What Happened to the Cliff House?
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- čas přidán 10. 03. 2022
- The Cliff House (c.1863) was possibly the most iconic Victorian building to ever grace the Pacific Coast, but what happened to it? Find out in this short video
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As a young girl I remember skating at the Ice Rink and dining well into the 60s at the Restaurant. At one time there was an amazing array of Kaliopies, automated musical instruments and Harmoniums.
I grew up near San Francisco, and I clearly remember eating at the Cliff House restaurant. I knew, even as a young girl, that that was something special. I hope it comes back.
So sad that the structure completely burned twice! It was so beautiful.
Can you imagine the movies that would have been filmed there if it hadn’t burned down? Would have been awesome!
Was raised in SF in 1948 to 1974, wisited cliff house,Sutro baths many times,ice s stated there often. What a wonderful childhood. Road all the rides at playland, loved the fun house, great memories
My parents got engaged at the Cliff House in 1961 ❤
I loved going to the Cliff House! They had an arcade downstairs, the Sutro Bathhouses and swimming pools, and caves. Such a fun place to explore. I have a black and white photo of the Cliff House on fire.
Viewers may remember a recent NPS scandal, when it was revealed that some of Yosemite’s most iconic names were lost to the public thanks to a concessionaire copyrighting them (necessary to commission souvenirs to sell) without leaving the ownership of the copyright with the park service due to park service oversight. As a result, everything from the Awahnee Hotel to Camp Curry had to be renamed until Washington got the issue resolved, a couple of years later. Not reported at the time, the concessionaires who closed the Cliff House during High Covid in 2020 evidently also made the same copyright grab. When Cliff House closed, the concessionaires took the signs AND the name which should be historic SF public property,, care of the NPS. Of course no one in SF seems to find this an issue worth reporting, or responding to.
Cliff House building is on track to reopen as a restaurant in late 2022.
I lived in San Francisco from 1980 to mid-1988 and I still have family living there. I used to go to the restaurant there from time to time. I can only imagine how spectacular this place must have been during its early days. I still miss the city by the bay.
I was 12 years old in 1976 when my parents moved the family to SF. I spent the first 2-3 years there running around the cliff house/lands end area walking many times along the coastline to the golden gate bridge. There were (I don't know if they're still there) old small concrete buildings that had fallen down the cliffs to lay on the beach that you could go into as there were no doors, roofs or windows left, one of them had bars on the windows like it was an old jailhouse. I spent many years fishing from the rock just down from the cliff house, there was an old stone walkway that was later destroyed to prevent people from going out on it as many people were washed off of it from the waves. There was one large pool left from the Sutro hot tubs that was right on the water with no walls, waves would rush into it and it made a large tidal pool that was amazing to explore.
For everyone who bemoans the loss of the arcade downstairs - you can visit it at the Muse’ Mecanique at Fisherman’s Wharf and play all of those games, many of which were originally rescued from Playland by the Sea, across from Sutro Baths and Cliff House, then placed in the arcade downstairs. Also there’s still the Camera Obscura on display on the premises of the Cliff House location, but both are closed because of the pandemic (Cliff House possibly permanently, sadly)
We used to eat there fairly frequently. I always felt so grown up and special when eating there. I was in the Bay Area a couple years ago and my friend and I ate there. It was pretty much a shadow of it's former self. So, sad. We had a window table and the view is just beautiful. Lots of boats heading out. I hope it can be saved and not just fall into disrepair.
Thanks for this update! My family and I used to ice skate there almost every weekend in 1963/63......amazing to see all the various changes it went through the years! Thanks again, D
I visited the Cliffhouse for the first time in 2018. Sat at the bar and had a glass of cold Chardonnay and a crab cake. I loved it so much. Saw a whale ! And the feeling of it’s history was visceral!
So many iconic places in San Francisco have closed since the pandemic. The Cliff House, Allitotos, Tarantino's just to name a few. So very 😥 sad.
Why have they never restored it to it's Victorian look? Obviously with better safety protocols, but yeah it was definitely the prettiest and eye-catching version.
Lived in the bay area for 15 years and went to the cliff house so many times. Loved it.
Cliff House had awesome views of the ocean, and if you got a window seat, you could see far down the coast.