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The 8709 located on 8709 West Third Street, just outside the boundaries of West Hollywood was the bathhouse from the late 1970s to 1984. It was the hottest place in the city, but was never advertised: you knew it only if you were recommended for membership by a current member. There was no sign, only an unmarked doorway down an alley. The 8709 was part of Sheldon Andelson's gay empire, which gave him both cash and clout in the gay community, but he was forced to close 8709 down in 1984 as the AIDS epidemic raged and he rose to prominence on the statewide political scene.