New York City’s LGBT community has a long and vibrant history that predates the 1969 Stonewall rebellion. Despite this history, tangible reminders of the city’s LGBT community, such as existing historic sites associated with arts and culture, important social centers such as bars and LGBT organization locations, and residences of notable figures remain largely unknown and potentially endangered. The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is identifying and documenting historical and cultural sites ...
New York City’s LGBT community has a long and vibrant history that predates the 1969 Stonewall rebellion. Despite this history, tangible reminders of the city’s LGBT community, such as existing historic sites associated with arts and culture, important social centers such as bars and LGBT organization locations, and residences of notable figures remain largely unknown and potentially endangered. The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is identifying and documenting historical and cultural sites in all five boroughs to help make the invisible visible and prevent threatened sites from disappearing.
Project co-directors Andrew S. Dolkart, Ken Lustbader, and Jay Shockley and project manager Amanda Davis will discuss the efforts to bring attention to the LGBT individuals and communities that have profoundly influenced and contributed to the history and culture of the city and nation. Join a fascinating exploration of historic LGBT places throughout the five boroughs including Upper West Side sites such as Lincoln Center, the Dakota, Aaron Copland Residence at the Hotel Empire, the Continental Baths at the Ansonia, James Baldwin Residence, Lesbian Herstory Archives, and Hotel des Artistes.