Kick off LGBT History Month with a walking tour of Chelsea! We’ll explore the evolution of Eighth Avenue as a popular destination for gay nightlife in the 1980s and 1990s, stop at former residences of a diverse group of influential artists and activists, and look at the impact of the AIDS crisis on the neighborhood. Highlights also include the home and medical office of a pioneering transgender psychiatrist and a former firehouse that served as a vital incubator space for lesbian rights organizations in the post-Stonewall era.

This walking tour will last approximately 1 ½ hours. Meet in front of the Hotel Chelsea, 222 West 23rd Street. The tour will take place rain or shine.

To register groups of 5 or more, please contact us at [email protected].

Location
In front of the Hotel Chelsea
222 West 23rd Street

Cost
$33.85

This is a fundraising tour; all money raised will support the ongoing work of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project.

To learn more and register, click here.

This event is funded, in part, by grants from Consolidated Edison, Humanities New York with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, New York Community Trust, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and New York City Tourism Foundation.