but as abc7s wade freedman reports, what remains of it will last for generations. >> reporter: it is one of those place that is san francisco hardly thinks about it. if they do, they take it to granted. the remains of the suit bath house at ocean beach. >> ruins. >> like rome. i've never been to rome. >> if history had gone according to plan we would see condos or apartments in this spot. but 45 years ago this week there was a giant fire here that destroyed the building but saved the place in its own same way. >> it was doomed. it was going down. the was just the final touch for the fire. >> james smith is an author and expert about san francisco's lost landmarks. he and former restaurant owner, gimenez, are two of the ever-more rare people who actually remember the splendor that once stood here. >> it was wonderful. spent all day in there for ten cents. >> it was like an old victorian home expanded a thousand times. >> back in 1895, the mayor sutro spent $1 million of his own money for the gift to the city. he built the bath house as a populous palace. thousands came every day. >> i

but as abc7s wade freedman reports, what remains of it will last for generations. >> reporter: it isf those place that is san francisco hardly thinks about it. if they do they take it to granted. the remains of the suit bath house at ocean beach. >> ruins. >> like romo. i've never been to rome. >> if history had gone according to plan we would see condos or apartments in this spot. but 45 years ago this week there was a giant fire here that destroyed the building but saved the place in its own same way. >> it was doomed. it was going down. the was just the final touch for the fire. >> james is an expert. he and former restaurant owner, gym, are two of the ever-more rare people who actually remember the splendor that once stood here. >> it was wonderful. spent all day in there for ten cents. >> it was like an old victorian home expanded a thousand times. >> back in 1895 the mayor sutro spent $1 million of his own money for the gift to the city. he bull the bath house as a palace. thousands came every day. >> it was the first time people had leads you are time and they wanted something

we will begin with wade freedman at st.thedral where the service was held. >> we knew it will be a big event but talking about it and seeing are two entirely different prospects. this was large. i believe it was the biggest funeral in san francisco since 1978 when george

mary's's cathedral and san francisco, wade freedman, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >> the massive funeral procession has certainly had an impact on traffic. >> several road closers still in san francisco due to the funeral at st. mary's. and the intermittent road closers all the way through san francisco. 101 southbound is very slow get south of the city. and if that's not bad enough, at&t park, the giants are playing a game today so it's slow and go there. mass transit the way to go. a couple muni closers. and take a look at the skyway in san francisco through the city. that looks like it's moving kind. slow, as you can see on the bottom of your screen. a little bumper to bumper. and the -- you can expect road closer and slow traffic not daly city area. >> understandable, how far. >> yes. >>> the profession urn talking about has taken the fallen firefighters to a cemetery on the peninsula. but please in san francisco had to close a number of streets to accommodate that lengthy motorcade, more than a mile long. the streets were supposed to be reopened by 5:00 but the 280 free mont

as wade freedman reports, this is one close they're comes with humanitarian complications. >> china campte park is not so much a place where time stands still, as one from which time has marred on. and not always in a good way. >> in the old days out here there should be 30, 40 boats fishing out there and you don't see one. >> nowadays it takes a person from the old days to remember. around china camp that would be frank kwan. >> he's a steward and ambassador and caretaker and a friend. >> and he's also the soul of the place. >> he's the last resident from what used to be a fishing village of 500 people. man who left just once to fight in world war ii. a man from a family who occupied the same shoreline park in the park since 1890 and that's where things get complicated. >> do you feel like moving? >> no. >> but frank kwan may not have a choice because when california drafted its list of state parks to close for budget reasons, china camp was among them. all 1500 acres, including that house. frank lives in it. but the state owns it. they are looking at him as a special case. >> the house

in sonoma county, wade freedman, abc7 news. >>> it will be great weather to sit in traffic in sonoma.f you are in san francisco or the east bay. >> yeah, not hot. sonoma low 80s. san francisco a little below average. we have the typical low clouds and fog but sunshine here and downtown. the fog not too firmly entrenched here. no airport delays. we are looking at temperatures in the 50s and the ceilings will lift rather quickly today. not a lot of change from yesterday. more change comes tomorrow, the second half of the weekend into monday. if you like it warmer, we have maybe five degrees of warming by monday. 352 mountain view, 57 antioch. 48 in santa rosa, and some fog filtering through the bay right now. the winds a little breezy around concord and also the delta. low clouds this morning. that cooler air definitely filtering into the east bay throughout the afternoon. keeping it rather pleasant there. elsewhere, you maybe like it a little warmer around the bay so we will wait a couple days for that. then we will see some temperatures inching up to where they should be for this time