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

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.

135: Lakeside District 18.08.2015

Thousands of people pass by this insulated enclave every day, the icelandic vision of small town America called Lakeside.

134: Ingleside Presbyterian Church 09.08.2015

Inside a west side church is one of the most awe-inspiring and unknown landmarks in San Francisco.

133: Ben Butler 02.08.2015

The story of San Francisco/'s most famous sea lion that had a life after death at Seal Rocks.

132: St. Ignatius College Preparatory 25.07.2015

With roots back to the 1850s, St. Ignatius has been a Sunset District institution for over 40 years.

131: Portals of the Past 18.07.2015

The story of the famous classical columns at Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park, and where they came from.

130: West Portal 12.07.2015

The story of West Portal, the neighborhood and the avenue.

129: Prelinger Library 05.07.2015

Megan Prelinger tells us about the one of most open physical libraries in the world, right in San Francisco!

128: Coronet Theatre 27.06.2015

Home of Star Wars premieres, Oklahoma, and 1,300 stadium seats on Geary Boulevard, the recent-gone Coronet opened in 1949.

127: Henry Doelger 20.06.2015

Home builder and character who had a great impact on San Francisco's Sunset District.

126: Ingleside Coursing Park 13.06.2015

In the 1890s, greyhounds competed along Ocean Avenue at the Ingleside Coursing Park. Plus, Connemara the superdog!

125: GGNRA Park Archives 07.06.2015

Amanda Williford from the Golden Gate Park Archives tells us about 6 million historical items, some stuffed in old stables.

124: Golden Gate Park Carousel 30.05.2015

Inside a Roman temple in Golden Gate Park you can still ride a goat, a dragon, or a giraffe in circles.

123: Shipwrecks of Ocean Beach 23.05.2015

Maritime craft going aground on San Francisco's Ocean Beach and Lands End

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