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

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Western Neighborhoods Project

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.outsidelands.org

Latest episode

Oct 5, 2026

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Episodes

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

122: Big Alma Spreckels 16.05.2015

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

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

Judi Leff shares the history of Richmond District landmark Temple Emanu-El. Plus Emperor Norton!

119: Golf Courses 25.04.2015

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

A seminal day for San Francisco and the western neighborhoods: April 18, 1906

117: Olympic Grounds 11.04.2015

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

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

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

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

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

February 2015 has been a busy month for San Francisco history. David and Woody have the recap.

111: Beertown 27.02.2015

John Freeman joins us to talk about days when Fulton Street in the Richmond District had an intoxicating reputation.

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