Western Neighborhoods Project
Outside Lands San Francisco
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.
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Oct 5, 2026
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Episodes
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.
322: Conservatory of Flowers Myths 13.04.2019 34:35
Guest Chelsea Sellin shares some legends about the Golden Gate Park landmark on its 140th birthday.
321: Portal Heights 06.04.2019 26:37
Curvy streets in the Sunset? The mystery of Cecilia Avenue revealed.
320: Ferries & Cliff House Railroad 30.03.2019 31:20
Steam locomotives once puffed through the Richmond District.
319: Butter Sculptress of the Midwinter Fair 23.03.2019 34:37
The story of Caroline Brooks, Centennial Butter Sculptress at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition.
318: Verdi Monument 16.03.2019 27:25
The impressive tribute in Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse to Italy's famous composer.
317: Quigley Family 09.03.2019 31:28
An historic Inner Sunset family who lived in, and made, Golden Gate Park.
316: San Francisco History Center 01.03.2019 33:02
Guest Christina Moretta, photo curator from the San Francisco History Center at the San Francisco Public Library, gives an overview of the city's official archives.
315: Sunset Reservoir 23.02.2019 28:06
177 million gallons of water is just the start of the story.
314: Women Artists at the Midwinter Fair 16.02.2019 31:40
The Fine Arts Building of the 1894 California Midwinter International Fair in Golden Gate Park and the many female artists featured.
313: Worcester Avenue 09.02.2019 22:33
The history and significance of a one-block San Francisco street.
312: Hotel Cairns 02.02.2019 28:56
The former roadhouse and sanitarium at the corner of 36th Avenue and Fulton Street.
311: Columbia Heights 26.01.2019 30:28
The mini-neighborhood laid out along San Jose Avenue in 1893 with dairies and a one-man water company.
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