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

47: Sutro Baths 29.11.2013

John Martini returns to talk about San Francisco's legendary Sutro Baths, once the world's largest natatorium and now beloved ruins.

46: SF History Groups 23.11.2013

The Western Neighborhoods Project isn't the only group dedicated to San Francisco history. David and Woody share the love and give you lots of options to get your SF History fix.

45: Ewing Field 16.11.2013

Guest star Angus Macfarlane returns to tell the boys stories about the Richmond District's long-gone Ewing Field, home of minor league baseball and other diversions for San Franciscans.

44: Harold Stoner 09.11.2013

Guest star Jacquie Proctor talks about one of the most prolific residential architects in San Francisco, the man of streamline rocket ship buildings as well as Hansel and Gretel cottages, Harold Stoner.

43: How to Research Your House 02.11.2013

How does one research San Francisco history, including the history of one's house? David and Woody give you the online resources to get started. Plus, some big news for WNP.

42: The Little Shamrock 26.10.2013

Guest Angus Macfarlane talks with the boys about the Sunset District's oldest business, the Little Shamrock, established by the extraordinary Julia Herzo.

41: Cemeteries of the Inner Richmond 19.10.2013

Talking about the Richmond District's Big Four cemeteries around Lone Mountain, the resting place for San Francisco's dead from the 1850s until their removal in the 1930s.

40: Speedway Meadow and Polo Fields 12.10.2013

The story of Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow, the Speed Road, and the Polo Fields.

39: Carville-by-the-Sea 02.10.2013

San Francisco's 1890s bohemian beachside settlement made of old streetcars.

38: Sunset Boulevard 27.09.2013

San Francisco's Sunset Boulevard: no Norma Desmond, but from the 1930s to the 1970s, it did have Soap Box Derbys.

37: Brooks Park 20.09.2013

The up, downs, and ups once more of Brooks Park overlooking Lake Merced in Southwestern San Francisco.

36: Balboa Theatre 13.09.2013

San Francisco's Balboa Theatre on Balboa Street near 38th Avenue is a Richmond District institution.

35: The Gjoa 06.09.2013

The story of the Gjoa, a fishing sloop that traversed the Northwest Passage and ended up in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from 1909 to 1972.

34: 1951 San Francisco Assessor Negatives 31.08.2013

Hundreds of documentary building photographs from 1951 tell small stories of San Francisco six decades later.

33: Lincoln High School 23.08.2013

Guest Lorri Ungaretti talks about the history of her San Francisco alma mater, the Sunset District's Lincoln High School.

32: Miraloma Park 17.08.2013

Guest Christopher VerPlanck joins the boys to talk about Miraloma Park, a San Francisco neigborhood on Mount Davidson, smack in the middle of San Francisco.

31: Daniel Burnham's Plan 10.08.2013

Daniel Hudson Burnham's 1904 plan to remake San Francisco included some momumental visions for the west side.

30: Stern Grove and Pine Lake Park 01.08.2013

Stern Grove and Pine Lake Park, with a shared history of squatters, farmers, and free music, is not your run-of-the-mill San Francisco parkland.

29: Ingleside Terraces 27.07.2013

San Francisco's Ingleside Terraces neighborhood started as a racetrack before turning into a residential park with, weirdly, a giant sundial.

28: Cliff House 16.07.2013

San Francisco's Cliff House, perched above Seal Rocks at the Pacific Ocean, celebrates its 150th anniversary in July 2013.

27: Fleishhacker Pool 12.07.2013

Promoted as the world's largest outdoor swimming pool, San Francisco's Fleishhacker Pool opened in 1925 and closed in the early 1970s. It was cold!

26: Oddities of the Avenues 05.07.2013

The hidden stories of odd buildings in the Avenues of western San Francisco, including a rant about Google map designations.

25: Oceanview 28.06.2013

Stories of frog ponds, unbalanced street grids, and Death's Crossing in San Francisco's Oceaniewv neighborhood.

24: Adolph Sutro 21.06.2013

Did he own one-twelfth of San Francisco or just a twentieth? Either way, Adolph Sutro made his mark on the city, especially the west side.

23: Camp Merritt 14.06.2013

Guest Nicole Meldahl talks about the Richmond District's 1898 encampment of volunteer soldiers for the Spanish-American War.

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