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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 408: Uncle John McLaren
Incredulously, after 400+ podcasts, we are only now devoting one to John McLaren, the Superintendent of San Francisco parks - for life. The pod looks at McLaren's lasting legacy throughout the City and beyond.
Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast - Dec 5, 2020
(above) John McLaren,
Dec 20, 1937
John McLaren outside McLaren Lodge in Golden Gate Park on his 91st birthday
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. (Outside Lands San Francisco Podcast Aug 11, 2018)
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)