352: The Nightclubs of 3595 Taraval
The building at 46th and Taraval has an unexpectedly colorful, if not checkered, past. What is that two-story silo on the corner?
Nov 09, 2019•24 min
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, a real fact or two, and much-better-informed occasional guests.
Episodes
351: Breon Gate
You can appreciate the Breon Gate the next time you're waiting for the light on 19th Avenue and Lincoln. But what is its origin? Who built it and when?
Nov 01, 2019•22 min
350: The Presidio Theatre
The rehabilitated Presidio Theatre recently opened to the public for the first time in 25 years. What began as a WPA project is back in its new, state of the art glory.
Oct 25, 2019•28 min
349: Cutting Through Golden Gate Park - Part 1
Nineteenth Avenue began its transformation from a residential street into six lane highway in the 1930s. Learn about the driving forces behind the expansion.
Oct 19, 2019•29 min
348: The Anderson Sisters School of Dance
Jack Anderson's talented sisters, Lenore and Jean, owned and operated the Anderson Sisters School of Dance on Clement Street. Learn which beloved actor performed there early in their career.
Oct 12, 2019•29 min
347: Paul´s Hat Works
Paul's Hat Works has been adorning heads in the City and the Richmond for almost 100 years. Abbie Dwelle, the Hat Works current owner, joins the pod to share its history.
Oct 05, 2019•30 min
346 The Lincoln Highway
Why does Lincoln Highway end in San Francisco, and why is it named after our 16th President? David, Woody and Nicole discuss the western terminus of America's first transcontinental road.
Sep 28, 2019•25 min
345 Robert Emmet Statue
Who placed a statue of the doomed Irish rebellion leader in Golden Gate Park? Learn the story of the Robert Emmet monument that now stands near the California Academy of Science.
Sep 21, 2019•21 min
344: Cliff House Portraits
In the early 1900s, some professional portrait photos were the selfies of the day. John Freeman drops by to talk about the photographers who made a living taking photos of visitors to west side attractions.
Sep 14, 2019•29 min
343: Vanished West Side Schools
Learn what happened to some of the schools on the West Side that no longer exist. The constant ebb and flow of the City's population, evolving teaching philosophies, and buildings that outlive their usefulness, schools come and go.
Sep 07, 2019•30 min
342: August 2019 Mailbag
The listeners speak! Woody, David, and Nicole answer listener mail, own up to mistakes, and make some quick takes on a variety of topics.
Aug 30, 2019•31 min
341: Recycling Midwinter Fair
The Midwinter Fair lived on after closing! Guest John Martini joins Nicole, David, and Woody to discuss how many of the attractions and buildings from the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 were repurposed.
Aug 24, 2019•31 min
340: The Trocadero
The 1890s roadhouse still standing in Stern Grove.
Aug 17, 2019•27 min
339: The Wreck of the Reporter
One Ocean Beach shipwreck the city turned out for in 1902.
Aug 10, 2019•24 min
338: The Hot House
The Spanish-inspired eatery at Ocean Beach that survived the end of Playland.
Aug 03, 2019•29 min
337: Windsor Terrace
The story of the Inner Sunset development with the elegant brick column gateway. And big WNP news.
Jul 26, 2019•25 min
336: Torlakson House
The story of Carvel Torlakson and 806 47th Avenue, possibly the oldest standing building in the Richmond District.
Jul 20, 2019•22 min
335: Gene's Liquors
The Parkside District's pioneer corner grocery.
Jul 09, 2019•23 min
334: Closing the Midwinter Fair
The last official days of the California Midwinter International Exposition.
Jul 06, 2019•22 min
333: Laguna Honda
The story of the San Francisco lake in the hills.
Jun 29, 2019•30 min
332: Goddess of the Forest
Dudley Carter's sculpture and its journey from the Golden Gate International Exposition to Golden Gate Park to City College.
Jun 22, 2019•25 min
331: San Francisco Ice Arena
The mid-block skating rink that operated on 48th Avenue between Kirkham and Lawton Streets from the 1920s to the 1990s.
Jun 15, 2019•26 min
330: Golden Gate Park Bands
From 1882 to the 1894 Midwinter Fair to Sundays today, the history of bands in the park.
Jun 07, 2019•28 min
329: Bicycles on the West Side
Two wheels on the west side from the 1890s to today.
Jun 01, 2019•29 min
328: Memorial to the Missing
Monument in the Presidio dedicated to World War II servicemen lost in the Pacific.
May 26, 2019•25 min
327: Heidelberg Castle
The German village concession at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park.
May 18, 2019•24 min
326: Truck Farms
Italian truck farms on the west side of the city, leased by "I Giardinieri" (the gardeners), fed San Francisco for decades.
May 11, 2019•24 min
325: Great White Fleet
In May 1908, the entire city turned out for the US Navy's globe-circling show of might and goodwill.
May 04, 2019•30 min
324: SF Assessor-Recorder
Carmen Chu details the photos, and historical records available to the public for research and education, and an exciting new project with the library.
Apr 27, 2019•21 min
323: Easter on Mount Davidson
The tradition of sunrise services on San Francisco's highest peak.
Apr 20, 2019•29 min
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