Outside Lands San Francisco
Summary: 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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Podcasts:
Golden Gate Park has both natural and man-made lakes. Nicole & Arnold look at the history of the Chain of Lakes which are a little bit of both.
Nicole sits down with John Lindsey to talk about his life in art and food and the closing of his Great Highway Gallery.
41-47 West Portal Avenue had bakeries, delis, hairdressers, toy shops, candy shops, and realtors over the years. Nicole & Arnold take a look at the building's history.
Nicole interviews Richard Rothman about his life with the murals of Washington High, Coit Tower, and the Mother's Building and his work trying to preserve the latter.
Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in the final part of their recounting of the 1968-1969 Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.
Guest David Friedlander returns to join Nicole and Arnold in part 2 of their recounting of the Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike in 1968-69 to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.
The oldest sourdough French bread bakery in the West dates back all the way to 1849. Nicole talks with Mike Giraudo about the history of Boudin Bakery.
52 years ago, a tanker collision spilled oil around the Golden Gate. Woody and David speak with Susan McCarthy who took part in the subsequent bird rescue.
Arnold Woods is joined by Robert Tacchetto, the owner-operator of the current Giant Camera at the Cliff House; Gary Stark, creator of the Cliff House Project website; and John Martini, former National Park Service ranger to talk about the Cliff House Camera Obscuras and to update the damage suffered during recent storms.
St. Cecilia's Parish was established 105 years ago. Frank Dunnigan guested on the Podcast five years ago to talk about it's first century.
Guest David Friedlander joins Nicole and Arnold to recount the Third World Liberation Strike. SF State students and faculty went on strike in 1968-69 to protest racism in both admissions and curriculum, resulting in the creation of the Departments of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies.
One block in the Sunset used to go all out for the holidays. Nicole & Arnold talk with Frank Dunnigan about the 18th Avenue Christmas.
Longtime friend of WNP and historian Angus Macfarlane visits the podcast to chat about his personal history in San Francisco and some of the big local history topics he's researching.
Nicole and Arnold dig into the history of the MacArthur Tunnel, which connects the west side to the Golden Gate Bridge by running through the Presidio.
Winter rains have arrived, but we're hoping for something different. So we're repodcasting this week with this classic episode about the times when snow has fallen in San Francisco.
