West Ninth Street Club Baths Poster (70's Ad for Cleveland Club Bath Chain/Gay Bathhouse) Paper:Matte Friday the 13th (1980) —

Friday the 13th (1980) — Part 1

the surface of American normalcy and what it hides

It had the feel of a place where bartenders knew your name and birthdays meant something

where sweaty workouts and even sweatier nightlife blurred into one gloriously unapologetic queer space

and a shifting queer travel landscape

West Ninth Street Club Baths Poster (70's Ad for Cleveland Club Bath Chain/Gay Bathhouse) Paper:Matte Friday the 13th (1980) —Founded 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