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Julius’ Bar, an LGBT Landmark
…the recognition of this site’s place in LGBT history, it still lacks New York City landmarks protections as an LGBT site. Julius’ Bar, courtesy of Google Maps As background, Julius’…
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2016 Village Award Winner: Julius’ Bar
…event and to RSVP. Read about other awardees here. Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street/188 Waverley Place is a Village institution. Established nearly a century ago, Julius’ (and the…
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ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JULIUS’ “SIP-IN,” TRAILBLAZING LGBT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION, GVSHP CALLS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION Iconic Image of Historic Event for Sale In Support of GVSHP’s Preservation Efforts
…of Julius’. Read coverage of the landmarking push here. HOW TO HELP: Write the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission urging them to landmark Julius’ > > Come to VP’s Panel Discussion on the…
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After 10-Year Campaign, Julius’ Bar Is Landmarked! Fight for More Needed Landmark Designations
…Julius’ Bar. Julius’ is the city’s oldest gay bar and one of the city’s oldest continuously operating bars; in 1966, it was also the scene of a “Sip-In” protesting discriminatory…
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After Nine-Year Campaign, Julius’ Bar Landmarking Proposal to Finally Get Hearing November 15
Julius’ Bar (left); Sip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah (Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation) After a…
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RECOGNIZING AND PRESERVING LGBT HISTORY IN THE VILLAGE Urge the City to Landmark Civil Rights Pioneer Julius’ Bar
…the City to finally recognize and protect the historic significance of Julius’ Bar. HOW TO HELP: Write the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission urging them to landmark Julius’ Purchase a piece…
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Unanimous Support for Julius’ Bar Landmarking at Hearing
Julius’ Bar (left); Sip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah (Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation) We’re pleased…
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Before Stonewall: The “Sip In” at Julius’
…no published information on the Sip In that took place at Julius’s. So we turned to Tom Bernardin, the unofficial historian of Julius’ Bar, who directed us to some reliable…
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Julius’ Sip In 50th Anniversary Approaches
This coming Thursday will be the 50th anniversary of the “Sip In” at Julius’ Bar, the groundbreaking civil disobedience for LGBT rights. On April 21, 1966, three gay activists challenged state…
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Julius’ Landmarking Support Grows as 50th Anniversary Approaches
Support for landmark designation of the 1826 building housing Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street/188 Waverly Place is growing, as we approach the 50th anniversary of the Julius’ “Sip In,” the…
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Julius’ Sip-In 50th Anniversary Approaches
Next month will be the 50th anniversary of the “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village, a landmark of civil rights history which helped change the law and attitudes around LGBT…
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Village Preservation’s 19th Plaque Unveiled Marking Julius’ Bar and the 1966 Sip-In
Photo, left: Ken Lustbader of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, Julius’ owner Helen Buford, Sip-In participant Randy Wicker, author/activist John Cameron Mitchell, Andrew Berman of Village Preservation, and State…
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Julius’ & the Gay Rights MovementA Presentation & Walking Tour by Tom Bernardin
Julius’ & the Gay Rights Movement A Presentation & Walking Tour by Tom Bernardin Julius’, at the corner of West 10th and Waverly Place, has been welcoming folks since 1840,…
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Julius’ Bar Landmark Hearing Tuesday, Nov. 15 — Support This and Other Needed Landmark Designations
Julius’ Bar (left); Sip-In at Julius’, © Estate of Fred W. McDarrah (Our special thanks to the Estate of Fred W. McDarrah for their support of Village Preservation) After a…
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After Nine-Year Campaign by Village Preservation, Julius’ Bar Building at 159 West 10th Street Under Formal Consideration for Landmark Designation
…building housing Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street/188 Waverly Place for landmark designation. We first proposed the circa 1825 building that houses one of the city’s oldest continuously operating…
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Plaque Unveiling Next Thursday 6 pm Marking Julius’ Bar and 1966 ‘Sip In’ for Gay Rights
…Historic Sites Project, Julius’ Bar owner Helen Buford, and writer/director /activist John Cameron Mitchell for the unveiling of Village Preservation’s 19th historic plaque marking Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th…
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West Village’s Julius’ Bar Eligible for State and National Historic Registers
Based upon research and a request made by GVSHP, the New York State Historic Preservation Office has determined Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street/188 Waverly Place in Greenwich Village…
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Julius’ Sip-In: An Evening with Dick Leitsch
Julius’ Sip-In: An Evening with Dick Leitsch On April 21, 1966, members of New York’s Mattachine Society, a group of homosexual activists, entered Julius’ on West 10th Street, identified themselves…
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Judson and Julius,’ a Performance at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
Judson and Julius,’ a Performance at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Judson and Julius’ is a collaboratively written play which takes a deep dive into two of the Village’s most beloved…
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Julius’ Bar Plaque Unveiling
Village Preservation, in collaboration with NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, will unveil a historic plaque to commemorate the Julius’ Bar “Sip-In”. On April 21, 1966, members of the Mattachine Society,…
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Bar Historians in Conversation: McSorley’s and Julius’
Bar Historians in Conversation: McSorley’s and Julius’ Hoist a pint with bar historians Tom Bernardin of Julius’ and Bill Wander of McSorley’s, two storied Village bars founded in the mid-1800s….
