#378 The Ansonia: Only Scandals In The Building
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
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The Continental Baths
Ostro opened the continental baths in basement of the ansonia on september sixteenth 19 68, several months before the stonewall uprising. On opening day, there was such a rush of patrons that the bath house nearly ran of towels. At the same time, gay activists were pushing back against the cultural and legal oppression of their community with the formation of groups like the matichine society. Those men who headed to the baths for erotic adventures on a saturday night could also catch performances by andy coffman, sarah vaughan, patty labelle melbamore or the new york dolls. And remember the opera diva eleanor stee
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