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Engineers Club, 1317 Spruce Street: Floor Plan, 1957 June 3

 File — Box: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes both architectural plans as well as exhibition designs. Architectural plans are for three of the buildings that have housed the William Way LGBT Community Center (1315 Spruce Street) and its predecessor organizations, the Gay Community Center of Philadelphia (326 Kater Street) and Penguin Place (201 South Camac Street). Plans include those concurrent to the Center's occupation of the sites as well as earlier historical ones. The exhibition designs include conceptual and final plans for the William Way produced exhibition, "Speaking Out for Equality: The Constitution, Gay Rights, and the Supreme Court," which was held at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 5, 2015-January 3, 2016.

Dates

  • 1950 - 2015

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (12 blueprint boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center Repository

Contact:
1315 Spruce Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
215-732-2220