Outside Lands San Francisco

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344: Cliff House Portraits Sep 14, 2019

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In the early 1900s, some professional portrait photos were the selfies of the day. John Freeman drops by to talk about the photographers who made a living taking photos of visitors to west side attractions.

343: Vanished West Side Schools Sep 07, 2019

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Learn what happened to some of the schools on the West Side that no longer exist. The constant ebb and flow of the City's population, evolving teaching philosophies, and buildings that outlive their usefulness, schools come and go.

342: August 2019 Mailbag Aug 30, 2019

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The listeners speak! Woody, David, and Nicole answer listener mail, own up to mistakes, and make some quick takes on a variety of topics.

341: Recycling Midwinter Fair Aug 24, 2019

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The Midwinter Fair lived on after closing! Guest John Martini joins Nicole, David, and Woody to discuss how many of the attractions and buildings from the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 were repurposed.

340: The Trocadero Aug 17, 2019

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The 1890s roadhouse still standing in Stern Grove.

339: The Wreck of the Reporter Aug 10, 2019

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One Ocean Beach shipwreck the city turned out for in 1902.

338: The Hot House Aug 03, 2019

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The Spanish-inspired eatery at Ocean Beach that survived the end of Playland.

337: Windsor Terrace Jul 26, 2019

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The story of the Inner Sunset development with the elegant brick column gateway. And big WNP news.