http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/03/25/adolph-sutro-the-populist-millionaire/ San Francisco history stories Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/03/25/adolph-sutro-the-populist-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-101893 Timecapsule podcast: San Francisco, December 22-31 » Sparkletack - the San Francisco History Podcast Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:51:39 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=13#comment-101893 [...] sharing his good fortune — you can hear more about his eccentric philanthropy in the “Adolph Sutro” podcast right here at [...] [...] sharing his good fortune — you can hear more about his eccentric philanthropy in the “Adolph Sutro” podcast right here at [...]

]]> http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/03/25/adolph-sutro-the-populist-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-38262 danvk.org » Cliff House and the Sutro Baths Wed, 07 May 2008 05:53:03 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=13#comment-38262 [...] is the land of Adolph Sutro, a former mayor of San Francisco who I learned about from this Sparkletack episode. Sutro’s two claims to fame in this area [...] [...] is the land of Adolph Sutro, a former mayor of San Francisco who I learned about from this Sparkletack episode. Sutro’s two claims to fame in this area [...]

]]> http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/03/25/adolph-sutro-the-populist-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-25317 Steve (thingmaker) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:53:25 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=13#comment-25317 Nice podcast. I remember Sutro Baths from when I was a very small child. This was in the early '60s when there was still ice-skating and when the galleries of oddities were sprinkled with devices that would later wind up in the Musee Mecanique. There were still the mummy cases and mummies and stuffed birds in the entrance hall - all of which fascinated me. I recall, at some point, there was a seperate admission (a dime?) through a turnstile to the "Tom Thumb" exhibit - which may have wound up at the SF Ripley's Museum.The place seemed dark inside. I'm fairly certain it was sunny, or at least bright out, when I was there, and I recall more than one visit, so maybe the glass roof was getting rather heavily grimed. My memory is of a cavernous space with sounds booming up from the skating rink and with pools of light here and there picking out exhibits and mechanical games. Since the place was closed and empty when it burned in 1966... And since I was born in 1958... This means I have memories from the last years of operation. The only film I have ever seen to depict Sutro Baths as I remember it is "The Lineup", which also contains a final car chase culminating on the -incomplete- Embarcadero Freeway! I also rode on the Sky Tram from the Cliff House to the viewing platform on the other side of Sutro Baths. Nice podcast.
I remember Sutro Baths from when I was a very small child. This was in the early ’60s when there was still ice-skating and when the galleries of oddities were sprinkled with devices that would later wind up in the Musee Mecanique. There were still the mummy cases and mummies and stuffed birds in the entrance hall – all of which fascinated me. I recall, at some point, there was a seperate admission (a dime?) through a turnstile to the “Tom Thumb” exhibit – which may have wound up at the SF Ripley’s Museum.The place seemed dark inside. I’m fairly certain it was sunny, or at least bright out, when I was there, and I recall more than one visit, so maybe the glass roof was getting rather heavily grimed. My memory is of a cavernous space with sounds booming up from the skating rink and with pools of light here and there picking out exhibits and mechanical games.
Since the place was closed and empty when it burned in 1966… And since I was born in 1958… This means I have memories from the last years of operation.
The only film I have ever seen to depict Sutro Baths as I remember it is “The Lineup”, which also contains a final car chase culminating on the -incomplete- Embarcadero Freeway!
I also rode on the Sky Tram from the Cliff House to the viewing platform on the other side of Sutro Baths.

]]> http://www.sparkletack.com/2006/03/25/adolph-sutro-the-populist-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Monika Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:16:22 +0000 http://localhost:8888/wordpress/?p=13#comment-45 HI Richard, this is a very interesting episode. I had never known that Sutro came from Aachen (i was born near by and i went to the University of Aachen). So he left one beautiful city to move to an even more beautiful place. :-) HI Richard,
this is a very interesting episode. I had never known that Sutro came from Aachen (i was born near by and i went to the University of Aachen). So he left one beautiful city to move to an even more beautiful place. :-)

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