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Updated on 7-Mar-2012

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In Los Angeles gay men have been meeting for sex in bathhouses for most of the Twentieth Century. One of the city's earliest bathhouses opened prior to 1922. Located on 4th Street in downtown, the "Palace Turkish Baths" originally operated as a straight venue, offering massages and Turkish Baths facilities, but it gradually evolved into a clandestine gay bathhouse. Currently, it operates as KLYT Baths, a venue well-known for its Latino clientele. During the 1940s it was said to have been a favorite haunt of Rock Hudson and some lesser-known film stars of the day. According to the author's great-uncle, Joe Therrien, "the Palace Baths was popular with the gay crowd when I started going there in the 1940s. I had an affair with an actor there. He appeared in those fly-by-night cowboy movies that Hollywood put out in a week's time. When the actor's lover found out about our meetings, we ended our affair at the baths. In those days you always knew who was screwing who because there were few places in Los Angeles where men could meet for sex. When you went to the baths you saw the same faces year after year."

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Exit Highway 101 southbound at Broadway, turn right & drive south to 4th and then turn left. Straight on to Los Angeles St. and it's on right corner.
Cross street: Los Angeles Street
  • Crowd:Mostly black and latino men.
    Facilities: Older bathhouse with full facilities. Showers, steam room, sauna, and private rooms.
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  • Wheelchair Accessible:No
  • Warnings:This is really a bad neighborhood and not for the faint of heart.
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  • postoptranscentaur

    anyone up to meet

    Commented on 3/7/2012 1:37:14 AM

     

  • Heading there today, looking for hot nasty latino sex

    Commented on 2/12/2009 12:49:22 PM

     

  • Been there a couple times over the past few years. Heavily latino, definitly seedier and more run down than most places, but the action is great if you like no strings bb fucking..

    Park in the large open parking lot directly across the street, the area isn't that great but the lot is safe.

    Commented on 1/19/2009 1:18:01 AM

     

  • been here once and it was beyond boring. The only one who wanted to play was a ugly guy smoking crack. I won't go back here in my rare visits to LA.

    Commented on 10/2/2008 5:51:59 AM

     

  • I'm an average white guy and I tried this out a couple weeks ago. This is THE WORST place I've ever cruised.

    It's disgusting in every way, shape and form.

    One problem, I was probably the only English speaking person in there.

    There were very few guys and no action (not even wandering around). The only guy interested just wanted to watch me jerk off and wouldn't touch or be touched.

    The rooms and facilities are dirty, old, broken down, nasty, etc.

    Stay away unless you want to get a disease just waking in there.

    Commented on 10/1/2008 8:12:35 AM

     

  • how much do they charge to get in, and how much for a room??

    Commented on 9/11/2008 6:51:33 AM

     

  • What's this place like during lunch time during the week?

    Commented on 1/20/2008 12:49:11 PM

     

  • This is the old Turkish Bath House.I had a good time there last time I visited not very many there. I was layed twice by a persistant Black Man.He was very forcefull & did a good job on my holes.

    Commented on 1/10/2008 9:46:59 AM

     

  • Never been but like the looks of your dick. If you go let me know; I will play with you.

    Commented on 12/21/2007 3:20:51 AM

     

  • i am thinking of checking this place out. anyone been here lately?

    Commented on 12/21/2007 2:17:17 AM

     

  • Heavily latino; one of the oldest bath houses still around, worth a visit. Sketchy area, but well populated; park in the lot directly across the street, it's not as scary as it sounds.

    Commented on 1/1/2007 5:51:20 AM

     
 
 
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