Stonewall Inn - New York, NY
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Where the modern LGBT movement began in the United States. Now recently dedicated as a national monument as of June 2016, part of the National Parks System.
Waymark Code: WMRK7Y
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2016
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Stonewall Inn, often shortened to Stonewall, is a gay bar and recreational tavern in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City, and the site of the Stonewall riots of 1969, which is widely considered to be the single most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for gay and lesbian rights in the United States.
The original Inn, which closed in 1969, was located at 51–53 Christopher Street, between West 4th Street and Waverly Place. In 1990 a bar called "Stonewall" opened in the western half of the original location (53 Christopher Street). This was renovated and returned to its original name, "The Stonewall Inn", in 2007. The buildings are both part of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission's Greenwich Village Historic District, designated in 1969, and the Inn was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2000.
On June 23, 2015, the Stonewall Inn was the first landmark in New York City to be recognized by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on the basis of its status in LGBT history, and on June 24, 2016, the Stonewall National Monument was named the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to the LGBTQ-rights movement."
Street address:
53 Christopher Street Manhattan, New York City
County / Borough / Parish: New York
Year listed: 1999
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Social History
Periods of significance: June 28, 1969 – July 3, 1969
Historic function: COMMERCE
Current function: COMMERCE
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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