Mattachine Steps | |
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 The steps in 2017 | |
| Location | Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Mattachine Steps | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′42″N 118°15′39″W / 34.0951°N 118.2608°W / 34.0951; -118.2608 | |
The Mattachine Steps, also known as the Cove Avenue stairway, is an outdoor staircase in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California, dedicated to the Mattachine Society in 2012 in memory of Harry Hay, who cofounded the gay rights group.1234 The stairs are on the hillside where Hay founded the Society on November 11, 1950.
The stairs are not painted and the historical plaque with the Mattachine Society’s history was removed.5
There are 52 historic public stairways in Silver Lake.6
See also
See also
References
References
- Victor Salvo. "Harry Hay". Legacy Project Chicago. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- "Gay History: Silver Lake steps dedicated to pioneering Los Angeles gay rights group Mattachine Society". Out in the 562. 2014-03-21. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- "How Steps in Silver Lake Honor LA's LGBT Movement". Curbed LA. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- Brook, Vincent (2013-01-22). Land of Smoke and Mirrors: A Cultural History of Los Angeles. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813554587. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
- "The Steepest Ways to Climb to the Top in Los Angeles". Governing. 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- Smith, Kristina (2021-08-01). "Adopt a Stair Program". SilverLakeNC. Retrieved 2025-03-31.