I sure do remember many a day and night taking the train in from Long Island to visit The Adonis as a teen. I was very naive – at first – but learned the scope of what “went down” there very quickly! I had to be 15 at the most, on my first visit in 1974, I guess… no wonder it was so easy for me to pick up guys! Someone above also referred to the scary hustler bar across the street, I believe they were talking about The Haymarket. And yes, it could have been scary to many, I am sure. I recall going there my first time, had no idea what a “hustler bar” even was, and within minutes of my arrival, some kid came up to me and told me that I “had better not be trying to turn tricks there on my own.” I guess this was a message from some pimp. I told him that I didn’t even know what turning a trick was, and that I just came in to get a drink. He left me alone, and I actually ended up leaving with some cute guy around my age, and spending the night in a bathhouse down the block. Can’t remember the name of that place (or the guy to tell the truth). NYC was the hottest place on Earth back then… the West Village Piers, the many other wild porn houses, and hot male strippers all over the place. Then Disney had to go and clean up Times Square.
I sure do remember many a day and night taking the train in from Long Island to visit The Adonis as a teen. I was very naive – at first – but learned the scope of what “went down” there very quickly! I had to be 15 at the most, on my first visit in 1974, I guess… no wonder it was so easy for me to pick up guys! Someone above also referred to the scary hustler bar across the street, I believe they were talking about The Haymarket. And yes, it could have been scary to many, I am sure. I recall going there my first time, had no idea what a “hustler bar” even was, and within minutes of my arrival, some kid came up to me and told me that I “had better not be trying to turn tricks there on my own.” I guess this was a message from some pimp. I told him that I didn’t even know what turning a trick was, and that I just came in to get a drink. He left me alone, and I actually ended up leaving with some cute guy around my age, and spending the night in a bathhouse down the block. Can’t remember the name of that place (or the guy to tell the truth). NYC was the hottest place on Earth back then… the West Village Piers, the many other wild porn houses, and hot male strippers all over the place. Then Disney had to go and clean up Times Square.
OMG.. I actually saw this here.