Midtown Village & The Gayborhood - Philalphia Neighborhoods

Contents:

• GET YOUR HISTORY STRAIGHT AND YOUR NIGHTLIFE GAY®
• MIDTOWN VILLAGE & THE GAYBORHOOD
• 182 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19128
• 128 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127
• 146 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127
• 142 GAY ST,PHILALPHIA, PA 19127
• 126 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127
• 137 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127
• 227 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19128
• THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA
• GUI TO PHILALPHIA'S GAYBORHOOD
• 129 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127129 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127
• 227 GAY ST,PHILALPHIA, PA 19128
• 129 GAY ST,PHILALPHIA, PA 19127

GET YOUR HISTORY STRAIGHT AND YOUR NIGHTLIFE GAY®

Historic s, popular neighborhoods, and LGBTQ+-owned bars and rtrants Philalphia's Gayborhood and beyond... The Cy of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affectn hosted the untry’s first major monstratn for gay rights, the Annual Remrs, 1965.

And today, Philly visors n easily explore s where LGBTQ+ history was ma and where queer life ntu to thrive, pecially the cy’s Gayborhood and durg annual events like Philly Pri 365.

MIDTOWN VILLAGE & THE GAYBORHOOD

The Gayborhood. The center of Philalphia’s gay rintial life and culture sce World War II, the blocks between 11th and Broad streets and Pe and Chtnut streets earned their nickname — the “Gayborhood”— durg an October Outft event 1995.

You have your choice of fabulo entertament and diversns as the bars and nightclubs of the Gayborhood e alive each night. Shoppg the Gayborhood.

Sce 2015, the brilliant rabow crosswalks at the tersectn of 13th and Loct Streets have served as an sential Gayborhood landmark. Take a guid tour through the Gayborhood and learn more about the cy’s queer history wh help om Beyond the Bell Tour. The group’s LGBTQ and Trans History tours reunt the stori of Gay Liberatn Front – Philalphia founr Kiyoshi Kuromiya, explore morn history and current social issu the neighborhood, and stop at important muny s like the Attic Youth Center, which supports LGBTQ+ youth experiencg homelsns.

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The Gayborhood got a h new mural at the start of Pri Month 2021 when muralist Ash Ryan fished this three-story-tall tribute to pop star Lil Nas X.

Historic Gayborhood Markers. Get your history straight wh historic LGBTQ+ markers sprkled throughout the Gayborhood, cludg:.

In 1965, the Universy of Pennsylvania expelled Fryer om his psychiatric rincy program on the basis of his homosexualy, which was then classified as a mental illns by the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn (APA). In 1972, Fryer, a faculty member at the Temple Universy School of Medice, offered an electrifyg anonymo ttimony that rulted the APA’s 1973 classifitn of homosexualy as a mental illns.

128 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127

Philalphia Gay News Marker: This marker stands ont of the first office of the Philalphia Gay News, one of the natn’s most award-wng weekly newspapers.

Inpennce Hall was the se of the untry’s earlit anized recurrg gay rights monstratns, begng July 4, 1965. Meetg atten planned the first Natnal March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights.

3rd Street to the gay activists who found the cy’s first LGBTQ+ ffeehoe. Like most gay men the first half of the 20th century, Locke remaed closeted throughout his life.

146 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127

A pneer the LGBTQ+ rights movement, Gtgs, a Philalphia rint om age 18 and a lifetime activist, eded The Ladr, the natn’s first lbian magaze; -anized the Annual Remrs at Inpennce Hall (see above) and led charg both to promote posive LGBTQ+ lerature public librari and to change the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn’s classifitn of homosexualy as a mental illns.

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Across Broad Street, a sign at 13th and Loct streets the Gayborhood clar the thoroughfare Barbara Gtgs Way.

It’s where radil gay llective Gazoo found Philalphia’s Gay Liberatn Front and where bisexual blu sger Bsie Smh performed at the Royal Theatre, an early 20th-century Black-owned cultural center. Today, the street’s known for s Magic Garns, cheteak shops and hangouts, cludg dive bar extraordaire Bob & Barbara’s Lounge, home of one of Philly’s bt-loved drag shows; the punk art LGBTQ+ haven Tattooed Mom; and the eclectic, gay-owned boutique shop Workshop Unrground.

