Christopher Park
Christopher Park
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Neighbourhood: Union Square
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- 14th St – Union Square • 4 min walk
- 23rd St • 6 min walk
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misopiso88
Seattle, WA24,967 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
Very small park with a powerful impact. Stonewall National Monument is a new national park on the registry located in Christopher Park. This park honors the modern struggle for civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans and is located in Greenwich Village.
Written 14 May 2019
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johndt41
New York NY66 contributions
Oct 2013 • Solo
This historic almost 200 hundred years old park afforded the best seats to watch the Stonewall Riots. Quick thinking spectators came here and stood on benches and overturned trash barrels to watch the fray happening across the street. In the 1980's a copy of George Segal's figures titled Gay Liberation was placed here. The group consists of the figures of a lesbian couple (seated) and a gay male couple (standing). Tourists love to have their photos taken in front of The Stonewall Inn then have a photo taken standing amongst Segal's figures. Across from the east point of the wedge shaped park is The Northern Dispensary which was founded in 1827 and put up in 1835 making it two years older than the park. The dispensary's purpose was to provide medical service to the 'worthy poor' as it did for Edgar Allan Poe who lived nearby at 137 Waverly Place. This beautiful little triangular building has the distinction of facing two streets on one side (Grove Street melds into Christopher Street on this side) and the other two sides are on the same street because at one corner of the building Waverly Place branches off with one branch continuing a few feet along one side of the building and the other branch continues several blocks on the other side. You can have your photo taken at the corner of Waverly Place and Waverly Place next to the street sign. A little further east on Waverly at 116 Poe and Melville often attended a literary salon held there on Saturdays. The park was cleaned up in the 1980's. The fence which is over 130 years old was kept but a new main gate was added. This little park may be said to be in the heart of the West Village and I think along with The Stonewall Inn and Northern Dispensary is definitely worth a peek.
Written 14 October 2013
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SanFranciscoGuy634
Sarasota, FL1,026 contributions
May 2018
Christopher Park must be one of the smallest parks in New York. It's just a small slice of land with flowers, a few trees, and some comfortable benches. Most importantly, however, is its sculpture by George Segal commemorating the events that occurred across the street when gay patrons at the Stonewall Inn rose up and said "we won't take it anymore" and demanded quality and justice for gay people everywhere. So, the park and its immediate surroundings are sacred space in the quest for equality and justice. That's what makes this very small slice of land a very big slice of history.
Written 11 May 2018
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StephenCross
Dublin, Ireland30,934 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
Christopher Park is essentially a memorial park with some interesting statues and places to sit. We visited at night and not sure if you can actually access the park.
Written 26 January 2023
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Thomas V
Oakland, CA17,748 contributions
Oct 2021
This is where we spotted the bust of Marsha P. Johnson, a hero of the LGBT movement, a courageous hero. And it's a green oasis is a built-up area with some benches for sitting and resting.
Written 29 November 2021
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Dana Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA1,199 contributions
Sept 2021 • Business
Christopher park occupies a central and unusual intersection of about six streets in central New York City. Eclectic and electric are just a few of the worlds to describe the pulse of this location, especially in the evening. Love it or hate it kind of place.
Written 6 September 2021
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Mark P
Denver, CO1,113 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
Now a national park with a ranger who can share the history of this location.
While it is one of the countries smallest parks there are no lines.
While it is one of the countries smallest parks there are no lines.
Written 14 May 2019
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sigalit
New York City, NY3 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
in one of the lovely streets of Greenwich village...Actually very small park...surprising figures. like neighbors on the bench
Written 25 October 2018
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M T
New Zealand102 contributions
July 2017 • Solo
I sat in the park for 30 minutes with my coffee, it's a calm and peaceful oasis in lower Manhattan. It's right on Christopher Street near the Stonewall Inn and Monster gay bar. It was nice to chat with locals and just be.
Written 27 January 2018
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Frank_Says1
London59 contributions
June 2017 • Solo
Right opposite the historic Stonewall Inn - the birthplace of the Gay Liberation movement - you'll find Christopher Park - you'll find a subtle but striking and evocative monument to the Gay Liberation honouring the events that led up to the June 28th 1969 riots.
With the advent of the HIV/Aids epidemic in the late 70s and 80s, this monument have even more added depth and meaning, as it portrays the open public comfort and freedom the LGBT community has been aspiring to for decades.
I found the monument and its close proximity to the Stonewall Inn particularly poignant. As an avid enthusiast when it comes to LGBT history it was important for me to visit this spot and I believe many other share the same sentiment.
The tree-lined streets of Greenwich Village are beautiful and one can see why it has always been a magnet for the LGBT community, because it feels like a village (safe space) within a massive city.
Christopher Park is the perfect spot for a quiet coffee and a moment of reflection to remember everyone who have fought so long and hard for the freedom many of us in the LGBT community enjoy today.
And while you are at it, pop in at the Stonewall Inn for a quick drink to complete your walk down memory lane.
With the advent of the HIV/Aids epidemic in the late 70s and 80s, this monument have even more added depth and meaning, as it portrays the open public comfort and freedom the LGBT community has been aspiring to for decades.
I found the monument and its close proximity to the Stonewall Inn particularly poignant. As an avid enthusiast when it comes to LGBT history it was important for me to visit this spot and I believe many other share the same sentiment.
The tree-lined streets of Greenwich Village are beautiful and one can see why it has always been a magnet for the LGBT community, because it feels like a village (safe space) within a massive city.
Christopher Park is the perfect spot for a quiet coffee and a moment of reflection to remember everyone who have fought so long and hard for the freedom many of us in the LGBT community enjoy today.
And while you are at it, pop in at the Stonewall Inn for a quick drink to complete your walk down memory lane.
Written 15 December 2017
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