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Historical Essay

by Chris Carlsson, 1995

Castro Street Impartial , 1978

Castro Street Scene 1970s

Photos: Crawford Barton, Gay and Queer woman Historical Society of Northern California

Many across the Joined States consider San Francisco to be a “Gay Mecca” due to its large gay society located primarily in the Castro District as well as the city’s relatively liberal attitude towards sex. Until the 1960’s, though, the Castro was largely a white operational class Irish neighborhood known as “Eureka Valley.” A alter came during Society War II, when many soldiers came to San Francisco and formed male lover relationships. These soldiers then stayed in the city after being discharged for homosexuality. In the 1950s, Beat Society erupted in San Francisco and notoriously rebelled against middle class values, thus aligning itself with homosexuality and helped bring gay customs to mainstream attention. In the mid to late 1950s, groups such as the Daughters of Bilitis and the Mattachine Society were born, as skillfully as the Tavern Guild, which was the first openly gay business association. By 1969, there were 50 same-sex attracted organizations in San Francisco, and by 1973 there were 800. Unfortunately,

Gay Street traffic restriction trial

New through-traffic restrictions in Gay Lane were installed under an experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO) for a minimum of six months on 4 November 2024. These restrictions remain in place until a decision is reached on the outcome of the trial later in 2025.

This trial is one of three linked restrictions in the Lower Lansdown ETRO trial, which is part our Liveable Neighbourhood programme. Its aim is to prevent motorists from using residential streets in the area as a short chop to and from the A46/M4.

During the trial, we monitored its impacts on traffic and atmosphere quality and sought residents’ views in a six-month public consultation from November 2024 to 30 April 2025. The consultation is now closed. 

We intend to publish reports on the outcomes of the consultation later in 2025. Along with a consideration of council policy, these will report a decision by the Cabinet Member for Highways on whether to remove the trials or make them permanent under a formal Traffic Regulation Order. Until this decision is made, the trial will remain in place. 

Please return to the trial’s house page to keep up to date on the outcome o

History of the Lgbtq+ Village and Gay nightlife in Manchester

Manchester’s Gay Village has been a haven for many in the LGBTQ+ People for decades and welcomes thousands of people from across Manchester and beyond to celebrate Lgbtq+ fest every year. But before becoming Europe’s largest Gay Village, this area was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution in Manchester.

Canal Street gets its name from the Rochdale Canal that flows alongside it, which was used to transport materials and goods to and from Manchester’s many mills and factories, fuelling the Industrial Revolution. The buildings that are now home to iconic clubs and bars were once warehouses and workshops used by merchants to house cotton, cloth and building materials.

Following the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 the use of canals began to decline in favour of the much faster and more convenient method of transporting goods that steam engines provided. By the end of the 19th century rail had firmly replaced the canals as the primary mode of transportation between Manchester and Liverpool.

It was this industrial decline of Canal Street that saw it take on another use as a clandestine rendezvous

A History of Gay Street

History in the Making

Gay Lane was the site of the 1796 Constitutional Convention that resulted in the founding of the express of Tennessee and was a focal point for the early political exercise of both the capital and the state of Tennessee. On the eve of the Civil War, Gay Street was the site of simultaneous Union and Confederate recruiting rallies.

During the Civil War, Queer Street saw some preceding violence, a fatal shooting of a Unionist demonstrator, days after the firing on Ft. Sumter. During the war, the road hosted headquarters of several commanders, including, briefly, Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston and, during the later siege on the now Union-held city, U.S. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. Union Gen. William Sanders died as the result of wounds in the Lamar House on Gay. Several years after the war, former Confederate Gen. James Clanton of Alabama was killed in a gunfight with a former Union officer. 

After the war, Gay Street saw extensive commercial development as railroad construction brought an industrial boom to Knoxville. By 1850, Gay Lane was home to three-fourths of Knoxville's commercial activity.

In 1854, Gay Street became