Plato's Retreat

Late-1970s public-access television commercial for Plato's Retreat, a sex club that was located in the basement of the Ansonia Hotel, Broadway and 73rd on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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Entertainment

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• newyorkcity
• nyc
• manhattan
• sex
• commercial
• publicaccess
• disco
• upperwestside
• 1970s
• 70s
• history

[LickMyCuntMoFo]

I went there too, and i'm still paying for it.

It's called Herpes.

[LickMyCuntMoFo]

I went there in the 70s and ALOT of people died of AIDS........

[mrspatrickcampbell]

The only problem with Platos retreat is that they allowed stinkfish in there - yuck!!!

[TheMunchfan]

FOr more information, call *BEEEEEP* (Translated to call your fucking cunt of a mother, dick!) JK, but stuff like this got so many people killed or living with STDs....

[silverbullnyc]

@TVGirl64 ,

Im not disputing the gay/hetero aspect, im simply stating that before it was platos retreat it was the continental baths which was gay and closed in 1977 but in early 70s was where Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan were spinning music before moving on with their careers as i stated in my post.

[TVGirl64]

@silverbullnyc WRONG, The Continental Baths was for gay men, Plato's Retreat was for heterosexual couples and women.

[Lockbar]

I went to Platos II in Ft. Lauderdale about ten years ago. It was really wild. Wish I could have seen the NY Platos when it was open.

[silverbullnyc]

Before it was called Platos Retreat it was THE CONTINENTAL BATHS which is where legendary House Music djs Frankie Knuckles n Larry Levan got there starts.

[LietMonty]

her voice is pretty, reminds me phoebe legere

[mediamadman747]

I hear the buffet featured all the cold-cuts and potatoe salad you could eat.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

isnt this on MIDNIGHT BLUE or AMERICAN SWING?

[jamcarolita]

@ruthenasia yeahm the parking place has it! What would be the problem?