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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 341: Recycling Midwinter Fair

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.
Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast - Aug 24, 2019

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 341: Recycling Midwinter Fair Outside Lands Podcast Episode 341: Recycling Midwinter Fair

(above) Merrie Way, circa 1896

Haunted Swing and Mystic Maze in place on "midway" above Sutro Baths. They had been moved from their original location at the Midwinter Fair in Golden Gate Park.

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