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''by Jeff Auer''
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Man's Country was a popular bathhouse chain that had branches in New York City and Chicago. The New York branch closed in the 1980's. In 1972 Chuck Renslow and Charles Fleck acquired a 1907 former lodge hall and renovated it for a 1973 opening. The Chicago location is still open today.[http://manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html]
 
Man's Country was a popular bathhouse chain that had branches in New York City and Chicago. The New York branch closed in the 1980's. In 1972 Chuck Renslow and Charles Fleck acquired a 1907 former lodge hall and renovated it for a 1973 opening. The Chicago location is still open today.[http://manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html]
  
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'''Opening night of Man's Country Chicago in 1973'''<gallery>
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'''1970's Ads for Man's Country'''
 
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Man's Country baths photospread in 1975 issue of DART magazine.
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'''1975 Photospread of Man's Country NYC from DART magazine'''
 
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=See also: [[Gay Bathhouses]]=

Latest revision as of 23:10, 13 July 2012

by Jeff Auer

Man's Country was a popular bathhouse chain that had branches in New York City and Chicago. The New York branch closed in the 1980's. In 1972 Chuck Renslow and Charles Fleck acquired a 1907 former lodge hall and renovated it for a 1973 opening. The Chicago location is still open today.[1]


Opening night of Man's Country Chicago in 1973


1970's Ads for Man's Country


1975 Photospread of Man's Country NYC from DART magazine



See also: Gay Bathhouses