HPB West Lane Avenue 1389 W Lane Ave Columbus, OH 43221
Store Hours:
Monday 10 AM -8 PM
Tuesday 10 AM -8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM -8 PM
Thursday 10 AM -8 PM
Friday 10 AM -8 PM
Saturday 10 AM -8 PM
Sunday 10 AM -8 PM
HPB Carriage Place 2642 Bethel Rd Columbus, OH 43220
Store Hours:
Monday 10 AM -8 PM
Tuesday 10 AM -8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM -8 PM
Thursday 10 AM -8 PM
Friday 10 AM -8 PM
Saturday 10 AM -8 PM
Sunday 10 AM -8 PM
HPB Westerville 561 S State St Westerville, OH 43081
Store Hours:
Monday 10 AM -8 PM
Tuesday 10 AM -8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM -8 PM
Thursday 10 AM -8 PM
Friday 10 AM -8 PM
Saturday 10 AM -8 PM
Sunday 10 AM -8 PM
HPB Reynoldsburg 8107 E Broad St Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
Store Hours:
Monday 10 AM -8 PM
Tuesday 10 AM -8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM -8 PM
Thursday 10 AM -8 PM
Friday 10 AM -8 PM
Saturday 10 AM -8 PM
Sunday 10 AM -8 PM
HPB NorthPointe Plaza 100 Meadow Park Ave Lewis Center, OH 43035
Store Hours:
Monday 10 AM -8 PM
Tuesday 10 AM -8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM -8 PM
Thursday 10 AM -8 PM
Friday 10 AM -8 PM
Saturday 10 AM -8 PM
Sunday 10 AM -8 PM
When Chuck Renslow opened Man's Country in 1973, he wanted it to be someplace special-and he succeeded. The bathhouse was a part of Chicago gay life for 45 years-serving a number of changing roles, supporting the larger community, and spawning countless memories.
Rudolph Nureyev ran naked down the halls shouting, "Who wants to swing on a star?" Puppeteer Wayland Flowers held court in the TV lounge in nothing but a towel with his puppet, Madame, on his hand. Generations of gay men explored their sexuality in this "oasis of pleasure" with amenities that included a snack bar, a retail store, a wet area and whirlpool, an orgy room, a gym, specialty rooms, a rooftop deck and garden, and the largest steam room in the Midwest.
The Music Hall stage at Man's Country was a venue for such talents as Divine, the Village People, Judy Tenuta, Charles Pierce, and Rusty Warren. When there wasn't a show, there was dancing. Some men checked in to Man's Country for six hours, and others came for the weekend. Man's Country was a place to let your freak flag fly.
When the iconic bathhouse fell to the wrecking ball in 2018, the Man's Country story came to an end, but not the legend. The stories and the memories will endure. Chuck Renslow always said he wanted Man's Country to be more than a bathhouse, and it was much more.
With chapters on the techno-dance club BISTRO TOO & the leather bar, the CHICAGO EAGLE.