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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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94: Soap Box Derbys in the Sunset Oct 25, 2014

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From the 1930s to the 1960s children in unmotorized vehicles raced on the hills of the Sunset District.

93: Giant Camera Oct 17, 2014

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Built in the late 1940s, the Giant Camera next to the Cliff House, is perhaps the only camera obscura to be on the National Register of Historic Places. And it costs less than $5 to enjoy!

92: Laurel Hill Cemetery Oct 11, 2014

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David, Woody, and Nicole Meldahl talk about the Richmond District's Lone Mountain Cemetery, later Laurel Hill Cemetery, 1854-1941, RIP.

91: Bison Paddock Oct 04, 2014

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San Francisco's bison herd (they are not buffalo) have been a fixture in Golden Gate Park since the 1890s.

90: Park and Ocean Railroad Sep 27, 2014

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Beginning in 1883, steam trains rumbled down Lincoln Way, cut through Golden Gate Park, and delivered hundreds of Sunday visitors to Ocean Beach.

89: Seventh Generation San Franciscan Sep 20, 2014

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David and Woody talk to Californio descendant and WNP member Nate Tico. Mixing up Spanish exploring party names, how the Europeans found San Francisco Bay, and how many parklets have been installed around 45th Avenue and Judah Street.

88: Broderick-Terry Duel Sep 13, 2014

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On September 13, 1859, a California State Supreme Court Judge and a United States Senator fought a duel beside Lake Merced. The story, and its importance to local and national politics, plus podcast mail!

87: Polytechnic High School Sep 06, 2014

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Polytechnic High School on Frederick Street closed in the 1970s, but some landmarks remain. Guest Angus Macfarlane gives us the history of San Francisco's original high-tech school.

86: Marine Exchange Lookout Aug 29, 2014

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How did San Francisco's Telegraph Hill get its name? An octagonal building at Point Lobos on the western edge of the city tells the story. Plus, information about David's wedding cake.

85: West Side Boomer Memories Aug 23, 2014

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Frank Dunnigan, WNP columnist and author of a new book, shares Baby Boomer memories of the west side of San Francisco.

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