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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 338: The Hot House at Playland (Repodcast)
Continuing the Playland theme to dovetail with WNP's 2022 Gala event, we revisit a beloved purveyor of "Mexican" food, the Hot House. Located along the Great Highway, the Hot House was an early innovator of thematic dining.
- May 14, 2022
(above) The Hot House,
1930s
Playland, Great Highway. Interior of the Whitney Bros. Hot House restaurant, a faux Mexican restaurant. Dried corn and peppers hang from the ceiling.
Playland closed 50 years ago this weekend, so Nicole & Arnold talk with people who visited there in their youth. Part 1 of a two-part Podcast. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Sep 3, 2022)
Revisit our episode featuring Abbie Dwelle, the owner of Paul's Hat Works, a Richmond District institution for over a century. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast May 17, 2024)