Fleishhacker Pool/Bath house

An aerial view taken from the wiki page that shows how really big it was. 

When detailing some of the stuff I have that is in San Francisco, I've mostly only covered the real success stories (ie. the stuff that's still standing), but this one will be a bit different as there's really nothing left. 

Back when I was a kid, I remember always driving by the remains of the Fleishhacker Pool not far from the San Francisco Zoo. This was right around the early 90s, so it was already in a state of disrepair and neglect by the time my memories of it started. It even had a fence surrounding the property with signage stating the property was condemned by the city.

However, it's architecture was always prominent even back in the day and it was an obviously a product of another time when San Francisco was just growing. Even in the time that I was around to gawk at it while passing by it was still an impressive sight. 

In short form, the history of the place starts in 1925 having been constructed by the local philanthropist named Herbert Fleishhacker as a seawater pool filled by pumps feeding directly from the Pacific Ocean, after being filtered and heated. At the time, it was the largest swimming pool in the USA, and may have been the largest outdoor heated pool in the world. 

A picture long after it's closure taken in 1979

Unfortunately in 1971, a storm damaged the drainage for the pool and it was unable to continue and the city did not have the budget to repair it. They attempted to convert it to a freshwater pool, but water quality problem forced it's permanent closure that same year. In 1999, it was given to the San Francisco Zoo, who filled the pool with gravel and used it as a parking lot. The facility was finally ravaged by a fire in 2012 and was subsequently demolished. 

Today, all that remains are the frames to the three doorways that consisted of the main building's entrance. It has been added to the register of national historic places as well. 

The only thing that remains of it now.