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Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline

        

Original illustrated page
                           
Other lists of Turkish baths—arranged by area and by user
                         

 

            
C. A checklist of some overseas establishments

Turkish baths in North America

Last updated: 15 October 2007
           

Establishments are arranged alphabetically by country, city, and address.

Dates in red are sightings
Dates in blue are accurate openings or closures to the best of our knowledge

If you have access to local newspapers or other local information and wish to add, amend, or correct any dates, please do contact us.


Canada

This table was last updated on 21 April 2008

           

Any Turkish baths which might still remain open in Canada
are not specifically indicated as such in the table

                

DAWSON CITY: Turkish Baths 1898
EDMONTON: Jasper Ave (9608): Edmonton (post-1937 Georgia) Turkish Baths 1913—1978
HALIFAX: Hollis St (57): Turkish Baths 1898
MONTREAL: Dorchester Street West (580) Crescent Turkish Bath 1908—1922
MONTREAL: Monique St (140-144): The Turkish Bath Hotel (McBean's) 1869—1911
MONTREAL: Vitre St / Joté St: Turkish Baths 1863
QUEBEC: Hotel Manoir Victoria  (Destroyed by fire) 1895—1902
TORONTO: Bannatyne Ave (283-5): Travellers Building Turkish Baths  1906—1940s
TORONTO: Centre Ave (34-6): Russian Turkish  
TORONTO: King St West (176): Cook’s Turkish Baths 1874 —1949
TORONTO: Queen West (223): Toronto Turkish and Vapor Baths (Dr Diamond) 1876—1890
TORONTO: Yonge St: W T Pember's Art Hair Goods House & Turkish Baths  1897
VANCOUVER: Sultan Turkish Baths 1907
VICTORIA: Crystal Garden 1925—1967?
VICTORIA: Government Street (87): San Francisco Turkish Baths 1891,2,3
VICTORIA: Bastion Square (6): Victoria Turkish Baths  1892-3

VICTORIA: Yates Street (76): Turkish-Electric Baths

      1893     
   

 

 

United Staes of America

This table was last updated on 03 May 2008

 

The handful of Turkish baths which might still remain open in the USA
are not specifically indicated as such in the table

 
Alaska
Cordova: Main St: Turkish Baths 1910
Juneau: Juneau Sanitarium (Lying-in Hospital for Ladies) Turkish baths 1910
Juneau: Treadwell Club 1912
Valdes: Turkish Bath 1915
California
Los Angeles: 2nd St: Hammam Turkish Baths 1896
Los Angeles: W 7th St (431): Los Angeles Athletic Club 1912—1920
Los Angeles: W 3rd St (219): Metropolitan Barber Shop & Turkish Bath 1911
Los Angeles: Eastlake Sulphur Baths: Turkish Baths 1903
Los Angeles: Grand Ave: Biltmore [Hotel] Turkish Baths 1930s
Los Angeles: Redondo Beach Turkish Baths 1909—1941

Los Angeles: South Broadway (535): Ladies' Turkish Baths

c.1900

Los Angeles: South Main St (230): Turkish and Other Baths 1895

Los Angeles: South St/Hill St: Consol.Realty Bldg:Sultan Turkish Baths

1913

Los Angeles: Venice Beach: Main Street: Turkish Baths c.1910
San Diego: 4th St: Turkish Baths c.1910
San Diego: San Diego Club: Turkish Baths 1934
San Francisco: Ellis St: Turkish Baths (Men only)  1911—1980s
San Francisco: Post St (222): The Post Street Turkish Baths  1894, 1901
San Francisco: Post St (624): Sultan Turkish Baths 1905—1928
San Francisco: Calvin Huyett's Turkish Baths (destroyed in 'quake) —1906
Colorado
Colorado Springs: Broadmoor Hotel Turkish Baths 1918—
Denver: 17th St (321): Brown Palace Hotel Turkish Baths  1892—  
Denver: Larimer (450): J M Case Turkish Baths  1874, 1875
Denver: Windsor Hotel Turkish Baths  1896, 1897

