BULLDOG BATHS MURALS: CLOSING CELEBRATION

SEE THESE HISTORIC MURALS BEFORE THEY'RE GONE! For the past four months, The GLBT History Museum has exhibited some of the unique and beautiful murals that were part of San Francisco's famed Bulldog Baths. Now, as we look forward to our next exhibition, we’re hosting a closing ceremony and celebration. Join us! Learn more about this spectacular art and the GLBT Historical Society's mission. Beer, wine, and snacks will be served. Donation requested for entry. --------------------------- Bulldog Baths: Panels From the Orgy-Room Murals (1979) The Bulldog Baths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin opened in the early 1930s as the Club Turkish Baths. The 1954 convention guidebook for the Mattachine Society, the national homophile organization, characterized the facilities as “real plush.” Starting in 1979, the new “Bulldog” branding emphasized a virile working-class sexual allure that reflected commercialized fantasy more than it characterized the actual clientele. The redecorated interior included an orgy room with murals by New York homoerotic artist M. Brook Jones, whose work also illustrated gay skin magazines of the era. The Bulldog Baths closed in 1984 as a result of declining business at the height of the AIDS crisis.