HISTORIC SITES
15 Christopher Street
Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop
In 1973, Craig Rodwell moved his Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, the first gay and lesbian bookstore in America, from its… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
1232-1238 Broadway
Oscar Wilde at the Grand Hotel
The Irish poet and dandy Oscar Wilde stayed for a few days at the Grand Hotel while on his expenses-paid… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
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
HISTORIC SITES
242-250 West 45th Street
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (originally Royale Theater)
During this venue’s time as the Royale Theater (opened in 1927), the John Golden Theater (renamed in 1934), and then… Learn More
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149-157 West 45th Street
Lyceum Theater
Opened in 1903, the Lyceum Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Oliver Smith, Clyde… Learn More
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139-141 West 44th Street
Hudson Theater
Opened in 1904, the Hudson Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT creators and performers, including W. Somerset Maugham,… Learn More
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138-146 West 48th Street
Cort Theater
Opened as the Cort Theater in 1912, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including… Learn More
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235-243 West 44th Street
Broadhurst Theater
Opened in 1918, the Broadhurst Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including the play The… Learn More
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91 Joralemon Street
Renée Cafiero & Nancy Garden Residence
Pre-Stonewall gay rights activists Renée Vera Cafiero and Nancy Garden moved to an apartment in this building in December 1964,… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
43rd Street & Skillman Avenue
St. Pat’s for All Parade
In 2000, the inaugural St. Pat’s for All Parade took place in the historically Irish neighborhoods of Sunnyside and Woodside,… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
39 Whitehall Street
Picket in Front of U.S. Army Building, First-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
On September 19, 1964, the very first public demonstration for gay rights in the United States took place outside the… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
208 & 210 East 13th Street
Emma Goldman Residence & “Mother Earth” Office
Anarchist leader and immigrant Emma Goldman was the first prominent figure and ally in the United States to publicly speak… Learn More
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481 Eighth Avenue
Magnus Hirschfeld at the Hotel New Yorker
Considered one of the first, great pioneers of LGBT rights in the early 20th century, German-Jewish physician and sexologist, Magnus… Learn More
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243-251 West 47th Street
Ethel Barrymore Theater
Opened in 1928, the Ethel Barrymore Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Noel Coward,… Learn More
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350 Bleecker Street
Craig Rodwell Residence
Craig Rodwell, one of the key leaders of the pre- and post-Stonewall gay rights movement, moved into this recently-built apartment… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
Washington Place, west of Sixth Avenue
NYC Pride March
New York City’s first ever Pride March was held on Sunday, June 28, 1970 (the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall… Learn More
Press Coverage
September 29, 2017
20-site Greenwich Village walking tour conveys Stonewall uprising’s pivotal history
HISTORIC SITES
122 East 17th Street
Elisabeth Marbury & Elsie de Wolfe Residence
Elsie de Wolfe, often credited as America’s first professional interior designer, and Elisabeth Marbury, one of the world’s leading, and… Learn More
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517 East 233rd Street
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery in the northern Bronx is not only a magnificent park-like landscape, but is the final resting place of… Learn More
