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Sutro's Glass Palace The Story of Sutro Baths

John A. Martini

Inside you'll find: Like a majestic ocean liner or a grand hotel, the Victorian-era Sutro Baths dazzled visitors with its over-the-top opulence and its many attractions: seven swimming pools filled with filtered and heated seawater, a museum, restaurants, tropical plants, promenades, and seating fo...

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The historian mentioned that John Martini authored a book titled Sutro's Glass Palace, which explored the history of the Sutro Baths and its glass structure.

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This is historian John Martini. Martini wrote a book about this place called Sutro's Glass Palace.

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Episode: Meet Me at Riis

The historian mentioned that John Martini authored a book titled Sutro's Glass Palace, which explored the history of the Sutro Baths and its glass structure.

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This is historian John Martini. Martini wrote a book about this place called Sutro's Glass Palace.

So named because this pool of water used to be underneath an enormous glass structure.

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