Room 15, Klyt Bathhouse October 10, 2008
I went to the Thursday night openings in the downtown LA "arts district," looking for some of my old haunts. There was a time when that part of the city was inhabited by the working poor, the homeless, and various nefarious characters looking for opportunities (at some dupe's expense). The adult movie houses, SROs, and gay bars have been replaced by art galleries, condo-lofts, and trendy eateries.
*sigh*
At the time, Klyt was owned by the same Korean businessmen who ran the Coral Sands Motel on Western. It was essentially a bunkhouse for the male residents of skid row who could afford the eight bucks for a room (now costing twice that). Mixed in were closeted Latino immigrants and their admirers, along with a few crack dealers.
As Bruce Benderson writes in Towards a New Degeneracy, it was a social nexus where classes could come together, a particular type of location that is now almost extinct.
This scan from a 1967 Phonebook would mean that Klyt has existed in one form or another since 1905
i'm looking for a bathhouse...would u recommend Klyt?
ReplyDeletelol, it depends what you're into. I assume you're looking for sex, anon. If you're in the downtown area, Midtowne on Kohler would be a better choice; more men, more opportunities.
ReplyDeletehave you been to KLYT recently? whats it like?
ReplyDeleteNot recently. If you go, come back and leave a comment.
ReplyDeleteThis place was BAD. I went on Sunday afternoon. It was $17. The place shows its age. It's very small. As soon as you enter, you go upstairs and there are "rooms" -- wooden stalls with a tiny padlock, and the interior is shown in the picture in this post.
ReplyDeleteDownstairs is a small TV room. The walls are faux-wood-paneling. Unfortunately the TV doesn't even show porn. Next to the TV room is the shower room, which is large and open but only has two working shower heads. Off of the shower room is a steam room which smells of mildew and a hot room which is sort of like a sauna but not as hot.
The clientele was composed of middle-aged Latino men.
Under new management, with plenty of capital to invest and refurbish, the place has potential. For now, however, avoid it!!
Go to Midtowne on Kohler. It's approximately the same price for a much better experience.
I will say that the staff was very polite and friendly though.
the guy carlos there should be fired. there have been so many complaints about him. from cutting all the lights on in the place at 4am while people are trying to sleep to just simply treating most customers like trash.
ReplyDeletei refuse to go there until that guy is gone.
Wow! I have lived in the same block, around the corner for TEN years and had no idea this was there... I thought of coming to see it, maybe one of these afternoons I will
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be careful one of the staff because he has like im just guessing 2 of the customers that they will open your room and grab watever has a value. each room they have your duplicate thats the thing and order to start there operation one of the two guys will invite you to play with them and there room. once you are inside his room the other guy will get in your room. now this is the thing one of the personnel name DAVID will be the look out while 3 of them are working. i dont trust david to begin with hes a hustler and a good talker but you dont realize hes getting your attention and at least he can catch you if you have the money always and he will be nice to you.
one the club it said you are allowed to stay in 16 hours but some of them is they atre almost 2 days w/o renewal because of david but the rest of the staff are good. DAVID IS CHEATING THE OWNER ONCE HES ON DUTY. if you know the owners name and number please let him know or letl me know. this matter should be stop because im one of the victim DAVID is a dangerous man.