Western Neighborhoods Project

Outside Lands San Francisco

Society EN ↓ 647 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.

Author

Western Neighborhoods Project

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.outsidelands.org

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

222: Fires of 1906 28.04.2017

Fire, not earthquake, destroyed most of San Francisco in 1906.

221: Japanese Tea Garden 22.04.2017

Gardener and historian Steven Pitsenbarger gives the story of Golden Gate Park's crown jewel.

220: Legion of Honor 15.04.2017

The history of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor---art, an organ, and a view.

219: Midtown Terrace 08.04.2017

The mid-century development nestled in San Francisco's Twin Peaks.

218: Parkside Theater 01.04.2017

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

The present and future of the city's most popular history event in the Old Mint.

216: Leonard-Poole House 18.03.2017

The story of San Francisco landmark #213 at 90 Cedro in Ingleside Terraces.

215: Monarch the Grizzly Bear 11.03.2017

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

A 1910s micro-neighborhood with residence park aspirations and Craftsman houses.

213: Laguna Honda School 25.02.2017

The story of a Sunset school, the saloon next door, and "milk punch."

212: Johnnie the Birdman 18.02.2017

The story of a nineteenth century bird-act busker at Ocean Beach.

211: Richmond and Sunset Branch Libraries 11.02.2017

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

The roadhouse that catered to sports at Lake Merced from the 1850s to the 1880s.

209: Golden Gate Park Music Stand 28.01.2017

The history of bandshells, music stands, and the Temple of Music.

208: The Bird Rescue of 1971 21.01.2017

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

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

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

The story of a unique drive reserved for religious and fraternal organizations in the late 1950s.

204: Christmas Traditions 24.12.2016

Local christmas traditions and stories old and new, from roof rides to holiday firehouses.

203: Streetcar to the Stars 16.12.2016

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

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

Guest Frank Dunnigan talks about the first century of a Parkside District parish.

200: The 200th Podcast 26.11.2016

Listener mail and more.

199: Mark Daniels 17.11.2016

Landscape architect for Forest Hill, part of Sea Cliff, the National Park Service.

198: Charlie Sava 12.11.2016

Legendary swim coach of olympians and 50,000 city school kids.

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