• 37°46′48″N 122°30′49″W / 37.78000°N 122.51361°W. The baths c. 1896. Sutro Baths interior, c. 1896. 1897 film of the baths by Thomas Edison.
  • The Sutro Baths opened in 1890, and was intended for the working people of San Francisco, who could take his train out to the ocean sand dunes and play...
  • The Sutro Baths are a historic seaside pool complex located in San Francisco near Lands End.
  • Typical of Sutro's progressive spirit, he designed the Baths to provide its visitors with educational as well as recreational opportunities.
  • After Sutro died in 1898, his family continued to run his properties, but as the country entered the Great Depression, Sutro Baths could no longer stay afloat.
  • Shortly after opening, Aldolph Sutro passed away, following this came the Great Depression and whilst efforts were focussed to save the Sutro Baths...
  • Suggest you take advantage of this attraction to have lunch @ the Cliff House restaurant, which is adjacent to the Sutro bath attraction.
  • Adolph Sutro, the self-made millionaire who designed Sutro Heights and later the second Cliff House, developed the fantastic Sutro Baths in 1894.
  • For decades, the Sutro Baths were an iconic part of San Francisco and defined the grand vision that prominent San Franciscans had for their burgeoning city.
  • Built in 1896 by former mayor and eccentric mining tycoon Adolph Sutro, the Sutro Baths were a wonder of their time.