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.
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In Part 1 of a two-part episode, Nicole and Drew dig into the history of St. Ignatius Academy, which later became the University of San Francisco.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole and Drew are at Spreckels Lake where they chat with San Francisco Model Yacht Club Commodore Rob Weaver and dive into the origins of a favorite Golden Gate Park feature.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole sits down with Laura Camerlengo, the curator in charge of costume and textile arts for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, to talk about the city's unique fashion history and the current deYoung exhibition, "Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style."By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Jaimi Holker and Adam Bergeron - the team behind CinemaSF - join Nicole to talk about their work running our beloved west side movie theaters: the Balboa, 4 Star, and Vogue.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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It's been 4 years since the Francis Scott Key, Junipero Serra, and Ulysses S. Grant statues in Golden Gate Park were toppled. Revisit our podcast episode from June 2020 where Woody, David, and Nicole discuss the context in which the statues were put in the first place, and the history of the 3 subjects, and their unplanned removal.…
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Nicole is joined by Mattie Taormina, Director of the Sutro Library, to talk about how the institution got started and all the awesome things you can find there today.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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534: The Bridge Theater and Peaches Christ
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Nicole Meldahl and SFGATE reporter Amanda Bartlett explore the history of the Bridge Theater on Geary and interview drag legend Peaches Christ about her time there as hostess of Midnight Mass during our 25th Birthday Bash at the 4 Star Theater.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Revisit our episode featuring Abbie Dwelle, the owner of Paul's Hat Works, a Richmond District institution for over a century.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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David Friedlander joins the podcast to talk about Bay Area radio and television legend (and west side native) Don Sherwood.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole and Chelsea chat about a grant from California Revealed that will let WNP catalog a collection of old Richmond Banner newspapers. Plus, thoughts on jam and exciting news from the past revealed.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Retired NPS ranger John Martini joins Nicole Meldahl and Drew Moss to talk about the Presidio's transition from army post to national park.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole chats with Rich Sucre, Deputy Director of Current Planning at City and County of San Francisco to talk about the SF Citywide Survey.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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San Francisco Chronicle Culture Critic Peter Hartlaub and California Academy of Sciences Head Librarian Rebekah Kim join the podcast to talk about their favorite bits of Steinhart Aquarium history. Part 2 of 2.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole and Chelsea are joined by friends and family to remember the First Gentleman of WNP, our dearly departed Arnold Woods.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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The California Academy of Sciences Head Librarian, Rebekah Kim, joins the podcast to talk about the history of Steinhart Aquarium. Come for the fish, stay for the manatees. Part 1 of 2.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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In honor of the recent makeover of Tradr Sam, please enjoy this classic episode on the favorite west side watering hole.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Learn all about the former street and cable car barns of the west side with special guest Drew Moss.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Revisit this classic episode to mark the 57th anniversary of the Human Be-In this month.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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264R: Lakes of Golden Gate Park (repodcast)
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Stow Lake was just renamed Blue Heron Lake, so let's revisit this classic podcast episode on the lakes of Golden Gate Park.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole announces the untimely passing of podcast co-host Arnold Woods.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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How do you solve a branding nightmare like WNP? Nicole talks with new board member Michelle Forshner about her background and tackling the branding issues.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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How does one become a San Francisco baseball legend without winning championships? Nicole & Arnold tell the remarkable tale of Dante Benedetti.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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The Alexandria Theatre's 100th anniversary is upon us, so Nicole talks with theater preservationist and expert, Gary Parks, about his life and movie palaces.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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In November 1928, San Francisco lost a favorite restauranteur, businessman, and benefactor. So, let's revisit this classic podcast about the life of the Gentle Dane, Carl Larsen.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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522: Angel Island Immigration Station
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We get lengthy this week as Arnold talks with Casey Dexter-Lee, Russell Nauman, and Professor Charles Egan about the station where immigrants coming into San Francisco used to have to go through.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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521: Problem Library and St. Anne of the Sunset
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Nicole talks with Daniel Lucas from Problem Library about a historic Sunset District church.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Shipwreck Week concludes with a conversation between Nicole and San Francisco Maritime's Sabrina Oliveros.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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519: The George Louis & Bessie Everding shipwrecks
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Nicole & Chelsea kick off Shipwreck Week with the stories of two schooners that ended up as wrecks, the George Louis and the Bessie Everding.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole talks with the person keeping newspapers alive in the Outside Lands, Michael Durand, owner and editor of the Richmond Review and Sunset Beacon.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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We're taking another drink on Clement Street as Nicole & Arnold share the history of two more buildings that house two more of our favorite watering holes in the Inner Richmond District.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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The Bazaar Cafe at 5927 California Street is celebrating its 25th anniversary, so Nicole & Arnold look at the history of the building and its occupants.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Have a drink with us as Nicole & Arnold share the history of a couple of the buildings that now house two of our favorite bars on Clement Street in the Inner Richmond District.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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There are some replicas of famous French buildings on the West side. Nicole & Arnold look at the Koshland House on Washington Street, modeled on Le Petit Trianon.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Have you ever wanted to see, or participate, in art in action? Find out how as Nicole interviews Douglas Gorney about his art, B0ardside and the Sunset Sketchers.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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450R: Fires on Point Lobos Avenue (repodcast)
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It's fire season, so we are revisiting the terrible fires that destroyed much of the Point Lobos Avenue buildings at Lands End over the years.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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There are a number of residence parks on the West side. Not all were finished. Nicole & Arnold talk with architectural historian Richard Brandi about Outer Richmond residence parks.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Next weekend, a music festival is happening in Golden Gate Park, so let's revisit our podcast about an earlier music festival, the SNACK at Kezar.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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We were shook by the recent passing of West side icon, Pat Cunneen. Nicole & Arnold are joined by a number of very special guests to remember Pat.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Colma is the new Lone Mountain. Nicole & Arnold visit Lone Mountain's past to dig into the Odd Fellows Cemetery.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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WNP is hosting museum studies students from Johns Hopkins University this week, so Nicole talks with Professor Stephanie Brown about the program and her own path.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Sutro Tower turned 50 this week, so let's revisit this classic Outside Lands Podcast about it.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole & Arnold stroll down Ocean Avenue for a Beep's Burger and to discover the history of 1051 Ocean Avenue.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Arnold and Nicole dive into a short history of The Ave Bar and its building, one of Ingleside's oldest businesses.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Did you known that a huge cultural event got its start right here on the West side at Baker Beach? Nicole and Arnold investigate the origins of Burning Man.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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505: Laura Macias and Nicole Smahlik
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Ever wonder how the sausage gets made? We give you another peek behind the curtains as Nicole interviews key contributors, Laura Macias and Nicole Smahlik.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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One of the Library's many branches is tucked into a quiet residential neighborhood. Nicole & Arnold look into the story behind the Anza Branch Library.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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226R - Golden Gate Bridge at 80 (Repodcast)
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As the Golden Gate Bridge turns 86, we look back to this classic podcast about it that we did when it turned 80.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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We sit down with photographer Michael Jang before a live podcast audience to talk his career, life in the Richmond District, and wheat paste.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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William Hammond Hall and John McLaren are the names that come to mind when talking about how Golden Gate Park was created, but let us introduce you to the Quigleys, who were in charge of much of the construction in this classic episode.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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Nicole & Arnold visit 834 Irving Street to look back at the fascinating people and their businesses there from its early days as a grocery store to today's Blackthorn Tavern.By nicole @ outsidelands.org
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