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Starter archiveClosedVerifiedPerformance space1968–1976
Continental Baths
Ansonia Hotel, 2109 Broadway · Upper West Side, Manhattan40.7800° N / 73.9817° W
Overview
Gay bathhouse with a cabaret and dancefloor, often cited as an early venue for resident DJs and live performance.
Operating in the basement of the Ansonia Hotel, the Continental Baths combined a gay bathhouse with cabaret and a dancefloor. It is often cited as an early venue for resident DJs and live performance, and is remembered for launching and hosting performers before a wider audience. The space closed in the mid-1970s.
Oral histories & archival media
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Sonic profile
discomixed
Cultural role
queer venueearly DJ + live performance
DJs, promoters & people
Frankie Knuckles
DJ whose early career is tied to New York before Chicago · Early career
Larry Levan
Resident DJ of the Paradise Garage · Early career
Bette Midler
Performer
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#bathhouse#cabaret#queer#Ansonia