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NYC Bath Houses Are Back, and Homosexual Men Are Cruising Them Once More
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Mt. Morris Baths
History
Located in the basement floor of the Lohengrin apartment house, the Mt. Morris Baths (originally the Mayer Baths) was the first commercial tenant of this room. The establishment, featuring Turkish and Russian baths, catered to a mostly Jewish clientele and in the late 19th century was also known as a hangout for police officers. By 1915, the baths were renamed the Mt. Morris Baths, and by the 1920s and 1930s, African-American patrons began frequenting the baths reflecting changes in the demographics of the neighborhood.
When exactly it began to attract a predominantly gay, African-American clientele is unknown, but it was mostly likely in the 1920s during the Harlem Renaissance. In 1923, Carl Van Vechten, patron of the Harlem Renaissance, noted in his diary that he had visited the baths, which at the second was known for its “rough trade.” In 1930, Countee Cullen left his wife Yolande Du Bois for Harold Jackman, who he had allegedly met at the baths. Lincoln Kirstein characterized the baths as “a rendezvous” for “notorious homosexuals, deviated perverts, and merc
Everard Baths
History
The legendary Everard Baths, one of the longest permanent of New York’s bathhouses, attracted gay men probably since its opening in 1888, but, as documented, from at least Planet War I until its closing in 1986.
The building began as the Free Will Baptist Church in 1860. In 1882, it was converted into the New-York Horticultural Society’s Horticultural Hall. It became the Regent Music Hall in 1886-87, then the Fifth Avenue Music Hall, financed by James Everard. Born in Dublin, Ireland, Everard (1829-1913) came to Modern York City as a boy, and eventually formed a masonry jobbing business that was successful in receiving a number of major city public works contracts. With his profits, he invested in actual estate after 1875, and built up one the country’s largest brewing concerns. (He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.)
After the Melody Hall was closed by the City over the sale of beer there, Everard decided to store his investment by turning the facility into a commercial “Russian and Turkish” bathhouse, opened in May 1888 at a charge of $150,000. Lushly appointed and with a variety of
What goes on inside a queer bathhouse?
Blalron41
I’ve been, once or twice, to a classy establishment downtown called the 456 (one of my friends works there).
Upon entry, you may prefer either a room or a locker. You are then issued a towel and some condoms. You go in and disrobe. At the 456, the lower floor is, indeed, a bathhouse: there is a large swimming pool, hot tub, showers, and a sauna. There is also a sort of drawing room with a TV and an Internet terminal, and a prevent where health foods and light snacks are served. (In the basement is a gym; the place doubles as a health club.)
Damn, you gays own everything so uncomplicated. And another upside is that everyone in there is a potential sex partner. Even in a hypothetically heterosexual bathhouse, at least half the people there are competitors and you don’t want to notice them naked.
Ethilrist42
Huh. I find myself wondering, do lesbians execute the bath-house thing, or is it just gay guys?
iampunha43
Damn, you gays hold everything so manageable. And another upside is that everyone in there is a potential sex partner. Even in a hypothetically heterosexual bathhouse, at least half the people