History Groups Successfully 'Save' Cliff House Art Collection — More Than 60 Pieces Purchased at Auction
Copy Link Two wool bathing suits from San Francisco's historic Sutro Baths attraction, purchased at an auction of Cliff House memorabilia. (Courtesy Western Neighborhoods Project) Sutro Baths bathing suits. Italian porcelain muses. A carved wooden grizzly bear. A cowboy sculpture from Playland-at-the-Beach. An oil painting of San Francisco's wealthy 24th mayor, Adolph Sutro. These eclectic items, and more — roughly 60 items in total — were saved from the closure of San Francisco's historic Cliff House restaurant for the posterity of the public this weekend. The items didn't just survive...
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