I was lucky enough to have visited a few of the clubs I listed before they closed. Now sort of wished I had visited more of them. Forgot there was MAC in Silverlake too.
The 1st baths I went to was in New York City (afraid to go to the baths in LA, popped in while on a trip to NYC) - was the CONTINENTAL BATHS - where Bette Midler began her career:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Baths
Here's a history of gay baths:
http://gaytubs.com/
(thanks to link on TBT site)
I found sometimes people give a lousy review or fictious report of a place because they ended up not scoring on their visit. Especially if you aren't from the area, driven there and back, and spent money without having sex, the reason you headed there in the first place.
The smallest baths in LA is on the westside of town, ROMAN HOLIDAY on Venice Blvd. I go about 4 or 5 times per year ...and usually have a good time. Not the most perfect club in the world, sometimes the radio station is on through the lousy sound system and sometimes it is not. Club is too brightly lite and a series of deadend hallways. One Friday evening the club wasn't at all that busy, I left without having an encounter. But any cruising anywhere is HIT-OR-MISS. Few weeks later I went on a Tuesday during the day and ended up having a good time.