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Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

View west along the south edge of the Cliff House, built in 1909 to replace an earlier structure that burned in 1907. This building is the third to occupy the promontory of Point Lobos. Sutro Historic District ... More

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

The Cliff House restaurant and bar, a storied San Francisco institution, was restored to its original 1909 appearance by the National Park Service in 2003/2004. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recr... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

This Camera Obscura, built in 1946 and altered in 1957, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. However, because it was not present during the period of significance for the Sutro Historic Distri... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

This Camera Obscura, built in 1946 and altered in 1957, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. However, because it was not present during the period of significance for the Sutro Historic Distri... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Remains of the diving tank, with faded paint and pool ladders still visible. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: C... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

View north from the Ocean Beach Esplanade toward the Cliff House Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cultural Land... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Outlook on Point Lobos, to the north of the ruins, with the Marin Headlands in the background Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spa... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Arching path above the Sutro Bath Ruins Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cultural Landscape Profile

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

A ladder and faded blue paint hint at the past life of the Sutro Bath ruins. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: C... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

The walls of the main tank of the baths are still clearly visible. Built at a time when reinforced concrete had only been in use for a few years, and the manufacture of hydraulic cements was not yet well unders... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Remains of the diving tank, with faded paint and pool ladders still visible. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: C... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Vegetation above the Sutro Bath Ruins suggests an underground seep or spring. Fresh water was supplied to the baths from springs in the hillside dunes until the 1920s, when it was supplemented by an offsite sup... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Wall at left would have been the east edge of the structure and west edge of the terrace where the entrance pavilion was sited. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden... More

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

The Sutro Baths are significant for their innovative engineering which used tidal action and pumps to fill the pools with sea water at low and high tides. This tunnel through Point Lobos led to the receiving ba... More

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

Tourist Attraction - Sutro Historic District

The Sutro Baths burned in 1966, but ruins remain that indicate the size, orientation and engineering of this immense recreational structure located in a cove facing the Pacific. Sutro Historic District Golden G... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

The Ocean Beach Esplanade continues north along the Great Highway Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cultural Lan... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Outlook on Point Lobos, to the north of the ruins, with the Marin Headlands in the background Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spa... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

The natural vegetation of the Sutro Historic District includes dune communities that thrive in a windswept, sandy environment. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden ... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Vegetation above the Sutro Bath Ruins Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cultural Landscape Profile

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

View from the south of the foundation of the Sutro Baths and related circulation and natural features Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation ... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Point Lobos extends toward the Pacific, north of the Sutro Bath ruins Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cultural... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Remnant of the engineered water system, which supplied, filtered, heated, and delivered both fresh and salt water to the pools. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Dune Tansy above the Sutro Bath Ruins Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cultural Landscape Profile

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Pedestrian vista below Point Lobos Avenue toward the north Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cultural Landscape Profile

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

The walls of the main tank of the baths are still clearly visible. Built at a time when reinforced concrete had only been in use for a few years, and the manufacture of hydraulic cements was not yet well unders... More

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Sutro Historic District - National Parks Gallery

Site Plan of the Sutro Historic District with the path just taken in red. Sutro Historic District Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco Golden Gate National Recreation Area Spaces and Places: Cult... More