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West Village is a part of Greenwich Village and roughly contains the area between 6th Avenue and Hudson River. Christopher Street, where the gay liberation movement started, is located in this neighborhood. In the 1960s violent police raids took place in gay bars througout the city, but on June 27, 1969 the gay crowd in the Stonewall Inn defended themselves and the police were frightened away. This event led to a solidarity among the people in the Village and in large numbers they resisted police harassement directed towards their community for the first time. These events, known as the Stonewall riots, are of big importance for the gay liberation movement. In the whole world Christopher Street Days are celebrated to remind people of the hard struggle of gay liberation.

The neighborhood is still known as the gay village and many gay bars and clubs are located there, but the area also attracts many non-gay people and tourists because of good restaurants, cafés and its nightlife. The oldest gay and lesbian bookstore "Oscar Wilde Bookshop" founded in 1967 is located on Christopher Street.

 

Photos of Christopher Street >>

Color Photos of the West Village >>

 

 
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