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2 Fifth Avenue
Larry Kramer Residence / Edie Windsor & Dr. Thea Clara Spyer Residence
Author, playwright, and pioneering activist Larry Kramer resided in this Greenwich Village apartment for over three decades, until… Learn More
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645-647 Broadway
David Mancuso Residence / The Loft
From Valentine’s Day 1970 to June 1974, the Loft, one of the most influential underground house parties, operated out of… Learn More
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99 Seventh Avenue South
Circle Repertory Company Theater
From its founding in 1969, by four veterans of the Caffe Cino, until it closed in 1994, the Circle Repertory… Learn More
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1 Centre Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Marriage Bureau
New York’s City Clerk Herman Katz became incensed over the publicity of a same-sex “illegal marriage” at the Church of… Learn More
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160-164 West 129th Street
Drag Balls at Imperial Lodge of Elks
A rare surviving Harlem building that hosted drag balls, the Imperial Lodge of Elks (also referred to as the Elks… Learn More
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130 Stuyvesant Place
Richmond College
Housed in this office building, Richmond College, a division of the CUNY system that later became the St. George campus… Learn More
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230 West 74th Street
Continental Baths at the Ansonia Hotel
Between 1968 and 1976, the Continental Baths operated out of the basement space of the then-dilapidated Ansonia Hotel.
The legendary Baths… Learn More
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208 West 41st Street
Nederlander Theater (originally National Theater)
Opened as the National Theater in 1921 and renamed the Billy Rose Theater in 1959 and the Nederlander Theater in… Learn More
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1681 Broadway
Broadway Theater (interior)
Opened in 1924 as a motion picture/vaudeville house, the Broadway Theater began presenting legitimate theater in 1930. Major LGBT performers… Learn More
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244-254 West 52nd Street
Neil Simon Theater (originally Alvin Theater)
Opened as the Alvin Theater in 1927 and renamed the Neil Simon Theater in 1983, this venue has staged multiple… Learn More
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217-239 West 51st Street
Mark Hellinger Theater (originally Hollywood Theater)
Opened as a movie palace called the Hollywood Theater in 1929 (converted to legitimate theater in 1934) and renamed the… Learn More
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230-238 West 49th Street
Eugene O’Neill Theater (originally Forrest Theater)
Opened as the Forrest Theater in 1926 and renamed the Coronet Theater in 1945 and the Eugene O’Neill Theater in… Learn More
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238-244 West 44th Street
Helen Hayes Theater (originally Little Theater)
Opened as the Little Theater in 1912, this venue, the smallest house on Broadway, has staged multiple productions involving major… Learn More
Project Update
March 14, 2018
Earl Hall at Columbia University Listed on National Register of Historic Places
HISTORIC SITES
189 Bleecker Street
San Remo Café
The San Remo Café was a Greenwich Village Italian restaurant and bar that became a famous Bohemian hangout in the… Learn More
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28 West 28th Street
Everard Baths
The Everard Baths, one of the most legendary of New York’s bathhouses, was a refuge for gay men probably since… Learn More
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1634 Broadway
Winter Garden Theater
Opened in 1911, the Winter Garden Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Vincente Minnelli,… Learn More
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291 Mercer Street
Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop
Gay rights activist Craig Rodwell established America’s first gay and lesbian bookstore, named in memory of Oscar Wilde, in a… Learn More
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84 King Street
Paradise Garage
Between 1977 and 1987, the Paradise Garage was one of the most important and influential clubs in New York City… Learn More
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318 West 22nd Street
Mel Cheren Residence / Gay Men’s Health Crisis Office
This Greek Revival rowhouse was the home of innovative record executive Melvin “Mel” Cheren and Paradise Garage founder Michael Brody… Learn More
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135 & 133 West 4th Street
Washington Square United Methodist Church & Parish House
The congregation of this former church was led by the pioneering, openly gay Reverend Paul M. Abels from 1973 to… Learn More
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208 West 13th Street
LGBT Community Center
Since 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community Center has served as a vital support system for hundreds… Learn More
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Wall Street & Broadway / 11 Wall Street
ACT UP Demonstrations on Wall Street
Formed in New York City in 1987, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (more commonly known as ACT UP) brought… Learn More
