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	Adolph Sutro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sutro opened his own estate to the public and was heralded as a populist for various astute acts of public munificence, such as opening an aquarium and an elaborate and beautiful, glass-enclosed entertainment complex called Sutro Baths.
		Sutro's reputation as a provider of diversions and culture for the average person led the politically weak and radical Populist Party to draft him to run for mayor on their ticket.
		Sutro Baths became a skating rink and then was destroyed by a fire in 1966.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adolph_Sutro (642 words)

	Encyclopedia: Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutro moved to San Francisco in 1879 and became the city's largest landowner, purchasing much of the western region of the city which was primarily sand dunes.
		The Sutro Baths, based on his knowledge of water hydraulics, was carved out of the cliff side at Lands End, at the northwest corner of San Francisco near the historic Cliff House, which Sutro also owned.
		A visitor to the baths not only had a choice of 7 different swimming pools, one fresh water and 6 salt water baths ranging in temperatures, but could visit a museum displaying Sutro's vast personal collection of artifacts from his travels, a concert hall, seating for 8,000, and, at one time, an ice skating rink.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sutro-Baths (982 words)

	GOGA - Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutro’s dream was realized as San Franciscans streamed to the Baths on one of three railroads connected to the city.
		The Baths were not commercially successful and Sutro's grandson converted part of the Baths into a skating rink in 1937, a task completed in the early 1950's by new owner George Whitney.
		Sutro Baths never regained its popularity and the ice-skating revenue was not enough to maintain the enormous building.
	www.nps.gov /goga/clho/suba (358 words)

	SFBG S.F. Life: January 13, 1999: In search of Adolph Sutro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutro, an eccentric millionaire entrepreneur and owner of roughly one-twelfth of the land in San Francisco (most of it in the Richmond and the Sunset), gave a mercifully short speech.
		Sutro's Baths and the estate at Sutro Heights are just two of many 19th-century historic structures in San Francisco that have been allowed to fall into ruins or been demolished wholesale.
		Sutro's Baths, as Alison and I discovered over several months of sporadic research, were in fact one of Adolph Sutro's solutions to the hardships of late-19th-century working life, corporate greed, and economic depression.
	www.sfbg.com /SFLife/33/15/sutro.html (3056 words)

	Sutro's City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutro's nickel streetcar line coupled with fair prices meant that a workingman could bring his family to share in the luxury, the stunning views and fine food all reasonably priced.
		Sutro Baths covered two acres of the coast at Point Lobos just north of the Cliff House; in all it could accommodate 25,000 guests.
		At one point in its history, Sutro's carried a gigantic neon sign that proclaimed "Tropical Beach" and indeed, it was, with an abundance of plants and a warm, humid climate.
	www.historysmith.com /id2.html (2468 words)

	Ruin of Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Opened in 1896, Sutro Baths had six steam-heated swimming tanks which were filled by ocean tides.
		The Baths was constructed by Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), a millionaire as well as the mayor of San Francisco from 1894 to1896.
		The main tank of the Baths was later converted to an ice-skating rink.
	www.unitytimes.com /user/page/Sutro_Baths/0/index.html (86 words)

	Cliff House and Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutro wanted to educate San Franciscans about European art and culture, and he opened the grounds of his home to the public as a park.
		The property declined after Sutro's death in 1898, though it remained in the Sutro family until 1938, when it was donated to the city.
		The baths were popular for many years, but by 1954 attendance had dwindled, and the cost of maintaining the baths led to their closure.
	www.sallys-place.com /travel/san_francisco/pt_clifhouse.htm (844 words)

	Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1881, Adolph Sutro bought most of the western headlands of San Francisco foreseeing the growth of the city to the western shore.
		Sutro’s dream was realized as the San Francisco populous streamed to the Baths on one of three five cent railroads connecting to the city.
		The Baths became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1980 and are still popular for the scenic and recreational values recognized by Adolph Sutro over 100 years ago.
	www.cliffhouse.com /history/surto.htm (408 words)

	Sutro Baths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adolph Sutro's story written about the time of his death, discusses the creation of the Sutro Baths (Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco)
		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.
		The Sutro Bath ruins were featured briefly in the movie Harold and Maude
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sutro_Baths (688 words)

	Sutro Bath Ruins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Take a walking tour through the remains of Sutro Baths, which once contained the largest indoor saltwater swimming pools of its time.
		Although Sutro Baths today are a merely water-filled pools of ruble, in 1894 when they first opened to the public there were part of a grand recreational faciltiy which appeared as an enormous victorian glass greenhouse structure containing seven swimming pools.
		The baths stayed in operation until just after World War II but the museum and an ice rink contained in the same building stayed open until 1966.
	www.sealrockinn.com /sutroruins.html (236 words)

