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The Cliff House in the 1880s.
'''The Cliff House in the 1880s.'''


The liff House. Far west end of Point Lobos Avenue. As [[MARK TWAIN Mark Twain]] once wrote, the Cliff House is said to offer a majestic view of the sunrise--though Twain himself, perhaps jaded by his travels, supposedly remarked "I don't see it" after dragging himself to the Cliff House at some ungodly hour.
''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''


Built in 1863, the Cliff House became a resort spot favored by the local gangsters who ran the city. It was badly damaged when the schooner Parallel, carrying a huge load of dynamite, smashed against the rocks below the house; the ensuing explosion annihilated one whole wing of the building. Seven years later, the whole place burned to the ground. Adolph Sutro rebuilt Cliff House #2 in 1895, but it, too, burned down that same year. Undaunted, Sutro built the third and most magnificent Cliff House (at right) which survived the 1906 earthquake only to burn down in an electrical fire in 1907. The current version (Cliff House #5) has been luckier; it has lasted since 1909, and, barring an exceptionally powerful earthquake or tidal wave, will probably stand for the foreseeable future.
Video short: [http://www.archive.org/details/ssf1CLIFSRT The Cliff House]. Far west end of Point Lobos Avenue. As [[MARK TWAIN |Mark Twain]] once wrote, the Cliff House is said to offer a majestic view of the sunrise--though Twain himself, perhaps jaded by his travels, supposedly remarked "I don't see it" after dragging himself to the Cliff House at some ungodly hour.


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''Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer ''
'''First Cliff House, c. 1875.'''


Carlsson,Chris - Writer
''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''


Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer
Built in 1863, the Cliff House became a resort spot favored by the local gangsters who ran the city. It was badly damaged when the schooner Parallel, carrying a huge load of dynamite, smashed against the rocks below the house; the ensuing explosion annihilated one whole wing of the building. Seven years later, the whole place burned to the ground.


Gaar Collection,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer
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'''Cliff House view south, 1880s''
 
''Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''
 
Adolph Sutro rebuilt Cliff House #2 in 1895, but it, too, burned down that same year. Undaunted, Sutro built the third and most magnificent Cliff House (at right) which survived the 1906 earthquake only to burn down in an electrical fire in 1907. The current version (Cliff House #5) has been luckier; it has lasted since 1909, and, barring an exceptionally powerful earthquake or tidal wave, will probably stand for the foreseeable future.
 
''--Chris Carlsson''
 
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'''Cliff House 1950s'''
 
''Photo: Kurt Bank''
 
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'''Cliff House 1958'''
 
''Photo: Kurt Bank''
 
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Richmond$cliff-house-1880s.jpg

The Cliff House in the 1880s.

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

Video short: The Cliff House. Far west end of Point Lobos Avenue. As Mark Twain once wrote, the Cliff House is said to offer a majestic view of the sunrise--though Twain himself, perhaps jaded by his travels, supposedly remarked "I don't see it" after dragging himself to the Cliff House at some ungodly hour.

First cliff house.jpg

First Cliff House, c. 1875.

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

Built in 1863, the Cliff House became a resort spot favored by the local gangsters who ran the city. It was badly damaged when the schooner Parallel, carrying a huge load of dynamite, smashed against the rocks below the house; the ensuing explosion annihilated one whole wing of the building. Seven years later, the whole place burned to the ground.

Cliff house view south 1880s.jpg

'Cliff House view south, 1880s

Photo: Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA

Adolph Sutro rebuilt Cliff House #2 in 1895, but it, too, burned down that same year. Undaunted, Sutro built the third and most magnificent Cliff House (at right) which survived the 1906 earthquake only to burn down in an electrical fire in 1907. The current version (Cliff House #5) has been luckier; it has lasted since 1909, and, barring an exceptionally powerful earthquake or tidal wave, will probably stand for the foreseeable future.

--Chris Carlsson

Cliffhouse 1950s.jpg

Cliff House 1950s

Photo: Kurt Bank

Cliff-house-with-trees-c-1958.jpg

Cliff House 1958

Photo: Kurt Bank

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