What's happened w/ Steamworks??
 

The last few times I've been there it's been pretty much dead. I was there one Thurs eve and then one Fri eve ... not very many people there. I was especially suprised for a Fri eve ...

I'd like to know as well
 

Good question Versatileiam! I've noticed the same thing! The last few times I was there I found the place to be very slow! I was there this last Saturday (Jan 06 2007) and it was very slow! Around 1AM they got a little bit busier, but it didn't last long, after 2AM the place was totally dead!

My guess is their rates that increased too much! Ok, it is a very nice place, but they are charging way too much for six hours. Plus, I know that a while ago they were having problems with hot water! There was no hot water in the whole place! And still they didn't fix the problem like they should.

So with Mans World torn down and Steamworks gone cold, where the heck am I supposed to go for good hot sex in a bath house in this town?

Don't tell me that Mans country is the only option..

Well .. I thought maybe I had just hit a couple off times, but I guess I'm not the only one that has noticed this. I was going to ask the same thing ... where is everyone going? Steamworks always used to be a sure thing when I visited Chicago. Has MansCountry picked up as of lately??

Even this site has slowed to a crawl!! You don't see very many posts on here anymore. Are there other sites taking the place of CFS??

I don't know!
 

I'd really like to know where the hell everybody is! MC is not busier than usual, same homeless crowd, same twisted mind guys, same people walking around fully dressed. Nothing has changed.
And once again, you're right Versatileiam, even at CFS things have slowed down a lot!
Talking with a friend of mine, he said he has been very lucky at manhunt.net
I didn't try it yet, because it's a paid site, so I don't know for sure.
But don't you guys feel that gay people in Chicago seem to be hibernating?

Plus....
 

Steamworks has also increased the price of their membership! Now a six month membership is $20.00 and they also have a one day membership for $5.00!!!!
Great place, but they are, for sure, using and abusing of gay people!!

Eliminate the membership fee!!
 

I always thought that membership fee was a joke!! I thought it was only $5 or $10 for a 6 month membership. That has really went up if it's now $20!! It should be just pay for the time you want. But are the fees keeping people away?? I don't know ....

I did have someone email me and recommended a couple adult book stores / arcades in Melrose Park. The bad thing with ABS's is they can be such a hit or miss place plus you never know what the staff will be like - rude & bothersome or friendly. Plus finding them when you're not all that familiar with Chicago. SW was soooooo convienent being not that far from the L Train.

I have been to MC a couple times a couple years back.... I had a very good time the first time I was there. Just wish they would clean the place up ..... lol!!

Thanks for the responses!!

Man's Country or Steamworks
 

Tis a puzzlement!

I know when Man's World was still in business the three baths had totally different personalities. Speaking as an ex-Man's World patron, I wouldn't go to either Steamworks or Man's country, just based on things I've read here. I'm over 60, so don'tt feel I would be welcome at Steamworks. Seems like if you are over 40, the clientele at Steamworks consider you a troll. No thanks. And Man's Country just gives me the creeps!

Tall Tales
 

Do not believe everything you read on here. I am a former Man's World patron. I am over 60, slightly, but still over. I have been going to Steamworks, and I always have a blast. I see more and more former patrons of M W there. Yes, there are always some guys with an attitude, but you will find that type anywhere. So ignore them, don't have an attitude of your own, and I think you will have a good time.

When I renewed my membership in November, I believe it cost $5. I know it didn't cost $20.

Well,
 

ChgoHryGuy is right! Do not believe everything you read here Bi6ulm4m, however you have a strong point. The three bathhouses have different personalities and crowds. But there is attitude everywhere you go, bad and good attitude.
I believe you can have fun at Steamworks too, even being over 60. I am 38 and I like older guys and trust me many times I was turned down by guys, that's the way it is, lol. Sometimes the guy you're into, it is not into you and vice-versa! I don't like the stupid young crowd that goes to Steamworks as well, and some of them can be total assholes, but then I think: "Well, I was in my 20s once and I used to think that I was the shit, that I was the best thing in the whole world." But getting older made me realized one thing: "God, I was so stupid when I was in my 20s!" LOL! What am I today? Just an ordinary guy and I am not the shit, lol!!!
And I believe all tribes can have fun at Steamworks.

Anyway, the new rate for the membership at Steamworks is really $20 for six months. They started the new rate in January 2007. For more info check their website at http://www.steamworksonline.com

Versatileiam asked if another site has taken the place of CFS.
www.*********** is very active.

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U guys are so LUCKY
 

When I do get the opportunity to visit Chicago, I make it a point to visit Steamworks. I've always had a good time there. Most of the time better than good. Granted I'm a little older (46) than most, but I feel and act young and have a big huge cock, and for the most part that's what the party is about.

The bath houses in Cleveland where I go, are okay (better during the warmer months). But neither one have slurp ramps and only offer 3 XXX rated channels (they actually offer more regular cable channels than X rated ones, go figure) and their hot tubs aren't in an dark and sexxxual envoirment like the Steamworks.

I also noticed that driving and staying in Chicago area, is way more expensive than what i'm used to (i'm paying $1.99 gal for gas and $1.69 a gal for skim milk today). So given all that perhaps the crowd that regularly goes to Steamworks is having a harder time finding the $$ to party there every week.

Just my opinion, but I think you all are very LUCKY to have a bath house like steamworks in your area. appreciate what you got and quit whinning and enjoy.

my 2 cents
 

$20.00/6mths=$ 3.33 a month, I can find that in the couch, I mean..that's not a problem, I think everyone should visit Steamworks at least once, The facilities are phenominal. In all my years I've never come across a place SO geared towards sex as SW. .. I also have found lighter crowds as of late. Seems a great place on a cold winters night but I've found the biggest crowds on the hottest days this past year.

"Slurp ramp"......gotta love it.:p

What's the problem?
 

It is a 100% no smoking facility now. That's why it is dead, since in order to smoke you have to go under a tarp on the roof, and it's fucking cold there.

Also, a lot of the bars are dying a slow death for the same reason, especially the lounge and piano bar at Gentry's on State. The non-smoking ordinance is killing more than the baths and bars too. It was a stupid move on the part of the city.

I've heard rumors that someone might open a suburban bath house that can allow smoking! Whan that happens, I will return.