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Public Bath Houses Initiative. At the height of the progressive hygiene movement, dozens of public bath houses were scattered throughout Pittsburgh's many neighborhoods. Today, only four remain (one of which is the last functioning bath house in Pennsylvania).
The Oliver Bath House is located at 38 S 10th Street in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1915 in the Tudor Revival and Gothic Collegiate architectural style, the building today serves as a public swimming pool .
There are some excellent - even world-class - gay bathhouses in the US. We’ve visited them all - tough gig - and gathered together a list of our favorites.
Club Baths was a chain of gay bathhouses in the United States and Canada with particular prominence from the 1960s through the 1990s. At its peak it included 42 bathhouses: Akron, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Camden, Chicago, Cleveland (two locations), Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Detroit, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, ...
Prominent Black abolitionist John Bathan Vashon opened Pittsburgh’s first public bathhouse near this location in 1834. Until Vashon’s death nearly twenty years later, the “City Baths” catered to prominent white and Black Pittsburghers alike.
The bath house today remains the only continuously functioning bathhouse in Pittsburgh and in Pennsylvania. Address: 38 S 10th Street. Status: Listed on the City Register in 2017.
TJ's offers luxurious VIP suites, complete with full baths - including shampoo, conditioner, sewing kit, mouthwash, soap, lotions and various feminine hygiene products. Each bath is also equipped with luxurious towels, washcloths, bath mats, a hair dryer, curling iron and a vanity with mirrors.
