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Red Square Chicago
Red Square is a refurbished traditional Russian/Turkish sauna and spa. It has everything you could want: dry and wet sauna, vigorous hot tub, steam room, cold pools, shores, lounges. You can get massages from excellent masseuses. There are men's and women's sides.
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Dine on authentic Russian cuisine before or after receiving spa services at Red Square. It features a traditional Russian banya and tanning area, and has been located in a historic spot in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood since 1906, with modernized facilities for guests to enjoy.
- 1914 W Division St, Chicago, United States, IL
- No
- (773) 227-2284
- Russian
- What Is A Bathhouse?
- The Turkish Sauna Experience
- Taking The Plunge
If you've never been to a bathhouse before, the idea might conjure intimidating images: naked men collectively bathing, or mobsters brokering deals behind a veil of steam (both accurate, perhaps, at one time). I myself was intimidated when as a kid my uncle first dragged me through the fogged sauna doors. But a bathhouse is really just a special ki...
Many years after my first visit as a child, I returned to Red Square Chicago to see if my memory of the place matched the reality. First up was the Turkish sauna. I walked through the door and the heat welcomed me with a bear hug. Men sat on the cedar benches in various states of undress. The air was thick with eucalyptus, and the oven let out a gr...
The rush from the cold bucket was fleeting, and I soon felt the heat once again take hold. It was time for the cold plunge. Situated just steps from the Turkish sauna, the cold pool is meant to mimic the icy ponds in Russia, which bathers would use as an antidote to the heat. I doubt there are any synonyms for "shock"—in Russian, English, whatever—...
Chicago. Drink. Spa. Wicker Park's Russian bathhouse and bar. By Sean Cooley. Published on Feb 19, 2013 at 11:00 PM. Originally opened back when the Cubs were a perennial powerhouse (1906),...
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Division Street Russian and Turkish Baths / Red Square is a traditional Russian-style bathhouse at 1914 W. Division Street in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, which closed in 2010 and reopened in 2011 under the name Red Square, offering separate facilities for both men and women, with some mixed gender areas as well.
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