Outside Lands San Francisco

Stella Lochman from SFMOMA describes efforts to salvage a 40-foot model of the whole city and find ways to bring it back to the public.

Explosions, mysterious deaths, lawsuits, and one family's outsized influence on lots of land at the edge of the Outside Lands.

From the 1870s to the 1890s, horse racing drew crowds to what are today blocks of Inner Richmond homes.

Cows? In the Richmond District? Plus, milk detective!

The 55 acres in Golden Gate Park we used to know as the Strybing Arboretum can take you around the world and even through time.

A mysterious monument in a city park. Who was Charlotte Estes?

From 1953 to the early 1960s, the San Francisco Chronicle sent thousands of treasure-hunting locals around the city to dig in parks, beaches, and front yards.

The story of one influential Sunset District builder. Plus, an exciting change for Outside Lands San Francisco podcast.

88 years at the beach housing dance halls, restaurants, rock concerts, and slot car racing.

Founder of the Church of Satan and Richmond District resident.

The story of the greatest college football team in San Francisco history.

What hides in the mysterious tunnels on the cliffs just outside the Golden Gate?

The residence park with Spanish Colonial Revival villas and Storybook cottages.

A 1910 assessment of a vast amount of San Francisco properties with original photos.

Why are the two reservoirs across from City College used for parking and not water? And what will happen to that land? We have some answers, thanks to researcher Amy O’Hair.

Memorial Day 99 years ago a grove of redwoods was dedicated to those who died in World War I.

Now a senior living center, the impressive brick building on 19th Avenue was created to help children.

The two-towered redwood edifice moved from the 1894 Midwinter Fair to Ocean Beach to serve drinks to bicyclists.

John Martini tells us of the vanished strip of saloons, taffy stands, and shooting galleries across from Sutro Heights, including the legendary presence of "Baby" Schmidt.

The big May Day celebrations that used to be held in Golden Gate Park, the Parkside District, and across the city. How many maypoles there used to be...so many...