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Bruce Mailman (1939-June 9, 1994) was an East Village entrepreneur,
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theatre-owner and founder of The Saint and New St. Marks Baths. He graduated from
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and received a master's degree in dramatic literature from
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. In 1965, Mailman bought two buildings on
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and converted them into the
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. He also established the Truck and Warehouse Theater on East Fourth Street, Manhattan, which now houses the
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. In 1979, he bought the building that would become the New Saint Marks Baths at 6 St. Marks Place. He sought to provide a cleaner environment for a
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than had been the case prior. He claimed it was the largest bathhouse in the world and in 1981 bought the neighboring 8 St. Marks with hopes of doubling the size. In 1980, he bought the
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and converted it to The Saint club. Both institutions would run into trouble with the advent of the
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crisis. Mailman died of
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in 1994.


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