| Polk Street: Lives In Transition | |||||||||
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This project is an examination of Polk Street's history through the lens of current neighborhood change. The recipient of the 2010 Allan Bérubé Prize for outstanding work in public GLBT history, the project culminated in:
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| This project is funded in part from a grant from the California Council for the Humanities, a fellowship from the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the City University of New York, individual donations, and in collaboration with Polk Street community members. | |||||||||
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Want to share your story? Have questions or comments? Contact Project Director Joey Plaster at joey@glbthistory.org. Support this work by making a tax-deductible donation. |
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LISTEN: Alexis Miranda, Bar Manager |
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| Polk Street Exhibit Curatorial Statement | |||||
| “Polk Street: Lives in Transition” examines Polk Street’s history through the lens of current neighborhood change, focusing on the 1980s to the present. We ask: what does it mean for San Francisco’s identity as a “safe haven,” and for its queer sociability and politics, that Polk Street’s economy and culture is changing so dramatically? >> Read More | |||||
| Exhibit Guestbook Comments | |||||
"Polk Str. has been a place where I had to survive the last 6 yrs and this exhibition captures it all. It brings tears in my eyes to see the invisible struggle be visible and that this allows to share the strength we bring in this harsh environment. T.J.T." >> Read More |
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| About the Team | |||||
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| "Polk Street: A Study of Transitions" | |||||
| Narrative created by Joey Plaster as a fellow with the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at City College of New York. >> Read it here. | |||||
| Polk Street: Community Dialogues | |||||
On Polk Street, the new and old continually collide during a time of radical cultural and economic transition, and tensions can run high. But I found surprising connections between disparate users of the street and the vestiges of a vibrant queer “family” that once spanned the Tenderloin and Polk Gulch. I also found that the presenting these findings had surprising reverberations as a new Polk community coalesces. >> Read More |
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| Additional Information | |||||
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| • Acknowledgements | |||||
| • Press Kit | |||||