	Sutro Baths - San Francisco - 1912
		These large lamps light up the main bath building, and being hung at a uniform distance from the water, and in such away as to be in long rows, from any point of observation present a beautiful and effective installation that can only be appreciated by seeing them illuminated.
		Adolph Sutro noticed a small inlet that was protected from the fury of the waves that sweep the beach by the several groups of seal-
		The Baths are protected from the sea by two enormous breakwaters aggregating 700 feet in length containing 750,000 cu.
	www.sfmuseum.org /hist2/baths.html (884 words)

	Seal Rocks and the Sutro Baths Photos
		In the 1890's a benevolent man named Adolph Sutro, who made his fortune building a tunnel into the Comstock, moved to San Francisco and took up residences in what is now known as Sutro Height.
		But his vision did not end there, he was fascinated with the sea creatures that he found in the rocks and crevices to the north of the Restaurant so he walled off a section of the cove to create tide pools.
		Being the only place in town to go (the bridges had not been built yet) and with Sutro's own transit line, the baths were a very popular place to go until around the 1940's where they began a gradual decline.
	members.tripod.com /apollo_photocards/photos/sf/sbaths (519 words)

	Sutro Baths Legacy Project, Golden Gate National Recreation Area > Sierra Summit 2005 Coverage > Sierra Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As many as 25,000 people could enjoy Sutro Baths at the same time, swimming, watching diving contests and races, listening to live music, and exploring exotic artifacts from around the world.
		The remains of Adolph Sutro’s enormous swim palace are clearly visible and still haunt the cove.
		The second group's job was to maintain and enhance the Sutro Baths Trail, which runs from the Cliff House down to the Sutro Bath ruins.
	www.sierraclub.org /sierrasummit/coverage/r082.asp (424 words)

	"Sutro Baths" San Francisco Photo Tour
		The Sutro Baths is still a place for visitors out by the Pacific Ocean, even after it burned down to the ground several years ago.
		The Sutro Baths was built in 1891 by Adolph Sutro at a cost of $250,000.
		During 1980 the Sutro Baths area became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, today they are still popular for the scenic and recreational values.
	sfphototour.tripod.com /sutro_baths.html (659 words)

	Interesting Thing of the Day: Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutro conceived of the baths as a benefit to the public, much as the Roman baths were intended for everyone.
		This was in keeping with Sutro’s general concern for the public welfare; in 1869 he successfully agitated for the construction of a tunnel linking various Comstock Lode mines in Nevada to ensure better working conditions for miners (although he did also benefit financially from the completion of the project).
		After visiting the Cluny baths in Paris, I immediately thought of the Sutro ruins, and was surprised to realize that the Sutro Baths appealed to me on the same level as the Roman baths, despite having been built almost two thousand years later.
	itotd.com /index.alt?ArticleID=431 (845 words)

	Cliff House - Visit Ocean Beach, The Cliff House, and The Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sutro's daughter Emma built a third Cliff House in 1909.
		The Sutro family sold the Cliff House in 1937, and it was remodeled several times.
		Sutro's grandson converted part of the baths into an ice-skating rink in 1937, and a new owner expanded the ice-skating facility in the early 1950's.
	www.alcatraz.us /cliff-house.html (604 words)

	Lands End-Lincoln Park-Fort Miley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Recommended are the Sutro Baths area and Lands End Beach area for their explorability, and Fort Miley for nice open space.
		The ruins of the amazing Sutro Baths have been reduced to foundational remnants and continue to lose more of their structure every year.
		In 1881, the Cliff House was bought by Adolph Sutro, a self-made millionaire, philanthropist, and later a mayor of San Francisco.
	www.josephstubbscreations.com /Home2/sf/sfparks/lincoln/lincoln.html (2545 words)

	San Francisco Insider: Getting the Most out of San Francisco
		The railroad helped draw crowds to the three-acre Bath complex, which included a huge glass enclosure containing six pools, which together, held 1,685,000 gallons of water and could be filled or emptied in a single hour (with the assistance of changing tides).
		Before you head off to the Bath ruins, be sure to stop at the National Park Service's Visitor Center, which is on the lower terrace of the Cliff House.
		In addition to providing useful information about the history of Sutro Baths and the Cliff House, the Center has a plethora of materials related to sea lions and the other wildlife that frequents the area.
	www.theinsider.com /SF/Attractions/sutrobaths.htm (396 words)

	Mount Sutro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Mount Sutro is named for Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), a successful business man and once-Mayor of the city.
		Perhaps his greatest accomplishment was the construction of the Sutro Baths (1896), the largest indoor bathing facility ever constructed and the planting of the Sutro Forest (1886) atop and around Mount Sutro (then named Mount Parnassus).
		Sutro Tower’s base is 254.2 metres (834 feet) above sea level and the total height of the tower above sea level is 552 metres (1811 feet).
	www.mountsutro.org /about (966 words)

