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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 467R: Chet Helms & the Family Dog

In 1969, Chet Helms opened a new music venue called the Family Dog. Located in the building formerly known as the Ocean Beach Pavilion and later, Topsy's Roost, the Family Dog featured performances by bands that epitomized the late 60s/early 70s like the Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Santana, and more.
by Nicole Meldahl, Arnold Woods - Jun 21, 2025

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 467R: Chet Helms & the Family Dog Outside Lands Podcast Episode 467R: Chet Helms & the Family Dog

(above) Great Highway near Balboa, circa 1930

View east towards Topsy's Roost (under construction) from the Great Highway. (Originally Ocean Beach Pavilion) Bull Pupp at left, Smith's Yum Yum shop at right.


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