Saunas & men's clubs / Near the Michigan State Fairgrounds (State Fair Ave area)
Prudential Health Club
Closed – archive entry
Historic gay men's bathhouse near the old Michigan State Fairgrounds, one of five in Detroit in 1979; closed by the mid-1980s.
01 / The story of this place
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Prudential Health Club was a gay men's bathhouse on Detroit's north side, near the old Michigan State Fairgrounds. In 1979 it was one of five bathhouses of its kind operating in the city. According to Michigan LGBTQ Remember, its owner also ran Menjo's bar. Like the other Detroit bathhouses except TNT, it closed by the mid-1980s.
- One of Detroit's five gay bathhouses in 1979
- Near the old State Fairgrounds
- Shared its owner with Menjo's bar
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