Sutro Baths - Bath Statistics

Bath Statistics

Statistics according to a 1912 article written by J. E. Van Hoosear of Pacific Gas and Electric.

  • Length of baths: 499.5 feet (152.2 m)
  • Width of baths: 254.1 feet (77.4 m)
  • Amount of glass used: 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2)
  • Iron in roof columns: 600 tons
  • Lumber: 3,500,000 board feet (8,300 m3)
  • Concrete: 10,000 cu yd (7,600 m3)
  • Seating capacity, amphitheater: 3,700
  • Seating capacity, promenade: 3,700
  • Holding capacity: 25,000
  • Salt water tanks: 6
  • Capacity of tanks: 1,805,000 US gallons (6,830 m3)
  • Fresh water, plunge tank: 1
  • Toboggan slides in baths: 7
  • Swinging rings: 30
  • Spring boards: 1
  • Private dressing rooms: 517
  • Club rooms capacity: 1,110
  • Time required to fill tank by high tide: 1 hour
  • Time required to fill tank by pump: 5 hours

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