Club Baths: New York City

 Ad from January 1976 Mandate

 The Club Baths in New York City was located at 24 First Avenue in the East Village area of Manhattan. It was one of the biggest and most successful of the Club Baths chain of gay male bathhouses. It was open from 1971-1983. It was featured in the 1973 film A Very Natural Thing. In 1975 it opened a rooftop garden called the Dome. In the 1983 it closed during the AIDS crisis It was soon bought and renovated and became the hotspot Cave Canem opening in 1986.

Ad from January 1977 Blueboy

Ad from March 1978 Mandate

Ad from May 1977 Mandate

Ad from June 1975 issue of Mandate

 Ad from June 1980 Blueboy

Ad from August 1977 Mandate

Ad from September 1975 issue of Mandate

Ad from September 1978 Honcho

Ad from October 15, 1973 issue of
Where It's At

Ad from December 29, 1975 Where It's At

Ad from December 1977 Mandate

  Ad from May 1979 Mandate

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC from June 1976 Mandate

 Opening night of the Club Baths NYC in 1971

Front of the Club Baths in 1972

  Opening night of the Club Baths NYC in 1971

 Photo from inside Club Baths March 1978

 Photo from inside Club Baths March 1978

 Photo from inside Club Baths March 1978

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC
from June 1976 Mandate

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC from
 June 1976 Mandate

 Ad from September 1976 Mandate

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC
 from June 1976 Mandate

Photo from inside in 1973

Photo from inside in 1973

 Ad from September 15, 1975 Micheal's Thing

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC from June 1976 Mandate

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC from
June 1976 Mandate

Photos from inside the Club Baths NYC from June 1976 Mandate

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC from
June 1976 Mandate

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC
from June 1976 Mandate

Photo from inside the Club Baths NYC from June 1976 Mandate

24 1st Ave

, New York, NY 10009 ‎, As it looks today!