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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Oct 5, 2026
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Episodes
160: Sunnyside District 13.02.2016 21:23
Visiting the creme de la creme of San Francisco subdivisions, where it isn't always sunny.
159: Twin Peaks Tunnel 07.02.2016 24:15
The story of the Municipal Railway streetcar tunnel that opened up the West of Twin Peaks neighborhoods.
158: Presidio Terrace 30.01.2016 22:03
Begun in 1905, the residence park that sparked a boom in San Francisco master-planned communities.
157: Fort Funston 23.01.2016 27:59
Guns, dogs, hang gliders, and more about the land at the southwest corner of San Francisco.
156: City Cemetery 17.01.2016 28:17
John Martini tells the story of the cemetery where Lincoln Park is today, and what remains.
155: Golden Gate Park Golf Course 09.01.2016 20:34
The hidden 9-hole pitch and putt, and mail from 13 listeners.
154: The Year 2015 for WNP 02.01.2016 25:16
The good, the awesome, and the super great year for Western Neighborhoods Project.
153: The Park-Presidio Improvement Association 27.12.2015 23:36
A strange Greek revival building in the Inner Richmond was once home to a powerful political organization.
152: Parkway Terrace 20.12.2015 25:28
Fine homes and curving concrete benches in an early housing development in the middle of the Sunset District.
151: OpenSFHistory 13.12.2015 22:46
Making private collections public, the new WNP program offers up thousands historical San Francisco images.
150: Willard Worden 05.12.2015 24:09
Researcher and author Jim Ganz on bringing a great San Francisco photographer back into the spotlight.
149: George Washington High School 22.11.2015 20:49
David and Woody stumble through the story of a landmark west side high school. Help them!
148: Ingleside District 16.11.2015 22:28
Laid out as Lakeview, the valley land along Ocean Avenue became the Ingleside District.
147: Bernal History Project 08.11.2015 23:27
We go east for Bernal Heights history with guest Vicky Walker.
146: Sutro Tower 01.11.2015 19:03
San Francisco icon or eyesore? The history of Sutro Tower.
145: San Francisco State 25.10.2015 25:20
The story of the California State University beside San Francisco's Lake Merced.
144: Jordan Park 18.10.2015 23:38
The story behind the wide streets and stately houses of Jordan Park in the Inner Richmond
143: President Taft Visits San Francisco 11.10.2015 22:20
Touring San Francisco, digging in the Polo Fields, and motoring down Clement Street in 1911.
142: Mile Rock Lighthouse 04.10.2015 21:25
The story of a dramatic sea-surrounded lighthouse just outside the Golden Gate.
141: West Side Water 27.09.2015 27:18
Water expert Joel Pomerantz joins Woody and David to talk about the flow of H2O, where it is, where it was, and where it goes.
140: Sunset District Streetcar Lines 20.09.2015 24:46
A review of streetcar lines serving San Francisco/'s largest neighborhood, including pre-MUNI routes.
139: Kelly’s Cove 14.09.2015 21:59
San Francisco’s legendary cold water surfing spot. And, yes, we tell you who Kelly was.
138: Tornado House of the Sunset 06.09.2015 18:23
The story of an extreme weather event in 1930, and what can still be seen from it on 46th Avenue.
137: Cornelius Stagg 30.08.2015 18:07
A famous west side host and sporting man, who helped name the Ingleside, came to a tragic end in the 1890s.
136: Playland at the Beach 23.08.2015 23:57
The long-gone, much-missed amusement park where the sand meets the sea in the Richmond District.
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