THE SUTRO BATH RUINSLocation: San Francisco, CA
Accessibility: Easy Created: 1896-1966 |
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San Fransisco beckons thousands of tourist a year with landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Fisherman’s Warf. But locals claim that the Cliff House and the area around Point Lobos is where San Fransisco truly begins. On this area sits a set of ruins that look derived from Ancient Greece. What are these ruins of concrete wall and rusty steel supports? They were once a part of the glorious Sutro Bath House.
Adolf Sutro was a German-American engineer who scooped up dozens of acres of land along the coast with majestic blueprints in mind. The Sutro Bath house was developed in 1894 and covered three aces of land along Point Lobos. Sutro also put a staple in his beloved cities history by holding the mayor title of San Francisco from 1895 to 1897.
The idea was that the Sutro Bath House was an amusement park for those who loved water activities and could afford them. After completion the Sutro Bath House held slides, trapeze, springboards, an ice skating rink, a museum, and a high dive. For the low fee of five cents for the train and twenty-five cents to swim; the building that pumped in water directly from the Pacific Ocean could be enjoyed by all.
The Sutro Bath House would not flow forever. Eventually, cost for maintenance exceeded profits and the Great Depression also took it’s toll along with everything else in the country. By 1966, the Sutro Bath House was set for demolition but caught fire (under suspicious circumstances) and burned to the ground.
Today the Sutro Bath Ruins are still what they were created for: An inexpensive place to explore while seeing beautiful views of the Cliff House and Pacific Ocean.
Join us for an exciting adventure in San Francisco exploring the Sutro Bath Ruins!
Adolf Sutro was a German-American engineer who scooped up dozens of acres of land along the coast with majestic blueprints in mind. The Sutro Bath house was developed in 1894 and covered three aces of land along Point Lobos. Sutro also put a staple in his beloved cities history by holding the mayor title of San Francisco from 1895 to 1897.
The idea was that the Sutro Bath House was an amusement park for those who loved water activities and could afford them. After completion the Sutro Bath House held slides, trapeze, springboards, an ice skating rink, a museum, and a high dive. For the low fee of five cents for the train and twenty-five cents to swim; the building that pumped in water directly from the Pacific Ocean could be enjoyed by all.
The Sutro Bath House would not flow forever. Eventually, cost for maintenance exceeded profits and the Great Depression also took it’s toll along with everything else in the country. By 1966, the Sutro Bath House was set for demolition but caught fire (under suspicious circumstances) and burned to the ground.
Today the Sutro Bath Ruins are still what they were created for: An inexpensive place to explore while seeing beautiful views of the Cliff House and Pacific Ocean.
Join us for an exciting adventure in San Francisco exploring the Sutro Bath Ruins!