| Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation

LGBT Historic Sites

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Interim Chair Fred Bland
Mayor Bill de Blasio

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Dear [Decision Maker],

I support the nomination of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) of Julius' Bar and other important LGBT sites as New York City landmarks.

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As you know, Julius', in operation as a bar since 1864, is the oldest gay bar in New York City, and one of the oldest continuously operating bars in New York City.  The 'Sip-In', staged three years before the Stonewall Riots, was one of the earliest and most important events in the nascent gay rights movement, and led to the undoing of New York State regulations which essentially made gay bars and other gathering places for LGBT individuals illegal.  This brave and strategic action, based upon the 'sit-ins' in the South, had a profound impact upon the legal, cultural, and social landscape of our city, state, and nation, and are inextricably linked to this place.

GVSHP has been urging the city to landmark Julius' and other LGBT history sites for three years. While it is very important that the Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Stonewall Inn in 2015, the Commission has not moved on the request by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation to consider Julius Bar and other key LGBT history sites such as the Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse and the LGBT Community Center as New York City landmarks. This request and this history has been ignored by the LPC for too long, and also deserves recognition. I urge you to move ahead and formally recognize and protect additional sites of incredible importance to LGBT history such as Julius' Bar.

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