According to Talavera, it was once a Turkish bathhouse.
We continue operating and offering our services at Midtowne in Downtown Los Angeles and at the 1350 Club in Wilmington by Long Beach.” It was a sad day to see it close after being open for so long, but that’s OK. “May 30 was our last day of business.” Talavera told WEHO TIMES. The last day of operations of the spa landed on the last Tuesday of May, so the last day in business ended up being their popular trans* night. The bathhouse was experiencing a spike in interest after it added “Temptation Tuesdays,” a special night for transgender girls (TGirls) and their admirers on the last Tuesday of the month. The bathhouse closed with little fanfare from the local gays that kept it open for so many decades and from the local gay media (until this post that is).Īccording to Lorenzo Talavera, the Executive General Manager of the former Melrose Spa and three other existing bathhouses, business had been steady at the Melrose location.
