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**Outside Lands San Francisco**

Nicole Meldahl and a rotating cast of hosts from the Western Neighborhoods Project (outsidelands.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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214: Richmond Heights Mar 02, 2017

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A 1910s micro-neighborhood with residence park aspirations and Craftsman houses.

213: Laguna Honda School Feb 25, 2017

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The story of a Sunset school, the saloon next door, and "milk punch."

212: Johnnie the Birdman Feb 18, 2017

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The story of a nineteenth century bird-act busker at Ocean Beach.

211: Richmond and Sunset Branch Libraries Feb 11, 2017

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Two classic west side branches of the San Francisco Public Library were built with a grant from Andrew Carnegie.

210: Ocean House Feb 04, 2017

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The roadhouse that catered to sports at Lake Merced from the 1850s to the 1880s.

209: Golden Gate Park Music Stand Jan 28, 2017

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The history of bandshells, music stands, and the Temple of Music.

208: The Bird Rescue of 1971 Jan 21, 2017

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Susan McCarthy tells how a 1971 oil spill brought hippies and hardhats together for clean-up efforts at Ocean Beach and the creation of International Bird Rescue.

207: The Human Be-In Jan 14, 2017

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Nicole Meldahl and Arnold Woods come to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Polo Fields' happening.

206: Geary Park and Ocean Railroad Jan 07, 2017

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When cable cars and steam trains ran on Geary Street to the Richmond District. Plus, a listener mail question!

205: Brotherhood Way Dec 31, 2016

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The story of a unique drive reserved for religious and fraternal organizations in the late 1950s.

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