Golden Gate - Sutro Historic District - San Francisco, CA
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DougK
N 37° 46.802 W 122° 30.592
10S E 543160 N 4181522
The Sutro Historic District in San Francisco, California encompasses the remains of the Sutro Baths, which were build by Former San Francisco mayor Adolph Sutro.
Waymark Code: WM8EBC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2010
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Excerpted from the Parks Conservancy website on the
Sutro Historic District:
Adolph Sutro, who made his fortune by designing a tunnel that drained and ventilated silver mines in Nevada's Comstock Lode, once owned one-twelfth of the land in the City and County of San Francisco. He built the Cliff House, Sutro Baths, Sutro Heights Gardens, and Ferries and Cliff House Railroad at the city's northwestern tip, an area of rugged coastal geography that now shares his name.
From the Cliff House walkways and overlooks, you can see the ruins of Sutro Baths, which was a lavish 25,000-person swimming facility and museum built in the 19th century by Adolph Sutro. The facility's six saltwater swimming tanks (ingeniously flushed by the tides), 517 private dressing rooms, restaurants, and arcades were enclosed by 100,000 square feet of glass. Patrons could rent bathing suits and soak in a pool surrounded by rare tropical plants and foreign antiquities. Though the grand structure was destroyed by fire in 1966, the foundations are still visible on the rocks north of the Cliff House. Trails lead down to the ruins from the Merrie Way parking area.
The Sutro Historic District is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.