Party series & drag nights / Financial District / Downtown
Detroit Queer History Walking Tour
Historian-led walking tour of Detroit LGBTQ+ sites from the 1930s on, from Club Frontenac to the Palmer Park 'gayborhood.'
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Offered through Preservation Detroit as 'Get Your Detroit Queer History Straight,' this walking tour is led by a local historian. It covers Detroit LGBTQ+ sites from the 1930s on, including Club Frontenac, which opened in 1936, and the 1960s 'gayborhood' around Palmer Park. You'll set off from the Guardian Building promenade downtown and walk for more than two hours.
- Led by a local historian
- Club Frontenac (1936) and Palmer Park history
- Starts at the Guardian Building
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