Ostrow, Steve

 

Steve Ostrow (1932-2022)

Steve Ostrow was the founder of Mature Age Gays, Sydney. A native of New York, US, Ostrow founded the Continental Baths in New York City, a bathhouse and entertainment venue that launched the careers of several artists in the late 1960s and 1970s, including Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and Peter Allen. Ostrow also had a long and illustrious career as an opera singer.

Photo: MAG/Michelle Mika

 

Oral history recordings

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OPride History GroupContinental Baths, New York, Law Reform, Mature Age Gays (MAG), Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Peter Allen, Sarah Vaughan, Patty Labelle, Manhattan Transfer, Jerry Herman, Police raids, Otello, Sydney Opera, Saturday night at the Baths, San Fransisco Opera, Harvey Milk, HIV/AIDS