James Woods' character has his law office in this Stop, Greenwich Village sees when he gets out of Now known as B&S after a genericizing makeover.įormerly George Herdt's, "a hangout for Village down-and-out types and confirmedĪlcoholics"- Greenwich Village Village CigarsĬorner (110 7th Ave S): A neighborhood landmark it's London Fetish sex shop.ħ6: Boots and Saddles, long-standing Western-themed gay bar Robert DeNiro, Rip Torn and others used to rehearse scenes here. That designed Manhattan's grid plan in 1807-09,īut that was another building, on the other side Gay erotica shop that dated back at least to 1972-Ĭorner (327 Bleecker): Bleecker Grocery (deli).
"May be the friendliest bar on Christopherġ33: 1819 Federal-style building, widened in the 1850s. Now a gay bar catering mainly to men of color. Opened in 1907Īs the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad, it was takenġ35: Chi Chiz, once a Chinese restaurant, Which connects the southwest portion of Manhattan (One Potato is now the Blind Tiger Alehouse.) Two Potato, known for its drag queens and Used to be Chances Are,Ī black-oriented cruise bar, and before that Two guys who grew up in the neighborhood,įrom Zito's Bakery. The Silver Dollar (numbered 163), eccentric coffee shopġ889-90 to serve Catholic longshoremen now features 12-stepġ43 (corner): Bar Nocetti was opened in 2004 by Waterfront celebrities, longshoremen, hiders."ġ59 (corner): Malatesta Trattoria the Voice Monica Lewinsky is said toĭiner, featuring "ships pursers, nannies, Federal Archives Building.Īlso the address of the Council of Literary Warehouse for goods awaiting customs inspection was a former congressmember their firm was here fromīuilt in 1892-99 as the U.S. Hall,įounder of the Theatre Historical Society of America,īuilt as a factory for marine coppersmiths H.C. New York Mayor Stephen Allen and converted into a tenementġ81: Franklin 54 Contemporary Fine Art Gallery A brick warehouse built in 1837 for former Was apparently a tourist attraction it's memorialized in a mosaic in theīear bar. Sent "up the river" to the newly opened Sing Sing. It was closed in 1829 when its inmates were With his family-the institution was plagued by overcrowding, riotsĪnd smallpox epidemics. Pharmacist were hired, and the first warden lived in the prison along Policies-the co-ed convicts were taught trades, a physician and a Newgate State Prison, opened in 1797 as New York's first prisonĪnd the second prison in the country. Occupying the land up to about Washington Street, was Sinceġ986 it's been Bailey-Holt House, the first group home forĬorner (390 West): Underground Erotic Emporiumīlock: At the foot of Christopher Street, In 1982 it was an upscale hotel and restaurant: Gay Dogs, described as a "24-hour food & beer cruiseīar upstairs was the short-stay Hotel Christopher.
Resents the noise caused by teens exiting the park at the 1 am curfew.Ĭorner (388 West): Badlands was a leatherīar featured in the movie Cruising.
Place for gay youth has caused tensions with the neighborhood, which Now features wooden decks and a grassy lawn. Waterfront, but had fallen into disuse by the 1970s, when it served Wonderful Town was singing with a wink about how "such interesting people live on Christopher Street."ĪKA Pier 45, this was once a working part of the New York City 2 in the world-after the Castro) dates back at least to World War II, when it provided R&R for gay sailors. Its reputation as the gayest street in the Village (probably No.
(Amos Street was later renamed 10th Street.) When the land was acquired by Charles Christopher Amos, he gave his names to Originally called Skinner Road, after Col.