CHICAGO GAY HISTORY: Mapping queer Chicago

by John D’Emilio  

I’m something of a technophobe, but with this growing list of places, I found myself excitedly imagining a Web-based map of queer Chicago, with every address marked and coded. A viewer would be able to see the parts of the city that were thick with LGBT locations, and each would be categorized to distinguish different types of places—social, cultural, political, commercial. As one moved decade by decade through time, the map would change, providing a dynamic visual image of shifting, growing, changing neighborhoods and city spaces.

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