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Black Cat Tavern. The Black Cat Tavern is an LGBT historic site located in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In 1967, it was the site of one of the first demonstrations in the United States protesting police brutality against LGBT people, preceding the Stonewall riots by over two years. [3]
213, 323. Silver Lake is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the east- central region of Los Angeles, California, [2] originally home to a small community called Ivanhoe, so named in honor of the novel by Sir Walter Scott. In 1907, the Los Angeles Water Department built the Silver Lake Reservoir, named for LA Water Commissioner Herman ...
The Los Angeles Women's Community Chorus (LAWCC) was a Los Angeles, California based non-profit group from 1976 to 1990 and performed works written and arranged by women. The LAWCC used their platform to bring awareness about lesbian issues, feminism, and other local issues affecting the gay and lesbian community. [ 29 ]
Silver Lake removes last traffic signs of its anti-gay past. Jireh Deng. June 12, 2024 at 6:14 PM. At first glance, the signs are innocuous, simply directing traffic on the road. But long time ...
34°05′42″N 118°15′39″W / 34.0951°N 118.2608°W / 34.0951; -118.2608. The Mattachine Steps, also known as the Cove Avenue stairway, is an outdoor staircase in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California, dedicated to the Mattachine Society in 2012 in memory of Harry Hay, who cofounded the gay rights group. [1 ...
The Sunset Junction Street Fair was an event held annually in the Sunset Junction neighborhood of the Silver Lake community in Los Angeles, California.Occurring annually in late August, the two-day neighborhood festival was first held in 1980, as a way to quell tensions between the neighborhood's long-time Latino residents and the newer gay residents, who some felt were causing the ...
Los Angeles' Los Feliz/Silver Lake area has a few things going on with an "Urban Lounge" sprouting, a beloved local center potentially closing and more on the Hollywood sign land deal (yes, it's ...
The Canfield-Moreno Estate is a historic residence and estate located in the Moreno Highlands neighborhood of Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California. [2][3] It was designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1988. Originally known as Crestmount, the estate also is called the Paramour Estate.