SHARE YOUR STORY, SHAPE OUR HISTORY
Celebrate Christopher Street as our 500th Site on Monday, June 23rd at 5PM

New York City’s iconic Christopher Street—a historic landmark of LGBTQ+ life and activism, including the 1969 Stonewall Uprising—is the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project’s 500th documented site!

WE’RE CELEBRATING! Join us for a special memory-sharing meetup at the Stonewall National Monument to mark this incredible milestone. For a decade, the Project has uncovered hidden LGBTQ+ histories across the five boroughs, and now it’s time to add your voice to the story of Christopher Street.

We’re calling on all who have memories tied to this vibrant corridor to share their stories. Come for an informal meetup and recording session where we’ll capture your recollections of Christopher Street. Meet the Project’s co-directors, manager, and communications team; connect with your community; and reminisce together.

Monday, June 23rd (rain or shine)
Meeting at the entrance to the Stonewall National Monument
Seventh Avenue entrance at Christopher Street

5PM — Welcome and remarks by the Project team
5:15PM — Memory recording begins. While you wait, connect with your community and reminisce!

Bring along any photos, buttons, t-shirts, or other memorabilia that connect to your memories of Christopher Street! Let’s travel back in time together through our shared stories.

TELL US YOU’RE COMING!

Join us for stroll of Greenwich Village as we explore the lesbian community’s connections to one of the world’s most famous neighborhoods. We’ll cover places that speak to the evolution of the lesbian bar, from the 1910s onward, and gathering spots run by women for women that popped up in the Village in the 1970s. Stops along the way include the former homes of notable lesbians who have helped shape American history and culture.

The tour, lead by a project co-founder and manager, will last approximately 1 1/2 hours. Meet under the Arch in Washington Square Park. Walking tour will take place rain or shine.

To register groups of 5 or more, please contact us at [email protected].

REGISTER HERE

This is a FUNDRAISING tour; all money raised will support the ongoing work of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project.

Select events are funded, in part, by grants from New York Community Trust, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and New York City Tourism Foundation.

Pictured, the Mad Hatter at 150 West 4th Street, Manhattan. Co-owner Eliza “Jimmie” Criswell, c. 1916. Photo by Jessie Tarbox Beals. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York.