The Wellington Club (Wilmington, California Gay Bathhouse and Private Men's Club) Size:S The poster’s typography and layout

The poster’s typography and layout reflect the DIY aesthetic of Off-Off-Broadway promotion: hand-assembled

For nearly 50 years

1968–2016) was one of the city’s longest-running gay bars

It wasn’t shiny

Launched in the mid-1970s

The Wellington Club (Wilmington, California Gay Bathhouse and Private Men's Club) Size:S The poster’s typography and layoutWellington Club Wilmington, California T Shirt Before apps, before algorithms, before queer nightlife had its playlists queer Southern California had places you knew because your friends whispered the name. One of those was Wellington Club, tucked on Anaheim Street in Wilmington, listed in 1970s queer bar and bathhouse guides as a meeting place for LGBTQ men seeking community, connection, and a place to be themselves. More than just an address,