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Hace 5 días · cindy casey. Adolph Sutro (1830-1898) was one of San Francisco’s most beloved mayors and esteemed citizens. Originally from Prussia, he amassed millions in the Comstock Lode (Nevada Silver Rush...
Hace 5 días · The Sutro Tunnel Project seeks to reopen a historic Nevada mine built by Adolph Sutro and activated in 1878 that ingeniously drained water from the Comstock Lode, preventing disastrous floods in the mines.
Hace 5 días · Another antique video of The City is this one of the Sutro Baths, recorded on April 22, 1897. It shows crowds of fun-goers splashing around in the pool, and sliding down an epic slide that, according to the video caption, was a whopping 50-feet high.Alas, Adolph Sutro’s grand creation is no more, with demolition starting on it in 1964, and a fire destroying the rest of it in 1966, but at ...
Hace 4 días · Sognatore, eclettico, pragmatico e pieno di talento, la storia di Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro rimane in gran parte sconosciuta al di fuori degli Stati Uniti. Eppure, la sua vita potrebbe benissimo essere la trama di un film.
Hace 4 días · Adolph Sutro (1830–1898) German-American engineer, business man, politician and philanthropist who served as the 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 until 1897; Aaron Swartz (1986–2011), co-founder of Reddit; Eric Swenson (1946–2011), co-founder of Thrasher Magazine & Independent Truck Company
Hace 2 días · Adolph Sutro (pictured) is elected Mayor of San Francisco; Fentons Creamery in Oakland is founded; The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 is held in San Francisco; Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, Pleasanton in Alameda County, and San Mateo in San Mateo County are incorporated;
Hace 5 días · Sutro Baths. The Sutro Baths in San Francisco were opened in 1896, and for decades comprised the world’s largest indoor swimming pool. Built by wealthy entrepreneur Adolph Sutro, the baths were ...