	Sutro Baths: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1896, the Sutro Baths (additional info and facts about Sutro Baths) was opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment.
		Iron (A heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood) in roof columns, 600 tons.
		The Sutro Bath ruins were featured briefly in the movie
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/sutro_baths.htm (449 words)

	SNAPSHOTS of SAN FRANCISCO... week 67 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		this week ya get a little more history as we visit the sutro baths near the cliff house and the musee mechanique...
		the sutro baths opened to the public in 1896 offering seven pools, five hundred dressing rooms, broad staircases, promenades, alcoves and corridors adorned with "tropical plants, fountains, flowers, pictures, bric-a-brac," seats for 5,300 people and room for 15,000 more standing...
		even stopped at louis' (family owned diner since 1937 located just above the baths) for a cup of coffee before walking down to the baths...
	www.snapcity.com /past/snap67/snap67.html (161 words)

	Encyclopedia of San Francisco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The second Jewish mayor of San Francisco was Adolph Sutro, who served a brief two year term in the mid-1890s.
		Sutro was also San Francisco's first major philanthropist.
		He was a major collector of Hebraica which survives today in the Sutro Library at San Francisco State University.
	www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com /articles/j/jews.html (2916 words)

	Going Places - San Francisco - Highlights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 1863, Adolph Sutro, a wealthy ex-mayor of the city, decided that a small inlet on San Francisco Bay would be the perfect place to build a grand bath house and arcade, the Sutro Baths.
		Though the building burned shortly after closing in 1966, the ruins continue to be a draw for visitors who come to explore the mammoth, three-acre foundations and enjoy the views.
		Another of Sutro's expansive gestures, the neoclassic 1909 Cliff House occupies one of the most scenic lots in all of San Francisco.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/goingplaces2/san_francisco/hilite4.html (302 words)

	Sutro Baths - San Francisco, CA : citynoise.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		From the ruins of the Sutro Baths it had looked like a piece of driftwood.
		From the ruins of the Sutro Baths it had not looked like the headless sea lion it was.
		To duck low, bending at the waist, under the sharp rock, and to emerge in the breakwater---cold as ice.
	www.saturn5.com /~citynoise/article/999 (928 words)

	Western Neighborhoods Project - Sutro Baths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Adolph Sutro began planning his lavish public baths in 1888, offering a $500 prize for their design.
		After Sutro's death, his heirs struggled to keep the enterprise afloat.
		Eventually Grandson Adolph G. Sutro ran the operation, renovating the Baths' look with a south seas theme ("Tropic Beach").
	www.outsidelands.org /sutro_baths.html (714 words)

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		Adolph Heinrich Sutro was born in Prussia in 1830.
		Sutro was the mining engineer who planned the Sutro Tunnel, which was constructed through Mount Davidson to reach the Comstock lode.
		The large percentage of material pertaining to the Sutro Tunnel makes this collection of his papers particularly valuable to anyone interested in that important achievement; in addition, certain aspects of his character and personality are given some light through the varied miscellaneous correspondence.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/spc/xml/jl004.xml (688 words)

	Lost at Sea / Great views can't make up for inconsistent food at Sutro's
		Perched on Point Lobos, with dramatic views of crashing waves, the Sutro Baths spreading out like Roman ruins and barges sliding by on their way into the bay, the Cliff House has a location that lends it more cachet than just about any other Bay Area restaurant.
		On my first visit to Sutro's, which offers a stylish but expensive menu with main courses costing as much as $32, I was so impressed by the food I was nearly giddy with delight.
		Sutro's at the Cliff House 1090 Point Lobos (at the end of Geary Boulevard), San Francisco; (415) 386-3330.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/archive/2005/01/09/CMGAB98F471.DTL&type=food (1675 words)

	Journal-Day 83 - June 22 -- Bill and Barbara Windsor go Round America
		But for all their glamour and excitement, the Baths were not commercially successful.
		We met this one-eyed Bandit near the Sutro Baths.
		The amazing (at one time) Sutro Baths used to be where the dark "pool" of water is in the middle of the photo.
	www.roundamerica.com /trip/journal/day83.htm (2017 words)

	Cal Poly News
		He now is focusing those lessons on the remnants of the Bay city's Sutro Baths to see what use the site might have in contemporary times.
		The Sutro Baths, an enclosed complex of seven salt-water swimming pools, were built by Adolph Sutro late in the 19th century just north of the Cliff House on San Francisco's Pacific headlands.
		In choosing the Sutro Baths as the subject of his final undergraduate project, Lopez said he isn't trying to recreate the grandeur of the baths as they existed in the late Victorian era.
	calpolynews.calpoly.edu /news_releases/2004/2004_news_releases/feb_04/lopez.html (584 words)

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