A Night of Taking Photos at the Spooky Ruins of the Sutro Baths
![A photo of sutro baths by Adam Morse](http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/009.jpg)
On , the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment.
![Photo of the foundations of a building on a cliff overlooking a lighthouse.](http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/013.jpg)
Before it burned to the ground, the structure filled a small beach inlet below the Cliff House, also owned by Adolph Sutro at the time. Shortly after closing, a fire in 1966 destroyed the building while it was in the process of being demolished.
![Photo of the sea with mist covering the rocky formations near the shore.](http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/012.jpg)
During high tides, water would flow directly into the pools from the nearby ocean, recycling the two million US gallons of water in about an hour.
![Photo of a dusk skyline above a grassy rockface covered in trees.](http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/010.jpg)
All that remains of the site are concrete walls, blocked off stairs and passageways, and a tunnel with a deep crevice in the middle. The cause of the fire was arson. Shortly afterwards, the developer left San Francisco and claimed insurance money.
![Photo of the sea and sky on the horizon with the foundations of a demolished house.](http://mrmrs.github.io/photos/011.jpg)
During low tides, a powerful turbine water pump, built inside a cave at sea level, could be switched on from a control room and could fill the tanks at a rate of 6,000 US gallons a minute, recycling all the water in five hours.