The historic Fleishhacker Pool House burned to the ground Saturday morning, marking a tragic end for the iconic San Francisco structure that once served the largest pool in the world.
Built in 1924 by wealthy philanthropist Herbert Fleishhacker and situated next to the San Francisco Zoo, the pool itself had the capacity for 10,000 swimmers in its heyday. It was so big, in fact, that lifeguards patrolled the area by rowboat and water was pumped in directly from the Pacific Ocean.
It closed in 1971 after years of struggle with both its funding and upkeep. The pool itself was covered in gravel and converted to a parking lot for the zoo, but the poolhouse remained on the grounds. During its final decades, the structure crumbled to shambles, covered in graffiti and frequented by squatters.
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