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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Jul 5, 2026
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Episodes
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.
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.
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