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Upper West Side LGBT Walking Tour
Explore LGBT History on New York's Upper West Side
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Date and time
Starts on Saturday, June 17 · 1pm EDT
Location
New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York, NY 10024
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About this event
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
Explore Pride beyond Stonewall and Greenwich Village! Guides from the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project will make their way uptown for a special Upper West Side in-person walking tour, from Central Park to Riverside Park. Beginning at the Abraham Lincoln statue in front of the New-York Historical Society, this walk will visit historic sites such as the residences of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin and the Cuban-born 1950s gay rights activist Tony Segura; the Ansonia, which once housed the legendary Continental Baths; and The Dakota, once home to composer Leonard Bernstein, among others, and a prime example of the neighborhood’s long-standing connection to the performing arts. The tour will end at the Eleanor Roosevelt Monument in Riverside Park, at 72nd Street. The tour will last approximately 1 ½ hours and will take place rain or shine.
About the NYC LGBT Historic Site Project
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project is a nonprofit cultural initiative and educational resource that is making an invisible history visible by documenting extant historic and cultural sites associated with the LGBT community throughout New York City. For more, visit www.nyclgbtsites.org, or follow on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
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About the organizer
The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, launched in 2015 by preservation professionals, is an award-winning cultural heritage initiative and educational resource documenting and presenting historic sites connected to the LGBT community throughout New York City. Its website, including an interactive map, features over 265 diverse places from the 17th century to 2000 that are important to LGBT history and illustrate the community’s influence on NYC and American culture.
The project researches and nominates LGBT sites to the National Register, advocates for the official recognition of LGBT historic sites, provides walking tours (also accessible through a free-app), presents lectures, engages the community through events, develops educational programs for New York City public school students, and disseminates its content through robust social media channels. Its goal is to make an invisible history visible while fostering pride and awareness.
For more, visit www.nyclgbtsites.org, or follow on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.