Western Neighborhoods Project

Outside Lands San Francisco

Society EN ↓ 660 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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.outsidelands.org

Author

Western Neighborhoods Project

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.outsidelands.org

Latest episode

Oct 5, 2026

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Episodes

160: Sunnyside District 13.02.2016

Visiting the creme de la creme of San Francisco subdivisions, where it isn't always sunny.

159: Twin Peaks Tunnel 07.02.2016

The story of the Municipal Railway streetcar tunnel that opened up the West of Twin Peaks neighborhoods.

158: Presidio Terrace 30.01.2016

Begun in 1905, the residence park that sparked a boom in San Francisco master-planned communities.

157: Fort Funston 23.01.2016

Guns, dogs, hang gliders, and more about the land at the southwest corner of San Francisco.

156: City Cemetery 17.01.2016

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

The hidden 9-hole pitch and putt, and mail from 13 listeners.

154: The Year 2015 for WNP 02.01.2016

The good, the awesome, and the super great year for Western Neighborhoods Project.

153: The Park-Presidio Improvement Association 27.12.2015

A strange Greek revival building in the Inner Richmond was once home to a powerful political organization.

152: Parkway Terrace 20.12.2015

Fine homes and curving concrete benches in an early housing development in the middle of the Sunset District.

151: OpenSFHistory 13.12.2015

Making private collections public, the new WNP program offers up thousands historical San Francisco images.

150: Willard Worden 05.12.2015

Researcher and author Jim Ganz on bringing a great San Francisco photographer back into the spotlight.

149: George Washington High School 22.11.2015

David and Woody stumble through the story of a landmark west side high school. Help them!

148: Ingleside District 16.11.2015

Laid out as Lakeview, the valley land along Ocean Avenue became the Ingleside District.

147: Bernal History Project 08.11.2015

We go east for Bernal Heights history with guest Vicky Walker.

146: Sutro Tower 01.11.2015

San Francisco icon or eyesore? The history of Sutro Tower.

145: San Francisco State 25.10.2015

The story of the California State University beside San Francisco's Lake Merced.

144: Jordan Park 18.10.2015

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

Touring San Francisco, digging in the Polo Fields, and motoring down Clement Street in 1911.

142: Mile Rock Lighthouse 04.10.2015

The story of a dramatic sea-surrounded lighthouse just outside the Golden Gate.

141: West Side Water 27.09.2015

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

A review of streetcar lines serving San Francisco/'s largest neighborhood, including pre-MUNI routes.

139: Kelly’s Cove 14.09.2015

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

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

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

The long-gone, much-missed amusement park where the sand meets the sea in the Richmond District.

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