San Francisco Images II:
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  • Chinatown - Gates
  • Chinatown - Grant Ave
  • Chinatown - Pedestrian Street
  • Cliff House - Balcony View
  • Cliff House - Sutro Baths Ruins
  • Coit Tower
  • Conservatory of Flowers
  • Conservatory of Flowers - Flower Gardens
  • Exploratorium - Natural World
Cliff House - Sutro Baths Ruins

Millionaire, philanthropist and one-time Cliff house owner Adolph Sutro opened the Sutro Baths swimming pavilion in 1896. A three-acre glass enclosure covered seven swimming pools designed to accommodate 10,000 people at one time. Fire destroyed the building in 1966, leaving behind only ruins as a testiment to this Victorian-era recreation site.

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