Western Neighborhoods Project

Outside Lands San Francisco

Society EN ↓ 660 episodes

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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.outsidelands.org

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Western Neighborhoods Project

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.outsidelands.org

Latest episode

Oct 5, 2026

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Episodes

335: Gene's Liquors 09.07.2019

The Parkside District's pioneer corner grocery.

334: Closing the Midwinter Fair 06.07.2019

The last official days of the California Midwinter International Exposition.

333: Laguna Honda 29.06.2019

The story of the San Francisco lake in the hills.

332: Goddess of the Forest 22.06.2019

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

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

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

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

328: Memorial to the Missing 26.05.2019

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

327: Heidelberg Castle 18.05.2019

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

326: Truck Farms 11.05.2019

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

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

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

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

322: Conservatory of Flowers Myths 13.04.2019

Guest Chelsea Sellin shares some legends about the Golden Gate Park landmark on its 140th birthday.

321: Portal Heights 06.04.2019

Curvy streets in the Sunset? The mystery of Cecilia Avenue revealed.

320: Ferries & Cliff House Railroad 30.03.2019

Steam locomotives once puffed through the Richmond District.

319: Butter Sculptress of the Midwinter Fair 23.03.2019

The story of Caroline Brooks, Centennial Butter Sculptress at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition.

318: Verdi Monument 16.03.2019

The impressive tribute in Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse to Italy's famous composer.

317: Quigley Family 09.03.2019

An historic Inner Sunset family who lived in, and made, Golden Gate Park.

316: San Francisco History Center 01.03.2019

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

177 million gallons of water is just the start of the story.

314: Women Artists at the Midwinter Fair 16.02.2019

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

The history and significance of a one-block San Francisco street.

312: Hotel Cairns 02.02.2019

The former roadhouse and sanitarium at the corner of 36th Avenue and Fulton Street.

311: Columbia Heights 26.01.2019

The mini-neighborhood laid out along San Jose Avenue in 1893 with dairies and a one-man water company.

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