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.
Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.outsidelands.org
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Oct 5, 2026
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Episodes
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.
297: The 1868 Earthquake 20.10.2018 27:32
Arnold Woods joins us to mark the 150th anniversary of the October 21, 1868 earthquake on the Hayward Fault, the city's first 'Big One.'
296: Rancho San Miguel 06.10.2018 28:25
A Mexican land grant from 1845 still reverberates on San Francisco's west side 173 years later.
295: Chet Born Fire Collection 29.09.2018 25:45
Guardians of the City and WNP are partnering to bring dramatic images of SF Fire Department by Chet Born and others to the public.
294: 16th Avenue Tiled Steps 22.09.2018 24:31
After many requests, the history of the 16th Avenue tiled steps on Golden Gate Heights.
293: San Francisco Model Yacht Club 15.09.2018 22:05
Rob Weaver, Vice Commodore of the SFMYC at Spreckels Lake, takes us through 120 years of model boating in Golden Gate Park.
292: San Francisco Model of 1939-40 08.09.2018 36:08
Stella Lochman from SFMOMA describes efforts to salvage a 40-foot model of the whole city and find ways to bring it back to the public.
291: Baird Estate 01.09.2018 30:26
Explosions, mysterious deaths, lawsuits, and one family's outsized influence on lots of land at the edge of the Outside Lands.
290: Bay District Racetrack 25.08.2018 25:48
From the 1870s to the 1890s, horse racing drew crowds to what are today blocks of Inner Richmond homes.
289: Richmond Dairies 18.08.2018 20:43
Cows? In the Richmond District? Plus, milk detective!
288: San Francisco Botanical Garden 11.08.2018 27:44
The 55 acres in Golden Gate Park we used to know as the Strybing Arboretum can take you around the world and even through time.
287: Charlotte Estes 04.08.2018 23:46
A mysterious monument in a city park. Who was Charlotte Estes?
286: Emperor Norton Treasure Hunt 28.07.2018 22:09
From 1953 to the early 1960s, the San Francisco Chronicle sent thousands of treasure-hunting locals around the city to dig in parks, beaches, and front yards.
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