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
135: Lakeside District 18.08.2015 16:44
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 18:01
Inside a west side church is one of the most awe-inspiring and unknown landmarks in San Francisco.
133: Ben Butler 02.08.2015 18:03
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 25:30
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 21:46
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 20:17
The story of West Portal, the neighborhood and the avenue.
129: Prelinger Library 05.07.2015 20:45
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 20:54
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 22:22
Home builder and character who had a great impact on San Francisco's Sunset District.
126: Ingleside Coursing Park 13.06.2015 19:51
In the 1890s, greyhounds competed along Ocean Avenue at the Ingleside Coursing Park. Plus, Connemara the superdog!
125: GGNRA Park Archives 07.06.2015 22:37
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 18:21
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 28:43
Maritime craft going aground on San Francisco's Ocean Beach and Lands End
122: Big Alma Spreckels 16.05.2015 23:29
Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, mother of the Palace of the Legion of Honor, and a real SF character
121: San Francisco Maritime Research Center 09.05.2015 25:31
Gina Bardi tells us about the city's premier archive of maritime history. Crazy fact: 100,000 watercraft plans!
120: Temple Emanu-El 02.05.2015 30:25
Judi Leff shares the history of Richmond District landmark Temple Emanu-El. Plus Emperor Norton!
119: Golf Courses 25.04.2015 21:43
San Francisco/'s earliest golf courses were created on the city/'s west side, including the Ingleside.
118: The 1906 Earthquake and Fire 18.04.2015 23:09
A seminal day for San Francisco and the western neighborhoods: April 18, 1906
117: Olympic Grounds 11.04.2015 24:20
Guest Angus Macfarlane tells us when San Francisco's Olympic Club cavorted in the heart of the Inner Sunset District.
116: Courtesy of a Private Collector 05.04.2015 22:12
Nicole Meldahl describes the significance and breadth of the "Courtesy of a Private Collector" historical images and how WNP is conserving, cataloging, and sharing them.
115: UC San Francisco and the Affiliated Colleges 28.03.2015 27:27
The history of the University of CA-San Francisco, begun as the Affiliated Colleges, and how it ended up in the Inner Sunset.
114: Shaping San Francisco 21.03.2015 29:25
Chris Carlsson and LisaRuth Elliott talk about their energetic and engaging local history work. Bikes, CD-ROMS, and more.
113: Mount Davidson 14.03.2015 23:06
We go to San Francisco's highest natural peak, which is topped by a 113-foot concrete cross and lots of trees that look like a hairline.
112: SF History Expo and PPIE100 06.03.2015 20:24
February 2015 has been a busy month for San Francisco history. David and Woody have the recap.
111: Beertown 27.02.2015 23:12
John Freeman joins us to talk about days when Fulton Street in the Richmond District had an intoxicating reputation.
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