Another cool vid.... My memory of this area... I went to Kittredge school - 68-76 ... We lived at 1292 La Playa street. Starting around 1970, at 8 years old, I would ride MUNI by myself to and from school. The way home, often , I would get off the #2 Clement by the hotel / eucalyptus trees....where the old green and pale yellow buses lined up... and rather than transferring to the #18 .. I would walk down past the cliff house , and then walk along the beach home. I would often look out at the Sutro baths, and I recall over the years, it was common to hear people talking about how they had once swam there. I remember one old timer saying the salt water was the demise of the place besides the fire. It was funny, looking back, I was like a ferret - wandering all over the place , in and out of cliff house, down at the old playland , nobody ever bothered me , I never bothered anyone. Great old memories...
John, Jim Dickson here. I have answer to the Blocked door way and Pipe coming out of Rock. When I was a kid That blocked opening was open. It was a Tunnel that had at one time a pipe running down inside with little lights to guide your path. The path went downward maybe 150 to 200 feet to this rocky area with water running over it. You could see faint light looking up. Over years the cave Path was dark as lights no longer worked, and used to light Candles going inside. it was deemed dangerous years later so they blocked the entrance and the catch Basin also as people were falling into the ocean. You were going to end me a signed book?
According to Wikipedia, Cape Mendocino is the westernmost point of CA and Cape Alava,, WA, is the westernmost point of the contiguous United States. I got curious because I like looking at maps and Lands End just didn't look like the farthest west anyone could go on land in the contingious US.
Another cool vid.... My memory of this area... I went to Kittredge school - 68-76 ... We lived at 1292 La Playa street. Starting around 1970, at 8 years old, I would ride MUNI by myself to and from school. The way home, often , I would get off the #2 Clement by the hotel / eucalyptus trees....where the old green and pale yellow buses lined up... and rather than transferring to the #18 .. I would walk down past the cliff house , and then walk along the beach home. I would often look out at the Sutro baths, and I recall over the years, it was common to hear people talking about how they had once swam there. I remember one old timer saying the salt water was the demise of the place besides the fire. It was funny, looking back, I was like a ferret - wandering all over the place , in and out of cliff house, down at the old playland , nobody ever bothered me , I never bothered anyone. Great old memories...
John, Jim Dickson here. I have answer to the Blocked door way and Pipe coming out of Rock. When I was a kid That blocked opening was open. It was a Tunnel that had at one time a pipe running down inside with little lights to guide your path. The path went downward maybe 150 to 200 feet to this rocky area with water running over it. You could see faint light looking up. Over years the cave Path was dark as lights no longer worked, and used to light Candles going inside. it was deemed dangerous years later so they blocked the entrance and the catch Basin also as people were falling into the ocean. You were going to end me a signed book?
am on my 3rd presentation . so glad i found your channel
At least the 'Mud Flood' fools aren't all over this one.
I remember having to rent a woolen swimsuit and as a little kid I HATED that suit.
According to Wikipedia, Cape Mendocino is the westernmost point of CA and Cape Alava,, WA, is the westernmost point of the contiguous United States. I got curious because I like looking at maps and Lands End just didn't look like the farthest west anyone could go on land in the contingious US.
Does not look like a pool made for people to swim in. More like a processing plant for copper or water treatment.
They were swimming pools
There are tons of historic documents regarding the Sutro Baths.
Sutro was a remarkable visionary, engineer, and promoter.
babes unless you're Indigenous you're not any kinda "native san franciscan". thanks for the history tho.