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One of Los Angeles&#; oldest gay bathhouses will be closing soon because of a dispute over rent with the owner of its building. Hollywood Spa, at Ivar Ave., is likely to close within the next two months according to Peter Sykes, owner of the spa. Sykes has owned Hollywood Spa since and also owns the North Hollywood Spa, another gay bathhouse.
Sykes said Denley Companies, the real estate strong controlled by Mehdi Bolour, wants to double the nearly $30, in rent he pays each month for the spa location. He also confirmed that Hollywood Spa is six months behind in payment of its rent.
Hollywood Spa opened in and, before the advent of HIV and AIDS, was a major destination for gay men who had few other places to meet one another. It had private rooms, a DJ, a steam room and jacuzzi, an &#;adult video&#; lounge, a gym and a cafe. The spa boasted on its website that it hosted over , visitors a year. Conditions apparently possess deteriorated in recent years, with commenters on and various gay websites complaining about poor maintenance and customer service and drug use by spa customers.
Sykes said the rent increase is only one factor in what he called a &#;trifecta&#; of reasons
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It's not the greatest location in West Hollywood but it is discreet.
I long for we had a similar place in NYC but alas the current bathhouses appear to be on the their way out.
I think the concept behind the Club Baths in Fort Lauderdale and the Hollywood Spa is that they are also a social center as well. I must reveal that many times I enjoy gabbing with people at the bathhouses more than anything else!
Actually, the Hollywood Spa is located in the heart of Hollywood and not West Hollywood. The location of the Spa has actually improved vastly in the last 8 years. Surprisingly enough, if you go to the Spa on Sundays, there is a very good Farmers Market right outside their door on Ivar. This is probably one of the few spas in the US to hold such a thing right outside their facility. There is also the North Hollywood Spa, located on Vineland Ave. in North Hollywood. The Noho Sp
Hollywood Spa opened in and, before the advent of HIV and AIDS, was a major destination for gay men who had few other places to meet one another. It had private rooms, a DJ, a steam room and jacuzzi, an “adult video” lounge, a gym and a cafe. The spa boasted on its website that it hosted over , visitors a year.
"At the upscale Hollywood Spa on Ivar Route, towel-wrapped patrons can watch each other over while working out on gym equipment or sipping freshly squeezed orange juice from the cafe. Vintage Hollywood posters cover the walls, strobe lights flicker, and DJs spin the latest club music." (L.A. Times, 27 Oct, )
The spa was ordered to next to in , as part of an enforcement of stringent regulations restricting sexual activity at gay bathhouses. “I don’t plan to close,” said Scott D.R. Goulet, owner of Hollywood Spa, Ivar Ave. “We adjudicated this issue two years ago. We won it then. The county was wrong,” he said. Co-owner and spa manager John Ferry told the LA Times: “We’re going to fight this thing. As far as we’re concerned, we’re the excellent guys. We consider the Hollywood Spa to be an important asset in terms of being a place
Los Angeles (AP) — Gay bathhouses that once remained in the shadows to stay in business are now inquiring attention to keep their doors open.
Some are doing aggressive online advertising and community outreach. Others tout their upscale amenities fancy plush towels and marble baths. A bathhouse in Ohio has even added hotel rooms and a nightclub.
Gone are the days when bathhouses drew crowds just by offering a discreet place forgays to convene , share saunas and, often, have sex.
"The acceptance of gays has changed the whole planet. It's taken away the need to sneak into back-alley places," said Dennis Holding, 75, who owns a Miami-based bathhouse.
In the heyday of bathhouses in the late s, there were nearly gay bathhouses in cities across the U.S., but by , the total had dropped to approximately 90, according to Damron, the publisher of an annual gay travel guide. In the last decade, bathhouses, including ones in San Diego, Syracuse, Seattle and San Antonio, have close down and the total nationwide is less than Most patrons are older.
Hollywood Spa — one of the largest bathhouses in Los Angeles, a metropolis regarded as the country's bathhouse capital — closed in April. Owner Peter D. Sy
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