Sutro Baths
Former San Francisco mayor Adolph Sutro opened Sutro Baths,
then the largest indoor baths in the world, in 1896.
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Mitchell 373 shows the entrance from Point Lobos road.
Another example is postmarked SF 9/14/1908.
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Scheff 132 (postmarked SF 8/02/1908) shows the promenade level of the Baths,
including a postcard kiosk ("Views").
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Pacific Novelty 3403 (postmarked SF 10/15/1909) looks past the Baths toward Cliff House, also owned by Sutro.
Cliff House from Sutro Baths shows more cards giving this view.
These cards show bathers enjoying the huge pools inside the Baths.
Steve's SF postcard pages: