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

Steve Ostrow Oral History – 20 October 2019 (Snippet: Police Raids)

Interviewed by Kim Kemmis and Trevor Pritchard, Pride History Group

Steve Ostrow Oral History - 20 October 2019 (Snippet: Bette Midler)

Interviewed by Kim Kemmis and Trevor Pritchard, Pride History Group

Steve Ostrow Oral History - 20 October 2019 (Snippet: Continental Clientele)

Interviewed by Kim Kemmis and Trevor Pritchard, Pride History Group

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OPride History GroupFebruary 21, 2024Continental 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

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Smith, Ron

SPride History GroupFebruary 26, 2024LSD, Paddington, Gosbel Street, Burt Flugelmann, Bob Gould, 3rd World Bookshop, East Sydney Tech, Arts Students Union, Ken Reinhardt, Bonython Gallery, Oyster Bay, Black Box, David Humphries, Christo, Little Bay, Kim Hilder, St George Tech, Liverpool Street, Gurinji Aboriginal Land Rights, Rosalie Cawthorne, Maria Hishon, Adam Plater, Ros Dent, Marie Cottier, Watters Gallery, Savat, Bill Trangitello, Mort Fist, Williams Brothers, Land Rights, Moratorium, Jenny Hooper, Riley Street, LSD Fogg, Tony Goodwin, Roxy, Ourimbah Festival, Johnny Allen, Surry Hills Arts Factory, Epidiascope, Yellow House, Martin Sharpe, Richard Neville, Sylvia and the Synthetics, Andrew Sharpe, Randy Neuman, Kandy Johnson, Kristal Pistol, Purple Onion, Cloudland, Elands, Glenmore Road, Bill Dwyer, Gladney Oakley, Taree, Glebe, Mitchell Street, Hereford Street, Mark Fletcher, Linda Cawthorne, Mardi Gras, Peter Tully, Bill Henson, Boomerangs, Cronulla Gay Group, David McDiarmid, Linda Jackson, Jenny Kee, Gay Liberation, Ros Bower, Australia Council, Bill Whittaker, Murray McLachlan, Bruce Pollack, Tony Crewes, Gary Whitelaw, David Ryan, Cath Phillips, Robert Lake, Unicorn Hotel, Greg Howard, Divine, Imelda Marcos, misogyny, Dennis Lennox, Mardi Gras Committee, Heather Grey, financial irregularities, Cayte Latte, Martina Navratilova, HIV/AIDS, ACON, Fred Nile, Sleaze Ball, Peter MacDonald, Peter Wherret, Channel 10, Sydney Morning Herald, Richard Wherret

Reading, Greg

RPride History GroupFebruary 14, 2024Gaywaves, Sydney University, Sydney Push, Billy Graham, Beats, National Homosexual Conference, Sydney Morning Herald, Gay Solidarity Group, Paddington Town hall, First Mardi Gras, 2UE, Frank Walker, Campaign Magazine, Mardi Gras, John Marsden, David Marr, Gay Trade Unionists, UTS, Macquarie University, Gay Counselling Service, Lance Gowland, Tin Sheds, St Peters, Glebe Town hall, Dennis Altman, Prue Borthwick, Susan Ardill, Michael Glynn, Uma KaliShakti, Michael Schembri, Queer Noise, Fred Nile, Julie McCrossin, HIV/AIDS, Bruce Belcher, Terry Goulden, Ken Lovatt, The Caravan Embassy, Club80, Neville Wran, Lex Watson