235 East 58th Street
Buffie Johnson Residence / Tennessee Williams Residence
From 1942 to 1950, painter Buffie Johnson lived in this building, purchasing it in 1943. Johnson was a prominent figure... Learn More
244 East 49th Street
Katharine Hepburn Residence
Iconic movie star Katharine Hepburn owned this Turtle Bay Gardens rowhouse from 1931, a year before her breakthrough performances on... Learn More
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza / Katharine Hepburn Garden
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
240 West 38th Street
Corduroy Club / Isaia NYC Fashion House
The Corduroy Club, located here from March 1967 to 1971, was a significant effort by the pre-Stonewall LGBT community in... Learn More
111 West 44th Street
Belasco Theater (originally Stuyvesant Theater)
Opened in 1907 as the Stuyvesant Theater and renamed the Belasco Theater in 1910, this venue has staged multiple productions... Learn More
253 West 125th Street
Apollo Theater
During the Apollo Theater’s heyday as a showcase for Black performers from the 1930s into the 1970s, nearly every important... Learn More
1634 Broadway
Winter Garden Theater
Opened in 1911, the Winter Garden Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Vincente Minnelli,... Learn More
243 W 47th St
Ethel Barrymore Theater
Opened in 1928, the Ethel Barrymore Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Noel Coward,... Learn More
239-247 West 45th Street
Music Box Theater
Opened in 1920, the Music Box Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Ethel Waters,... Learn More
302 W 45th St
Al Hirschfeld Theater (originally Martin Beck Theater)
Opened as the Martin Beck Theater in 1924, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators,... Learn More
215-223 West 49th Street
Ambassador Theater
Opened in 1921, the Ambassador Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Mulatto by Langston Hughes and Bring... Learn More
249 West 45th Street
Imperial Theater
Opened in 1923, the Imperial Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Jerome Robbins, Joel... Learn More
208 West 41st Street
Nederlander Theater (originally National Theater)
Opened as the National Theater in 1921 and renamed the Billy Rose Theater in 1959 and the Nederlander Theater in... Learn More
234-240 West 45th Street
Gerald Schoenfeld Theater (originally Plymouth Theater)
Opened as the Plymouth Theater in 1918, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including... Learn More
220-228 West 48th Street
Longacre Theater
Opened in 1913, the Longacre Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Edith Head, Cyril... Learn More
149-157 West 45th Street
Lyceum Theater
Opened in 1903, the Lyceum Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Oliver Smith, Clyde... Learn More
221-233 West 44th Street
Shubert Theater
Opened in 1913, the Shubert Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including Cole Porter, Michael... Learn More
242-250 West 45th Street
Bernard B. Jacobs Theater (originally Royale Theater)
During this venue’s time as the Royale Theater (opened in 1927), the John Golden Theater (renamed in 1934), and then... Learn More
261-265 West 47th Street
Samuel J. Friedman Theater (originally Biltmore Theater)
Opened as the Biltmore Theater in 1926 and renamed the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in 2008, this venue has staged... Learn More
West 45th Street
Booth Theater
Opened in 1913, the Booth Theater has been associated with major LGBT performers and creators that include Jill Esmond, Noel... Learn More
235-243 West 44th Street
Broadhurst Theater
Opened in 1918, the Broadhurst Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including the play The Green... Learn More
256 W 47th St
Brooks Atkinson Theater (originally Mansfield Theater)
Opened as the Mansfield Theater in 1926 and renamed the Brooks Atkinson Theater in 1960, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
246-256 West 44th Street
St. James Theater (originally Erlanger Theater)
Opened as the Erlanger Theater in 1927 and renamed the St. James Theater in 1932, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
244-254 West 52nd Street
Neil Simon Theater (originally Alvin Theater)
Opened as the Alvin Theater in 1927 and renamed the Neil Simon Theater in 1983, this venue has staged multiple... Learn More
230 West 49th Street
Eugene O’Neill Theater (originally Forrest Theater)
Opened as the Forrest Theater in 1926 and renamed the Coronet Theater in 1945 and the Eugene O’Neill Theater in... Learn More
226-236 West 46th Street
Richard Rodgers Theater (originally Chanin’s 46th Street Theater)
Opened as the Chanin’s 46th Street Theater in 1924 and renamed the 46th Street Theater in 1932 and the Richard... Learn More
203-217 West 46th Street
Lunt-Fontanne Theater (originally Globe Theater)
Opened in 1910 as the Globe Theater, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and creators, including... Learn More
243-259 West 52nd Street
August Wilson Theater (originally Guild Theater)
Opened in 1925 as the Guild Theater and renamed the ANTA Playhouse in 1950 and the Virginia Theater in 1981,... Learn More
124-130 West 43rd Street
Stephen Sondheim Theater (originally Henry Miller’s Theater)
Opened in 1918 as Henry Miller’s Theater, this venue has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT performers and characters, including... Learn More
139-141 West 44th Street
Hudson Theater
Opened in 1904, the Hudson Theater has staged multiple productions involving major LGBT creators and performers, including W. Somerset Maugham,... Learn More
133 West 138th Street
Alberta Hunter Residence
From 1927 to at least 1945, the closeted blues singer Alberta Hunter owned an apartment in this Harlem building. During... Learn More
Seventh Avenue (35th to 41st Streets)
Fashion Walk of Fame
Beginning in the year 2000, plaques have been installed along Seventh Avenue — a corridor synonymous with the fashion industry... Learn More
181-189 Second Avenue
Peter Hujar Residence & Studio / David Wojnarowicz Residence & Studio
Photographer Peter Hujar was barely recognized in his lifetime but, since his death due to AIDS-related pneumonia in 1987, he... Learn More
