Gay bathhouses in boston

The L Avenue Bathhouse is located in South Boston along the Boston Harbor. It is the meeting place of the L Street Brownies Club, the oldest "Polar Bear Club" in America.

Built in 1931 by Boston's populist mayor James Michael Curley, the L Street Bathhouse was located at the intersection of Day Boulevard and L Street in South Boston. Named the L Road Bathhouse (and later re-named the Curley Community Center), the building provided blazing showers and recreational facilities to the city's operational people during the most difficult years of the Depression. The bathhouse remained a popular gathering identify during the years when Boston Harbor was considered safe for swimming and before air-conditioning helped people cope with the summer heat.

Polar Bear Swim

On January 1, 1904, the L Street Brownies held their first New Year's Day swim in Boston Harbor. Every year since then, a crowd of swimmers and an even larger crowd of onlookers has shown up to watch men—and since the l980s, women—begin the year with a swim in the icy waters of Dorchester Bay.

Keeping up a tradition introduced by European immigrants fond of cold water dips, the most dedicated L Highway Br

Gay Boston

-------------------------------------

When people from this metropolis reveal you where they're from, you're likely to notice people name the South End, Back Bay or any of the dozens of other enclaves as their home. This is a city of sharply defined neighborhoods. Others, not born here, come from all across America and the world, to inhabit across the river in Cambridge, home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; or to attend one of another 52 institutions of higher education in Metropolitan Boston.
If you're thinking people are proud of the city's almost 400-year history, you're right. Most visitors, even those here for just a daytime or two, fit into their itinerary at least one of the sights they heard about in history class, such as the Old North Church. (Remember the "one if by land, two if by sea" lanterns warning of the direction from which the British were coming?)
Sure, it's superb to go shopping in historic Faneuil Hall or follow guides in powdered wigs around the Paul Revere House. But Boston is also a cutting-edge city, thanks in part to all those universities and the large trainee populat

Boston’s gay bars of yore

Which Boston gay bar do you miss the most?

Russ Lopez book, The Hub of the Gay Universe: An LGBTQ History of Boston, Provincetown and Beyond shares how vibrant Boston’s gay scene was through the much of the 20th century. After WWII, Boston had more than a dozen gay bars. Those numbers would carry on to proliferate over the coming decades (peaking in the 1970s – 90s) alongside other businesses that catered to the local gay community.

Last year Machine / Ramrod closed after a developer purchased the building it was located in to shift the block into residences. And a few weeks ago, I shared that the Boston Eagle has permnantly closed. The decline of these spaces has reignited the discussion about the slow demise of the gay bar in Boston, and it made me wonder, what homosexual bar from Boston’s past do you miss the most?

This entry was posted in Boston, Gay and tagged BosGuy, Boston, Boston Guy, Homosexual. Bookmark the permalink.

Comparison Table: Popular Gay Saunas in Madrid

Parameter	Sauna Octopus	Sauna Principe	Sauna Paraiso	Sauna Lavapies
Location	City Center	City Center	City Center	Lavapies
Google Rating	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.6
Facebook Rating	4.7	4.4	4.1	4.5
Gayout Rating	4.3	4.5	4.2	4.4
Facilities	Steam room, Jacuzzi	Sauna, Dark Room	Sauna, Dark Room	Steam room, Video Room
Cleanliness	4.6	4.4	4.3	4.5
Ambience	Relaxed, Intimate	Casual	Cozy	Welcoming
Clientele	Diverse	Local	Diverse	Mixed
Events	Theme Nights	Not specified	Not specified	Themed Parties
Price Range	$$	$$	$$	$$
Accessibility	Wheelchair Accessible	Wheelchair Accessible	Wheelchair Accessible	Wheelchair Accessible

? Sources

Club Body Center.This sauna is exclusively for men. Can be found at 545 Boylston Street in Bostons South End neighborhood. It provides amenities such as a steam room, sauna, whirlpool, private rooms, a lounge area and even a video room. Club Body Center has a laid back atmosphere that attracts a range of men. Additionally they structure events and promotions fancy "Underwear Night" and "Bears and Cubs Night." The typical cost for a day pa

.