West 9th Street Club Baths Cleveland (Replica Late 70's Promo Shirt for Cleveland Club Bath Location) Color:White it was center stage

it was center stage

name changes

“the gang of five from the Paragon incident … firing off a communique to defend the glamour of the drag life and to ‘dispel the ugly rumors’ … cheap gossip is pretty much our market”

a short-lived TV series

Opened in 1972

West 9th Street Club Baths Cleveland (Replica Late 70's Promo Shirt for Cleveland Club Bath Location) Color:White it was center stageFounded in 1965 in Cleveland, the Club Baths chain grew into a network of over 40 gay bathhouses across North Americabecoming a vital part of queer nightlife and sexual liberation during the '60s, '70s, and early '80s. With sleek facilities, social lounges, and steamy saunas, Club Baths werent just about cruisingthey were hubs of community, resistance, and pride at a time when being out was a radical act. The chain began to decline in the mid 1980s