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New Oral History: Lucy Komisar and the Women’s Movement, Julius’ Bar “Sip-In,” and Civil Rights in the 1960s and ’70s
Lucy Komisar was a Village Voice reporter who covered the historic “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar, which ended up becoming a watershed moment in the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. Before and…
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Village Preservation in the Press
…Adams wants to build 500,000 apartments in New York City, The Architect’s Newspaper, December 12 NYC’s oldest LGBTQ+ bar Julius’ was just declared a landmark, LGBTQ Nation, December 11 Julius’,…
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The Fight to Recognize LGBT Civil Rights History in Our Neighborhoods
…by, some of the most important LGBT landmarks in the world. Sip-In at Julius’ Bar, 1966. Photo courtesy of the Estate of Fred McDarrah. Soon after, we expanded the push…
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This Day in History: The Rosenbergs are Convicted
The following is an updated re-posting originally authored by Dana Schulz. It was on this date in 1951 that the infamous Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of espionage. The…
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This Day in History: The Rosenberg Trial Begins
It was on this date in 1951 that the infamous espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg began. The Jewish-American Communists, along with Soviet spy Morton Sobell, were accused of…
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Village Pride & LGBT Establishments
…24, 2016. You can support Stonewall by buying their merchandise here . Julius’ Bar (159 West 10th Street) Established nearly a century ago, Julius’ (and the building in which it…
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GVHD50 Partner Roundup: Restaurant Edition
…free draft beer or soda with purchase of sandwich and fries! Julius’ Bar 159 West 10th Street According to bar lore (and the resident bar historian, Tom Bernardin), Julius’ Bar…
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LGBT History in All Corners of the Village: The West Village
…the LGBT rights movement, on June 24, 2016. Julius’ (159 W. 10th St.) Julius’ Bar, photo source: Wikipedia Located just a block away from the famous Stonewall Inn, Julius’ is…
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History Remembered with Preservation and Plaques
…of speakers unveiled a plaque honoring the organizations that helped make history here. Julius’ Bar Sitting at 159 West 10th Street off Waverly Place is a circa 1825 structure that…
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The Stories of South Village Speakeasies
…resulting in Julius Lombardi’s defeat. Now renamed Julius Lombardi’s, the restaurant operated until 1981. The original Julius’ is still in operation and is now a landmarked site. Jimmie Kelly’s, 181…
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Exploring Local LGBTQ+ History Through Historic Images
…in 1979. Julius Sip-In Julius’ Sip-In, April 21st, 1966. A particularly seminal image we have is the one above of the 1966 “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar. In response to laws…
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17 LGBT landmarks of Greenwich Village
…Historic District proposed by Village Preservation in 2013. 14. Julius’ Bar, 159 West 10th Street Google Street View of Julius’ today Housed in a building which dates to 1826 and in…
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From the Village Preservatio Oral History Project: Tom Bernardin
…he is obsessed with the history of our neighborhoods. In his capacity as the unofficial historian for Julius’, the historic gay bar on the corner of West 10th Street and…
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Coming Out, and Going Out, in the Village
…the country dedicated to the LGBT rights movement, on June 24, 2016. Julius’ (159 W. 10th St.) Julius, courtesy of Google Maps Located just a block away from the famous…
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Randy Wicker’s Village: Mapping a Legacy
…Julius’ Bar Located at 159 West 10th Street, Julius’ Bar is one of New York’s oldest continuously operating gay bars. Originally established in 1867, the bar was attracting a gay…
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LGBTQ History: Around Christopher Street
…188 Waverly Place/159 West 10th Street only began attracting large numbers of gay customers in the 1940s-1950s. Julius’s, founded in 1864 as a saloon and operating as a speakeasy in…
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The Ides of March
…debts. In 44 BC, it became notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar, which made the Ides of March a turning point in Roman history. Now that…
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The Documents of History: Mattachine Society of New York’s Archival Papers of 1951-1976 at the New York Public Library
As Village Preservation prepares to unveil a plaque commemorating the “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar on April 21, 1966, one might wonder about the Mattachine Society of New York, which organized…
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Manahatta: The Ecological Blueprint of Activism
…of socially and politically significant sites. From the headquarters of the NAACP, to the sip-in at Julius’ Bar, and to our very own activism rooted at 232 East 11th –…
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Happy Birthday, Tom Bernardin!