Connecticut

Hartford: Asylum Street (167-9): Hartford Turkish Bath          
Hartford: Easton's Turkish Bath 1884
Meridou: Easton's Turkish baths 1884
New Haven: Turkish Bath     1890s    
New Haven: Yale University Gymnasium Turkish Bath 1890—1932
New Haven: Temple Street (152): Hotel Liberty Turkish Baths   
Wallingford: Wallingford Turkish Bath   1875   
District of Columbia
Washington: Grand Union Station Turkish Baths   1908—
Washington: Rowland's Turkish Bath 1907
Florida
Key West: Gato's VIllage: Dr Fraga's Turkish Baths c.1888
St Augustine: Alcazar Hotel Turkish Bath 1888—1910+
Georgia
Atlanta: Decatur St (10): Turkish Baths 1889
Atlanta: Dr Stainback's Hygienic Institute and Turkish Bath  1877
Illinois
Bloomington: Turkish and Electro-Thermal Bath Institute (Hy Conkling) 1879—
Chicago: Michigan Blvd / 23rd St: Metropole Hotel Turkish Baths  1891
Chicago: Palmer House Turkish Baths 1880s, 1890s
Chicago: West North Avenue (2039): Turkish Russian Baths  
Collinsville: Seminary St: Bischoff's Turkish Bath House 1909
Galeburg: Union Hotel and Turkish Bath 1912
Peoria: Main Street (319): Peoria Turkish baths -1911—1956+
Quincy: Jersey Ave (514)  1903-1931
Springfield: Pierik Bldg: Turkish Bath Parlors (John E Jackson, Mgr) 1902
Indiana
La Porte: Michigan Ave / Jefferson Av: Stewart's Turkish Baths & Barbers 1911
Iowa
Burlington: Sloth Hill: Turkish Baths 1877
Davenport: Turkish Baths 1878
Mason City: Turkish Bath & Treatment Parlor  
Postville: Parker's Barber Shop, John Moir's Turkish Baths 1887
Waterloo: Waterloo Sulphur and Turkish Baths 1942
Kansas
Atchinson: Baird Wilson's Turkish Baths 1879—1882+
Hutchinson: W 1st St (28) The F  A Manda Salt Water Natatorium 1908—
Kentucky
Louisville: Galt House Turkish Bath 1869—1919
Louisiana
New Orleans: Jung Hotel Turkish Bath 1930
New Orleans: Bourbon St: Osborne Turkish Bath    1898    
New Orleans: Canal St: Ladies' Turkish Bath   1925—1949  
New Orleans: St Charles Ave (211): St Charles Hotel Turkish Bath 1903—1974
Maryland
Baltimore: Howard St: Turkish Baths —1905     
Baltimore: Madison Ave (2100): Turkish Baths and Gymnasium  1901—
Baltimore: Rowland's Turkish Baths  1920s  
Hagerstown: Turkish baths  1908    
Massachusetts
Boston: Beacon St (17): Bellevue Turkish Baths (Dis Lewis) 1930s  
Boston: Exeter St / Boylston St: Boston Athletic Association Clubhouse 1888—1936
Boston: Massachusetts Ave (337): Massachusetts Baths 1913   
Boston: St Botolph St (42): Lundin's Turkish Baths for women 1911   
Boston: Tremont St (176): Tremont Turkish Baths for men (Adolph S Lundin) 1901, 1912
Boston: Washington St (1427): Boston Turkish and Vapor Baths 1871   
Boston: Dr Adam's Turkish Baths 1867—
Lawrence: Prospect St (334): Dr Louis F Eidam's Turkish Baths 1880s  
Springfield: Cooley House: D F Sweeney's Turkish & Russian Baths 1894—
Worcester: Sudbury St (1): Jensen’s Turkish, Russian, Roman Baths 1897  
Michigan
Hancock: Reservation (306)  
Saginaw: N Hamilton (208): Turkish Baths  1902-7
Minnesota
Duluth: Kassmir's Turkish Bath Parlors 1903
Minnesota: Hyndman Electro-Medical Institute Turkish Baths 1874
Moorhead: 4th St South (13): Peter J Roberts, Turkish Baths 1915
Mississippi
Biloxi: Buena Vista Hotel Turkish Baths 1930s
Detroit: W Vernor Highway (1377): New Detroit Turkish Baths   1930s  
Joplin: Keystone Barber Shop and  Turkish Bath 1912
Missouri
Kansas City: New Coates House Turkish Bath 1898
St Louis: 7th Street: Dr Adams Turkish Bath House 1877
St Louis: Grand Ave/Franklin Ave: Vista Turkish Bath House 1902
St Louis: Lucas Ave/4th St: Belcher Water Bath and Hotel Company   1910s  
Nebraska
Beatrice: Turkish, Electro-medicated and Russian Baths   1887—
Omaha: Farnam St (1424) Turkish baths (J F Faux) 1890
Omaha: Dr Dinsmoor's Sanitarium Turkish baths 1878?, 1882
Omaha: Iler Grand Hotel: European Plan Turkish baths 1901  
New Jersey
Atlantic City: President Hotel Turkish Baths 1934  
Newark: Charlton St (36): The Charlton Baths 1920s, 1930s
Newark: Howard St (147): The Howard Baths 1920s, 1930s
Newark: Mercer St (32): The Mercer Baths 1920s, 1930s
Paterson: Charles Haeberle's Turkish baths  -1907—1940s
Paterson: Church Street (45): Luxor Turkish baths 1907  
New York
Buffalo: Delaware Avenue (207) BPOE HQ for Elks 1940s
Buffalo: Main St (663) : Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute T Baths 1878, 1894