![]() ![]() Patrons and tourists embraced the spectacle with crowds outside, sometimes three to four deep, peering at the “dykes, fags, pansies, lesbians” as one voyeur described the scene. It also served as a point of entry into a gay world for those just coming out of the closet. This location became a popular haunt of the bohemian and LGBT crowd, and a place where gay life was publicly on display rather than covert. Cafeterias offered reasonably priced meals where patrons could linger, which created ideal social gathering places. Stewart’s, a popular cafeteria chain, opened in the first floor of this Art Deco building in 1933. The intersection of West 4th Street and Seventh Avenue, at the new Christopher Street subway stop, became a destination for nightlife. Municipal improvements included the opening of Seventh Avenue South, lined with low-rise buildings. In the early 20th century, Greenwich Village evolved from a backwater to an amusement district. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |