Outside Lands San Francisco

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14: San Francisco Zoo Apr 12, 2013

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Bricks of pink popcorn, the Little Puffer train, Storyland, lions, tigers, and bears... join Woody and David in remembering the history of the San Francisco Zoo.

13: Sunset Architecture Apr 04, 2013

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San Francisco's largest neighborhood has its own distinctive architecture thanks to 1930s merchant-builders like Henry Doelger, Oliver Rousseau, and the Gellerts.

12: Richmond District Streetcars? Mar 29, 2013

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Guest Paul Rosenberg talks about the source of rails recently uncovered on Balboa Street.

11: Ingleside Jail and More Mar 20, 2013

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The History of the House of Refuge Lot, where City College of San Francisco and Balboa Park stand today.

10: Roadhouses Mar 14, 2013

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Roadhouses here and gone on San Francisco's west side.

9: West Portal Creek Mar 08, 2013

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Hidden creek near San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood and other secret water sites.

8: Surf Theatre Feb 21, 2013

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Remembering a little theatre near Ocean Beach that had a big reputation for showing foreign and avant garde films.

7: Skytram Feb 14, 2013

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From 1955 to 1966 a futuristic aerial cable car traversed Sutro Baths' cove from the Cliff House to Point Lobos. From all accounts, it wasn't as fun as it sounds.

6: Musee Mecanique Feb 07, 2013

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What other museum allows you to play with the collection? The coin-operated amusements of the Musee Mecanique, now at Pier 45, had a long history in western San Francisco.

5: West Side Street Naming Jan 31, 2013

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The names of streets going south through the Richmond and Sunset Districts are alphabetical. How did that happen? The story of San Francisco's Street Naming Commission of 1909.

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