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
222: Fires of 1906 28.04.2017 25:45
Fire, not earthquake, destroyed most of San Francisco in 1906.
221: Japanese Tea Garden 22.04.2017 28:29
Gardener and historian Steven Pitsenbarger gives the story of Golden Gate Park's crown jewel.
220: Legion of Honor 15.04.2017 25:44
The history of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor---art, an organ, and a view.
219: Midtown Terrace 08.04.2017 23:05
The mid-century development nestled in San Francisco's Twin Peaks.
218: Parkside Theater 01.04.2017 22:16
The history of a neighborhood theater, home of Tom Mix, Led Zeppelin, and a lot of toddlers.
217: San Francisco History Days 25.03.2017 26:51
The present and future of the city's most popular history event in the Old Mint.
216: Leonard-Poole House 18.03.2017 21:30
The story of San Francisco landmark #213 at 90 Cedro in Ingleside Terraces.
215: Monarch the Grizzly Bear 11.03.2017 21:03
The story of a grizzly captured, and later kept in Golden Gate Park, who was the model for the state flag.
214: Richmond Heights 02.03.2017 23:42
A 1910s micro-neighborhood with residence park aspirations and Craftsman houses.
213: Laguna Honda School 25.02.2017 24:05
The story of a Sunset school, the saloon next door, and "milk punch."
212: Johnnie the Birdman 18.02.2017 20:56
The story of a nineteenth century bird-act busker at Ocean Beach.
211: Richmond and Sunset Branch Libraries 11.02.2017 26:34
Two classic west side branches of the San Francisco Public Library were built with a grant from Andrew Carnegie.
210: Ocean House 04.02.2017 19:01
The roadhouse that catered to sports at Lake Merced from the 1850s to the 1880s.
209: Golden Gate Park Music Stand 28.01.2017 24:06
The history of bandshells, music stands, and the Temple of Music.
208: The Bird Rescue of 1971 21.01.2017 22:15
Susan McCarthy tells how a 1971 oil spill brought hippies and hardhats together for clean-up efforts at Ocean Beach and the creation of International Bird Rescue.
207: The Human Be-In 14.01.2017 19:30
Nicole Meldahl and Arnold Woods come to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Polo Fields' happening.
206: Geary Park and Ocean Railroad 07.01.2017 25:56
When cable cars and steam trains ran on Geary Street to the Richmond District. Plus, a listener mail question!
205: Brotherhood Way 31.12.2016 25:36
The story of a unique drive reserved for religious and fraternal organizations in the late 1950s.
204: Christmas Traditions 24.12.2016 18:13
Local christmas traditions and stories old and new, from roof rides to holiday firehouses.
203: Streetcar to the Stars 16.12.2016 17:59
The story of the 6-line, which started as a streetcar that made a neighborhood party.
202: Golden Gate Park Lifesaving Station 10.12.2016 18:01
The story of the surfmen who did service at Ocean Beach from 1878 to 1951.
201: 100 Years of St. Cecilia Catholic Parish 01.12.2016 22:10
Guest Frank Dunnigan talks about the first century of a Parkside District parish.
200: The 200th Podcast 26.11.2016 23:05
Listener mail and more.
199: Mark Daniels 17.11.2016 20:15
Landscape architect for Forest Hill, part of Sea Cliff, the National Park Service.
198: Charlie Sava 12.11.2016 18:46
Legendary swim coach of olympians and 50,000 city school kids.
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