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Historic Marker
Standing directly across the street from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell Center at 6th and Chestnut Streets, this historic marker was erected to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first Annual Reminder, a demonstration led by gay activists on July 4 from 1965 to 1969....
Credit: Photo by K. Ciappa for GPTMC
Gayborhood Signage
Philadelphia’s “Gayborhood” is easily identifiable thanks to rainbow markers that sit below 36 street signs in the neighborhood, which runs from Chestnut to Pine Streets between 11th and Broad Streets....
Credit: Photo by J. Smith for GPTMC
Gayborhood Signage
Philadelphia’s “Gayborhood” is easily identifiable thanks to rainbow markers that sit below 36 street signs in the neighborhood, which runs from Chestnut to Pine Streets between 11th and Broad Streets....
Credit: Photo by J. Smith for GPTMC
Liberty Bell Center
Cast in 1753, Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell, which recently moved to its new home in the Liberty Bell Center, serves as an international symbol of freedom....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
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