![]() I'm here on assignment, trying to think up an alibi. Three men stand in the vestibule, staring into space. The Watergarden is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ![]() A few dollars less buys just a locker in which to stash clothes. A basic room goes for $20, and a few dollars more will add a television or a deluxe bed. The facility gets more than 200 visitors a day.Ī guy at the front desk checks IDs, puts customer valuables in a lock box and makes them sign a little card with a pledge to avoid unsafe sex. Thanks to aggressive advertising and renovations, this year has been one of the most successful in the history of the Watergarden, one of only two gay bathhouses remaining in the Bay Area. ![]() A towering palm, a lush little garden and a lighted address sign lead the way to an alcove containing two frosted-glass doors and an inconspicuous sign reading "The Watergarden." On busy nights, men wait in line on the sidewalk of The Alameda. Bathhouse opponents wonder if casual sex can really be safe.įROM THE FRONT you can't tell what it is. The South Bay's only gay bathhouse profits while promoting protected sex. Metroactive News & Issues | Gay BathhouseĪ Safe Place: Watergarden general manager John Gamber says the club is a place for gays to meet that is free of alcohol, drugs or intimidation.
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