Outside Lands San Francisco

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74: Mysterious Lake Merced Earthquake of 1852 Jun 05, 2014

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The night in 1852 when an alleged earthquake caused Lake Merced to break its way into the Pacific Ocean and drop thirty feet overnight. Plus, the 1878 gold rush at the lake.

73: Columbarium May 31, 2014

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San Francisco's Columbarium, built in 1898 in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, still stands and is still in business in the Richmond District. Tens of thousands of cremated remains in a grand domed building with room for more.

72: Saving Neighborhood News May 24, 2014

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Saving San Francisco's neighborhood newspapers, including the Richmond ReView, Noe Valley Voice, Visitacion Valley Grapevine, and more. Plus 25th anniversary memories of the Loma Prieta earthquake, and new earthquake shack discovered.

71: Westwood Park May 17, 2014

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San Francisco's Westwood Park, the residence park for the "family of average means." Catch bungalow fever!

70: Wave Motors May 09, 2014

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Christine Miller shares the history of tidal energy machines and wave motors near the Cliff House, an 1890s movement to harness the power of the sea.

69: Timothy Pflueger May 03, 2014

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Guest Therese Poletti tells about San Francisco native Timothy Pflueger, who designed some of the Bay Area's most stunning buildings and prominent west side schools and theatres.

68: Haight Street Grounds Apr 26, 2014

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Angus Macfarlane returns to tell us about when some of the greatest baseball players of the nineteenth century played along Stanyan Street across from San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Also, the first Big Game!

67: Infant Shelter Apr 18, 2014

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City landmark #242, the former Infant Shelter and Conservatory of Music on 19th Avenue and Ortega Street in the Sunset District.

66: Stow Lake Apr 11, 2014

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The biggest lake in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and William W. Stow, the guy it's named after. Pass us a brick of pink popcorn!

65: Death's Crossing Apr 05, 2014

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Steam railroads and electric streetcar lines all once converged in the Ocean View neighborhood.