Club Providence (Providence Rhode Island Club Bath Location/Gay Bathhouse) Size:L Sold under a wide range

Sold under a wide range of names and often marketed through coded or outrageous advertising

long before leather aesthetics were visible or celebrated in the mainstream

Pride in 1991 felt urgent

Reviled by critics but adored by fans

Marketed simply as JUDY

Club Providence (Providence Rhode Island Club Bath Location/Gay Bathhouse) Size:L Sold under a wide rangeFounded 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