The historic building that houses Julius' Bar in Greenwich Village became New York City's newest landmark Tuesday. DaveCarlinTV reports.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission overwhelmingly approved the measure for the iconic gay bar on West 10th Street. CBS2's Dave Carlin delves into the rich history of Julius Bar, with activism that came three years before the riots at the Stonewall Inn.
"Three years before Stonewall, a couple of brave individuals got together and said we're going to challenge the rules, and basically make gay bars - or any place where gay people gather - legal. They came here. They decided, just like they did in the sit in counters in the south, we're going to sit at a bar. We're going to say we are gay, we demand to be served a drink.
"The gay movement was my home movie, but I went from there to fight for women's rights," Wicker said."The war in Vietnam, I think, was the most horrible event in my life. That went on forever. I was in the first march against that.""I made it my mission, as long as I'm here, this bar will be Julius. It would be a gay bar. It will be a safe haven for anyone who wants to come in," Buford said.
"It is important for us to visit locations like this and remember it's not that long ago, and we have an obligation and responsibility to say we're not going backwards, we're going forward," Mayor Eric Adams said.
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