historic places south front facade in 2008 show map of manhattan show map of new york city show map of new york show map of the us location in new york city location west village manhattan ny coordinates 40 44 4 n 74 0 5 w 40.73444 n 74.00139 w 40.73444 ; 74.00139 coordinates 40 44 4 n 74 0 5 w 40.73444 n 74.00139 w 40.73444 ; 74.00139 built 1867 nrhp reference 16000242 added to nrhp april 20 2016 julius located at 159 west 10th street at waverly place is a tavern in manhattan s greenwich village neighborhood in new york city . 1 it is often called the oldest continuously operating gay bar in new york city ; however its management was actively unwilling to operate as such and harassed gay customers until 1966 . an event at the julius bar at 159 west 10th street in 1966 which is a block northeast of the famous stonewall inn established the right of homosexuals to be served in licensed premises in new york . this cleared the way for the opening of many new gay premises with state liquor licenses . newspaper articles on the wall indicate it was the favorite bar of tennessee williams truman capote and rudolf nureyev . 2 in 2016 it was listed on the national register of historic places . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 the sip in 1.2 subsequent history 2 in fiction 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit according to bar lore it was established around 1867 the same year as the jacob ruppert brewery in the yorkville neighborhood . barrels stamped jacob ruppert are used for tables . vintage photos of racing horses boxers and actors are on the wall include drawings of burlesque girls as well as an image signed by walter winchell saying that he loves julius . 4 the bar became a popular watering hole in the 1930s and 1940s due to its proximity to the jazz club nick s in the village . 4 by the late 1950s it was attracting gay patrons . at the time the new york state liquor authority had a rule that ordered bars not to serve liquor to the disorderly and homosexuals per se were considered disorderly . bartenders would often evict known homosexuals or order them not to face other customers in order to avoid cruising . despite this gay men continued to be a large part of the clientele into the early 1960s and the management of julius steadfastly unwilling for it to become a gay bar continued to harass them . 5 the sip in edit on april 21 1966 members of the new york chapter of the mattachine society staged a sip in at the bar which was to change the legal landscape . 6 dick leitsch the society s president john timmons and craig rodwell planned to draw attention to the practice by identifying themselves as homosexuals before ordering a drink in order to bring court scrutiny to the regulation . the three were going to read from mattachine stationary we are homosexuals . we are orderly we intend to remain orderly and we are asking for service . the three first targeted the ukrainian american village restaurant at st. mark s place and third avenue in the east village manhattan which had a sign if you are gay please go away . the three showed up after a new york times reporter had asked a manager about the protest and the manager had closed the restaurant for the day . 7 they then targeted a howard johnson s and a bar called waikiki where they were served in spite of the note with a bartender saying later how do i know they re homosexual they ain t doing nothing homosexual . frustrated they then went to julius where a clergyman had been arrested a few days earlier for soliciting sex . a sign in the window read this is a raided premises . the bartender initially started preparing them a drink but then put his hand over the glass which was photographed . the new york times ran a headline the next day 3 deviates invite exclusion by bars . the mattachines then challenged the liquor rule in court and the courts ruled that gays had a right to peacefully assemble which undercut the previous sla contention that the presence of gay clientele automatically was grounds for charges of operating a disorderly premise . with this right established a new era of licensed legally operating gay bars began . the bar now holds a monthly party called mattachine . subsequent history edit michael kors left in january 2015 at julius s with a fan . scenes from the movie boys in the band 1970 were shot at the bar . 2 julius was the site of a scene shot in the movie next stop greenwich village 1976 . the scene included lenny baker and christopher walken . in august 2007 the bar was closed briefly after being seized for non payment of taxes . 8 julius was the site of a scene in ira sachs gay indie movie love is strange 2014 . the scene included john lithgow and alfred molina . the wrap party also took place at the bar . 9 in 2012 in response to research and a request from the greenwich village society for historic preservation the new york state division for historic preservation determined julius eligible for listing on the national register of historic places . the letter of eligibility stated the building meets the criteria for listing in the area of social history for its association with the lgbt civil rights movement . it mentioned that the building s interior remains remarkably intact from the 1966 era of significance . 10 it was listed in 2016 . 3 in fiction edit the julius s denial of service was dramatized in the film stonewall 1995 . however filmmakers moved the denial of service from julius to the stonewall inn . see also edit architecture portal food portal lgbt portal national register of historic places portal new york city portal list of pre stonewall lgbt actions in the united states national register of historic places listings in manhattan below 14th street references edit home . juliusbarnyc.com . retrieved 2013 10 29 . a b biederman marcia 11 june 2000 . journey to an overlooked past . retrieved 1 september 2016 via nytimes.com . a b weekly list of actions taken on properties 4 25 16 through 4 29 16 . u.s. national park service . may 6 2016 . retrieved may 13 2016 . a b moss jeremiah 21 december 2007 . julius bar . retrieved 1 september 2016 . gay sixties . retrieved 1 september 2016 . remembering a 1966 sip in for gay rights . retrieved 1 september 2016 . before stonewall remembering that before the riots there was a sip in village voice june 17 2008 eaterwire am edition julius closed seized for nonpayment of taxes eater.com august 29 2007 team page six 4 october 2013 . sightings . retrieved 1 september 2016 . west village julius bar eligible for state and national historic registers . greenwich village society for historic preservation . retrieved 30 september 2014 . external links edit official website v t e early lgbt rights advocacy in the united states pre stonewall riots organizations council on religion and the homosexual daughters of bilitis janus society knights of the clock mattachine society metropolitan community church nacho one inc. pride society for human rights student homophile league veterans benevolent association mattachine society hal call rudi gernreich james gruber harry hay dale jennings frank kameny jack nichols daughters of bilitis lisa ben barbara gittings barbara grier kay lahusen phyllis lyon del martin ruth simpson others merton bird reed erickson arthur evans henry gerber morris kight aristide laurent w. dorr legg bob mizer troy perry clark polak craig rodwell jos sarria parker tyler randy wicker h. lynn womack publications the advocate drum focus a journal for lesbians journal of homosexuality the ladder vice versa events list of actions newport sex scandal 1919 secret court of 1920 1920 one inc. v. olesen 1958 manual enterprises v. day 1962 annual reminder 1965 1969 compton s cafeteria riot 1966 film tv the rejected 1961 cbs reports the homosexuals 1967 related athletic model guild black cat bar black cat tavern dob australia homophile garden of allah cabaret julius nyc bar henry gerber house minorities research group uk one 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