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The Sutro Baths were a large privately owned swimming pool complex in San Francisco, California built in the late 19th century. The building housing the baths burned down in 1966 and was abandoned. The ruins may still be visited. Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area - City 47 sq mi (122 km²) - Land 46. ...
1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 666 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 720 pixel, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sutro Baths poster circa 1894 This image is in the public domain in the United States. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 666 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 720 pixel, file size: 237 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sutro Baths poster circa 1894 This image is in the public domain in the United States. ...
History
On March 4, 1896 the Sutro Baths was opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment. Built on the sleepy western side of San Francisco by wealthy entrepreneur and former mayor of San Francisco (1894-1896), Adolph Sutro, the breathtakingly vast glass, iron, wood, and reinforced concrete structure was mostly hidden in, and literally filled, a small beach inlet below the Cliff House which was also owned by Adolph Sutro at the time. Both the Cliff House and the former Baths site are now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and operated by the United States National Park Service. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...
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1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (April 29, 1830 - August 8, 1898) was the 24th mayor and 1st Jewish mayor of San Francisco, California, serving in that office from 1894 until 1896. ...
San Franciscos Cliff House is a popular restaurant to both locals and vistors. ...
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, which surrounds the San Francisco Bay area. ...
The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
A visitor to the baths not only had a choice of 7 different swimming pools—one fresh water and six salt water baths ranging in temperatures—but could visit a museum displaying Sutro's large and varied personal collection of artifacts from his travels, a concert hall, seating for 8,000, and, at one time, an ice skating rink. During high tides, water would flow directly into the pools from the nearby ocean, recycling the 2 million US gallons (7,600 m³) of water in about an hour. During low tides, a powerful turbine water pump, built inside a cave at sea level, could be switched on from a control room and could fill the tanks at a rate of 6,000 US gallons a minute (380 L/s), recycling all the water in five hours.
The baths struggled for years, mostly due to the very high operating and maintenance costs, and eventually closed. A fire destroyed the building in 1966 shortly after, while in the process of being demolished. All that remains of the site are a labyrinth of cement skeletal remains, blocked off stairs and passageways, and a dark tunnel with a deep crevice in the middle. The Sutro Bath ruins are open to the public, but a warning sign advises strict caution, as visitors have been swept off by large waves and drowned at the site. Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, claimed shortly after the fire that he had placed a curse on the baths only months prior, saying that it would go out "with a bang."[citation needed] 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
Anton Szandor LaVey Anton Szandor LaVey, born Howard Stanton Levey[1][2] (11 April 1930 – 29 October 1997) was the founder and High Priest of the Church of Satan as well as a writer, occultist, musician, and actor. ...
Currently, visitors coming to the Sutro Baths from the above parking lot are presented with a sign that describes the history of Sutro Baths starting from its construction and glamorous opening to the public in 1896. Another sign describes the later years of the site's history up until its demolition and complete destruction by fire in 1966. As one walks up out of the ruins toward the historic Cliff House, home to "Sutro’s Diner", "The Bistro", the "Terrace Room", and other dining/reception facilities, one can find other pictures, paintings, and relics from the golden age of Sutro Baths’ functional operation.
Additionally, inside one of the cement pits, someone took the time to scribble out a paragraph apparently describing what Adolph Sutro had hoped to achieve in building the baths, but much of the writing has been covered by more recent graffiti.
Seal Rock is just offshore from the bath ruins. Seal Rock is a large and prominent rock found at the North end of the Ocean Beach in San Francisco. ...
Sutro Bath statistics
August 2004 Photo of the ruins of the Sutro Baths, San Francisco California
 A view over the sprawling ruins of Sutro Baths - Length of baths, 499.5 ft (152 m)
- Width of baths, 254.1 ft (77 m)
- Amount of glass used, 100,000 ft² (10,000 m²)
- Iron in roof columns, 600 tons
- Lumber, 3,500,000 ft (1067 km)
- Concrete, 270,000 ft³ (7,600 m³)
- Seating capacity ampitheater, 3,700
- Seating capacity promenade, 3,700
- Holding capacity, 25,000
- Salt water tanks, 6
- Capacity of tanks, 1,805,000 US gal (6,832 m³)
- Fresh water, plunge tank, 1
- Toboggan slides in baths, 7
- Swinging rings, 30
- Spring boards, 1
- Private dressing rooms, 517
- Club rooms capacity, 1,110
- Time required to fill tank by waves. 1 hour
- Time required to fill tank by pump, 5 hours
Statistics according to a 1912 article written by J.E. Van Hoosear of Pacific Gas and Electric (see full article in External Links: Sutro Baths then). Download high resolution version (800x640, 187 KB)Photo snapped on an August 2004 visit to the Sutro Bath ruins in San Francisco This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
Download high resolution version (800x640, 187 KB)Photo snapped on an August 2004 visit to the Sutro Bath ruins in San Francisco This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 823 KB) Summary A picture of Sutro Baths in San Francisco taken on the evening of January 12, 2002. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 823 KB) Summary A picture of Sutro Baths in San Francisco taken on the evening of January 12, 2002. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Standard atomic weight 55. ...
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ...
The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ...
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law. ...
A Promenade is a seaside walkway constructed so that people can enjoy walking near the sea without getting their clothes wet and dirty. ...
Annual mean sea surface salinity for the World Ocean. ...
A modern bobsleigh toboggan A toboggan is a simple sled used on snow, to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill or other slope, for recreation. ...
1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is the utility that provides power to most of Northern California. ...
Pictures Ruins of Sutro Baths at sunset Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3648 × 2736 pixel, file size: 4. ...
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External links
Sutro Baths then - Over 100 photos taken at the Sutro Baths, including interiors not seen at the other links and pictures taken immediately before, during, and after the fire.
Sutro Baths now - Snapshots from the movie at the Sutro Baths
- Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 37.780097° -122.513840°
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