…in his life, it’s no wonder that he became so attracted to Julius’, both for its history and as an establishment—but don’t ask him how it got its name. “Julius’—I…
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April Programming at Village Preservation
…Register for the livestream of this event here. Plaque Unveiling: Julius’ Bar and the historic civil rights “Sip-In” Corner outside Julius’ Bar Plaque Unveiling on April 21: Julius’ Bar Help…
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Celebrating #Landmarks60, Part IV
…Union; and the League for the Abolition of Capital Punishment. Read more about 70 Fifth Avenue here. The Julius’ Bar Building, 186 Waverly Place We worked for over ten years…
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LGBT Historic Sites in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo
…in the country dedicated to the LGBT rights movement, on June 24, 2016. Julius’ (159 W. 10th St.) Located just a block away from the famous Stonewall Inn, Julius’ is often…
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Red Shadow: Secrets, Spies, and Greenwich Village at the Start of the Cold War
…The environment of political activism and dissent made it easier for Soviet intelligence agencies, such as the NKVD (later the KGB), to recruit and embed spies. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg…
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An East Village Story — From German Church, to Synagogue, to Landmark
…in 1866 by Julius Boekell, creator of a wide variety of significant buildings around the city, it serves as both a Lower East Side time capsule and an enriching presence…
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LGBTQ+ Pride Programs Roundup
…of the Sip-In at Julius’ — A panel discussion with Tom Bernardin, self-described historian of Julius’, and Andrew Dolkart, Ken Lustbader, and Jay Shockley of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites…
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Accomplishments
…and William S. Burroughs at 206 East 7th Street; the former headquarters of the NAACP and The Crisis Magazine at 70 Fifth Avenue; and Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th…
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NOW MORE THAN EVER, CITY MUST RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT LGBT HISTORIC LANDMARKS
…event was the “Sip In” at Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street (Waverly Place) on April 21, 1966, an early protest against the systematic harassment of LGBT people and the…
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2016 Annual Meeting
…an interior and exterior landmark. Read Blog Post Julius’ Bar Julius’ Bar at Waverly and 10th Street has many layers of history. Julius is located in a 190 year old…
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GVSHPride: Roundup of LGBTQ Resources and Information
…Before Stonewall: The “Sip In” at Julius’ This Day in Greenwich Village: The Stonewall Riot 2016 Village Award Winner: Julius’ Bar Why “Double Designate” Stonewall? June is Gay Pride Month…
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Happy Holidays from Village Preservation — You Make Our Work Possible
…Julius’, and Woody Guthrie in our Civil Rights and Social Justice Map Won landmark designation for Julius Bar after a 10-year campaign Secured a “Seven to Save” designation for our…
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Spot the Shot: 229-231 East 12th Street
…Henrietta and Julius Henrietta Jacobson was born in 1906 and was considered one of the finest actors of Yiddish theater. She often performed with her husband Julius Adler, a writer,…
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The Mattachine Society, and the Post-Stonewall Shift
…were gay and asked to be served at Julius’. While Julius’ was a historically gay bar, they had recently been raided, which meant they were under observation. Their denial of…
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Landmark Designation Reports
…State and National Register Photos Julius’ Bar, 159 West 10th Street Julius’ Bar LPC Designation Report Julius’ Bar State and National Register Report LGBT Community Center, 208 West…
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Victory! After Four-Year Campaign, 50 West 13th Street Wins Landmark Designation!
