last official days of the California Midwinter International Exposition.

333: Laguna Honda 29.06.2019 30:28 ↓

The story of the San Francisco lake in the hills.

332: Goddess of the Forest 22.06.2019 25:28 ↓

Dudley Carter's sculpture and its journey from the Golden Gate International Exposition to Golden Gate Park to City College.

331: San Francisco Ice Arena 15.06.2019 26:03 ↓

The mid-block skating rink that operated on 48th Avenue between Kirkham and Lawton Streets from the 1920s to the 1990s.

330: Golden Gate Park Bands 07.06.2019 27:58 ↓

From 1882 to the 1894 Midwinter Fair to Sundays today, the history of bands in the park.

329: Bicycles on the West Side 01.06.2019 28:45 ↓

Two wheels on the west side from the 1890s to today.

328: Memorial to the Missing 26.05.2019 24:32 ↓

Monument in the Presidio dedicated to World War II servicemen lost in the Pacific.

327: Heidelberg Castle 18.05.2019 24:19 ↓

The German village concession at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park.

326: Truck Farms 11.05.2019 24:23 ↓

Italian truck farms on the west side of the city, leased by "I Giardinieri" (the gardeners), fed San Francisco for decades.

325: Great White Fleet 04.05.2019 29:56 ↓

In May 1908, the entire city turned out for the US Navy's globe-circling show of might and goodwill.

324: SF Assessor-Recorder 27.04.2019 21:29 ↓

Carmen Chu details the photos, and historical records available to the public for research and education, and an exciting new project with the library.

323: Easter on Mount Davidson 20.04.2019 29:26 ↓

The tradition of sunrise services on San Francisco's highest peak.