Once the world's largest swimming pool establishment, the building burnt down in 1966. The ruins remain today. Journey back in time to revisit Sutro Baths when it was in full operation. See: The Seven Pools, Sutro Railway, Merry Way, Sutro's Cliff House, Ice Skating Rink, Egyptian Mummy Museum, Tom Thumb Exhibit, Musee Mecanique, Torture Museum, Lord's Last Supper, Ito, Giggling Ghost, 1963 & 1966 Fires, Sutro Ruins, and much, much more. A nostalgic trip back in time told by historians and the people that were there.
Through interviews, film footage, and hundreds of photographs, this film not only allows us to relearn and finally understand Sutro Baths' history, but also to feel and experience it. 84 minutes in length.
Tickets on sale for Friday-Sunday, November 4th-6th only. Tickets for Monday-Thursday shows are not being pre-sold at this time
Special Events!
Friday, November 4th - All Shows "Q&A with Filmmakers" Tom Wyrsch, Strephon Taylor and Historians
Saturday, November 5th - 1PM & 3PM shows "Q&A with Filmmakers" Tom Wyrsch and Strephon Taylor
Saturday, November 5th - 5PM & 7PM shows "Haunted Sutro's" With Dan Fontes (Sutro's Collector / Film Contributor)
Sunday, November 6th - 1PM, 3PM, & 5PM shows "The Sutro's / Playland at the Beach Connection" With Marv Gold (Playland Historian / Playland-Not-at-the-Beach)
Monday, Novemember 7th - 7PM show "Swimming at Sutro's" James R. Smith (Historian / Film Contributor)
Tuesday, November 8th - 1PM & 3 PM shows "Haunted Sutro's and Swimming at Sutro's" Steve Brown (Movie Producer / Film Contributor)
Wednesday November 9th - All Shows "Musee Mecanique Day" Musee Mecanique Slide Show (Prior to film start) Dan Zelinsky Q&A (Owner Musee Mecanique) 7PM Show
Thursday, November 10th - 7PM show "Ice Skating at Sutro's" Sam Singer (President of The Skating Club of San Francisco / Film Contributor)
Tom Wyrsch "Written / Director" will be attending many of the shows for Q&A
Location
Balboa Theatre
3630 Balboa St. @37th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94121
United States