126 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127

Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay®. Standg directly across the street om Inpennce Hall, a historic marker honors the Annual Remrs, the monstratn held at this se led by gay activists on July 4 om 1965 to 1969, the last of which occurred jt days after the history-makg Stonewall Rts. Philalphia was the first cy the Uned Stat to lnch a major marketg mpaign (“Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay®”) to wele LGBTQ+ tourism, and reprents a trove of cultural, culary, artistic and ethnic diversy.

Don’t miss a vis to the Gayborhood, a Center Cy neighborhood that sets self apart wh rabow street signs as well as rtrants and bars owned by and terg to LGBTQ+-intified clientele.

The Gayborhood offers much the way of nightlife optns as well, and for those the LBGT muny, and other open-md people, the area remas rife wh possibili.

137 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19127

Enjoy the classic gay bar experience at Woody’s, one of Philly’s longt nng gay bars; get swervg on the massive dance floor at Franky Bradley’s; and, post-last ll, wrap up your eveng at Voyr, the swank after-hours club. Unsurprisgly, several of the biggt annual events the area are LBGT-themed, cludg the fantabulo PriDay LGBT Para and Ftival June, which begs the Gayborhood and eventually extends out to Penn’s Landg. 00Lot Dimensns Source: AsssorTidal Water: NoFished 1, 508Fished Source: AsssorUnfished Source: AsssorFished Source: AsssorFancialTax Asssed Value: $258, 500Tax Year: 2022Tax Annual Amount: $3, 618UtiliHot WaterHeatg Fuel: OilHot Water: Natural GasSewer Septic: Public SewerWater Source: PublicLotnSchool District Name: THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIASchool District Source: Listg AgentDirectns: Inner sectn of Mansn St & Gay StMunicipaly: PHILADELPHIAProperty rmatn provid by BRIGHT MLS when last listed 2022.

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Compare to nearby neighborhoodsWhat is 142 Gay St?

227 GAY ST, PHILALPHIA, PA 19128

Before we prent you wh our list of bt gay bars Philalphia, a few tertg facts about the lol LGBTQ scene: almost every LGBTQ-centric statn the cy is found Gayborhood, an enclave Center Cy Philalphia that has quickly bee one of the most regnize neighborhoods town.

THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA

Philalphia was found on the prcipl of eedom and equaly, and that is evinced by the cy's rich gay culture. In fact, Philalphia was the se of some of the natn's first gay rights protts the 1960's.

The cy even ed the phrase, "Get your history straight and your nightlife gay" to attract LGBT tourists. Philalphia's "Gayborhood" is loted near Washgton Square, om Chtnut to Pe Streets between 11th and Broad Street. Gay life and nightlife are centered this area due to a large ncentratn of gay- and lbian-iendly bs, rtrants and bars.

GUI TO PHILALPHIA'S GAYBORHOOD

In 2007, the cy of Philalphia officially regnized the area, addg 36 gay pri rabow flag symbols and street signs throughout the Gayborhood. KYW's Melony Roy sat down wh Bce Yelk, of Nightlife Gay blog and the creator of Mr.

Gay Philalphia and the Pk Pub Crawl, to discs the history and the happengs of the Gayborhood. Philalphia, PA 19107A trip to the gayborhood would not be plete whout a stop at Woody's—jt look for the red door.

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Woody's has been a neighborhood landmark sce the 1980s, as well as a Mec for gay men and their iends.

You n fd a mix of gay culture all ag, shap, and typ any night of the week. Philalphia, PA 19107Tavern on Camac is one of the olst gay and lbian tablishments the untry.

Philalphia, PA 19107ICandy offers a unique nightlife experience and three floors spillg over wh gay men on every night of the week.

227 GAY ST,PHILALPHIA, PA 19128

Philalphia, PAFor 28 years, The Bike Stop has been the home of the leather gay and lbians. On The Bike Stop (the first floor) is the ma bar; the Short Stop (2nd floor) is Philly's olst gay sports bar, plete wh big screen TVs and 50-cent pool gam. Philalphia, PA 19107Uncle's is the gay bar where everybody knows your name.

129 GAY ST,PHILALPHIA, PA 19127

Philalphia, PA 19107Straight and gay sports fans une at Tabu Sports Bar and Lounge. Philalphia, PA 19107Knock is an upsle gay bar and rtrant.

Philalphia, PA 19107If you venture down a small back alley, you'll fd the Venture Inn, an award-wng gay bar and rtrant.