Outside Lands San Francisco

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334: Closing the Midwinter Fair Jul 06, 2019

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The last official days of the California Midwinter International Exposition.

333: Laguna Honda Jun 29, 2019

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The story of the San Francisco lake in the hills.

332: Goddess of the Forest Jun 22, 2019

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Dudley Carter's sculpture and its journey from the Golden Gate International Exposition to Golden Gate Park to City College.

331: San Francisco Ice Arena Jun 15, 2019

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The mid-block skating rink that operated on 48th Avenue between Kirkham and Lawton Streets from the 1920s to the 1990s.

330: Golden Gate Park Bands Jun 07, 2019

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From 1882 to the 1894 Midwinter Fair to Sundays today, the history of bands in the park.

329: Bicycles on the West Side Jun 01, 2019

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Two wheels on the west side from the 1890s to today.

328: Memorial to the Missing May 26, 2019

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Monument in the Presidio dedicated to World War II servicemen lost in the Pacific.

327: Heidelberg Castle May 18, 2019

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The German village concession at the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition in Golden Gate Park.

326: Truck Farms May 11, 2019

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Italian truck farms on the west side of the city, leased by "I Giardinieri" (the gardeners), fed San Francisco for decades.

325: Great White Fleet May 04, 2019

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In May 1908, the entire city turned out for the US Navy's globe-circling show of might and goodwill.