…l. to bottom r.): 827-31 Broadway (home of Willem de Kooning); Stonewall Inn; 70 Fifth Avenue, former NAACP Headquarters; 128 East 13th Street (Frank Stella Studio); Julius’ Bar; and 101…
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Expanding the Premise (and Promise) of Preservation
…A; Julius’ Bar Some other LGBTQ+ sites for which we helped secure landmark designation include Julius Bar, the city’s oldest gay bar and site of the pioneering “Sip In” in 1966; the…
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Giving Tuesday — Give to Save!
…and home to one of NYC’s oldest bars, and its oldest gay bar, Julius’ Bar. In 1966 Julius’ Bar was the site of a trailblazing civil protest for gay rights,…
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Greenwich Village Historic District 50th Anniversary Celebration and Open House Weekend!
…Sat 2 pm – 4 pm Joyce Gold History Tours of NY 141 West 17th Street Sat & Sun 1pm -3pm Julius’ Bar 159 West 10th Street Sat &…
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The Importance of #GivingTuesday
…of NYC’s oldest bars, and its oldest gay bar, Julius’ Bar. In 1966 Julius’ Bar was the site of a trailblazing civil protest for gay rights, more than three years before…
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This Pride Month, Explore, Celebrate, and Help Preserve LGBTQ+ History
…to LGBTQ+ history and figures, including Julius’ Bar, Anaïs Nin, Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin (here and here), Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, Frank O’Hara (here and here), and the…
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AFTER FIVE YEAR CAMPAIGN BY VILLAGE PRESERVATION, CITY LANDMARKS LGBT HISTORIC SITES Sites are City’s First LGBT Landmarks Since Successful 2015 Campaign to Landmark Stonewall Inn
…the Gay Activist Alliance Firehouse, and Caffe Cino. Another LGBT historic site Village Preservation has urged the City to consider since 2014, Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street, is still not under…
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New April and May 2024 Programs: Walking Tours, Histories of Fifth Avenue and The Village Voice, and More
…headquarters, the Fillmore East, and Julius’ Bar. You can learn more about our plaque program and explore the other plaques here and here. Click here to register for this in-person…
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After Four Year Campaign by Village Preservation, City Agrees to Landmark LGBT Historic Sites
…urged the City to consider since 2014, Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street, is still not under consideration for landmark designation. These sites will be “calendared” or voted on as proposed…
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Will ‘One of the Most Important Buildings in the East Village’ Become a Landmark?
…time to prepare their testimony. The public hearing will be rescheduled for this spring.” The history of this interesting building deserves to be heard. Designed in 1866 by Julius Boekell,…
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GVHD50 and Stonewall50 – LGBTQ Sites of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…regulars, Village activists including Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, was in direct protest to the police’s treatment of LGBTQ patrons and residents. The ‘Sip-In’ at Julius’, 1966. Next is…
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Village Preservation Plaques Highlight LGBTQ+ History Throughout Our Neighborhoods
…the movement for LGBTQ+ rights. The honoree was Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street and the notable event was the Sip-In. Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman and Sip-In…
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Hearing On Stonewall National Monument Plan May 9
…successfully spearheaded a campaign to secure landmark status for the Stonewall Inn. GVSHP is currently seeking landmark status for the nearby Julius’ Bar, which recently marked the 50th anniversary of its landmark…
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Stonewall Landmarked! Continue the Fight for LGBT History
…Village Preservation is continuing the fight to get the Commission to consider three other sites of importance to LGBT civil rights history for landmark designation: Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street, the…
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Class of 2016 Village Award Winners — Where Are They Now?
…best jazz from anywhere on Earth. Julius’ Bar Already a legend in 2016, Julius’ has since achieved the highest levels of formal recognition. In 2022, the New York City Landmarks…
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