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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 6: Musee Mecanique
What other museum allows you to play with the collection? The coin-operated amusements of the Musee Mecanique, now at Pier 45, had a long history in western San Francisco.
Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast - Feb 7, 2013
(above) Musee Mecanique, circa 1975,
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A view from the Cliff House observation level of the Musee Mecanique, one the upper level a sign points to the display of models of the California Missions
In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration constructed a variety of projects in San Francisco that endure to this day. This week, we shake the sand out of our shoes and explore our favorite WPA-era built playgrounds in the Richmond. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Oct 3, 2020)
Did a railroad really run from Golden Gate Park down to Powell Street? There's a stand out remnant of the 1890-era Station on Fulton at 7th Ave. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Feb 15, 2020)