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William Way LGBT Community Center rolled architectural drawings and design plans

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Held at: John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center [Contact Us]1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
Coll.45
Repository:
John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center
Extent:
30 cubic feet ((12 blueprint boxes))
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
William Way LGBT Community Center rolled architectural drawings and design plans, 1950-2015, Ms. Coll. 45, John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Date:
1950-2015 (inclusive)
Creator:
William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Form:
Architecture -- Designs and plans and Exhibitions -- Designs and plans
Abstract:
The William Way LGBT Community Center rolled architectural drawings and design plans collection includes architectural plans for three of the buildings that have housed the William Way LGBT Community Center and its predecessor organizations, 1976-present. Plans include those concurrent to the Center's occupation of the sites as well as earlier historical ones. Also included in the collection are exhibition designs and plans.

The Gay Community Center of Philadelphia (GCCP) and its sucessor organizations have occupied a number of buildings in Philadelphia since it first opened its doors in 1976. The first building to house the Center was located at 326 Kater Street, in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, and operated from 1976 to 1981. Next the Center moved to 222 South Camac Street in the heart of what was then known as the 'gay ghetto' and operated there from 1982-1983. During this time the Center changed its name to the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Philadelphia. From 1984-1988, the Center operated without a physical location and was called the "Center Without Walls," and later "Penguine Place." From 1988-1990, Penguin Place operated at 211 South Quince Street and from 1990-1997 it operated at 201 South Camac Street. In 1998, it moved to its present home at 1315 Spruce Street and was renamed the William Way LGBT Community Center.

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.

Transferred, William Way LGBT Community Center, various dates.

At John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center:

William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center records, 1972-2012, Ms. Coll. 21

The Gay Community Center of Philadelphia records series, in the Tommi Avicolli Mecca collection, 1967-1992, Ms. Coll. 25

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Subject

Publisher
John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives, William Way LGBT Community Center
Finding Aid Author
John Anderies
Finding Aid Date
January 24, 2017
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This collection is open for research use.

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Collection Inventory

[Gay Community Center of Philadelphia], [326 Kater Street]: First floor - proposed renovations/Second floor - proposed renovations; First floor - existing conditions/Second floor - existing conditions, 1975 December 18.
Box 1
[Gay Community Center of Philadelphia], [326 Kater Street]: 5 untitled plans on "Penn Central Transportation Company, Office of Engineer" sheets, [1976 March 23].
Box 2
[Gay Community Center of Philadelphia], 326 Kater Street: Scheme 1 - minimum work necessary for use of second floor; Existing conditions; Ultimate development plan; Scheme 2 - completed renovations, enclosed corner staircase; Ultimate development plan; Complete renovations, open island staircase; Complete renovations, open corner staircase, undated.
Box 2
[Gay Community Center of Philadelphia], 326 Kater Street: Possible second stage renovations plan; First stage renovation plans, undated.
Box 2
[Gay Community Center of Philadelphia], 326 Kater Street: Plan - proposed auditorium improvements; Possible second stage renovations - Plan; 6 untitled plans, undated.
Box 2
[Camac Street Baths], 206-200 [South] 12th Street (Cantley and Company): Addition to Camac Baths, 1950 March 13.
Box 3
Camac Bath Health Club, [201 South Camac Street]: (Richard Zimmerman and Associates): Addition and alteration to Camac Bath Health Club, 1979 February 19.
Box 3
Engineers Club, 1317 Spruce Street: Floor Plan, 1957 June 3.
Box 4
Engineers Club, 1317 Spruce Street (Chancellor Associates): Floor plans, 3rd and 4th levels, existing conditions; Floor plans, 1st and 2nd levels; Floor plans, basement, existing conditions, 1990 29 March.
Box 5
Engineers Club, 1315 Spruce Street: Spruce Street elevation; Basement plan; First floor plan; Second floor plan; Third floor plan; Fourth floor plan (2 copies), undated.
Box 5
Palace of Asia, 1317 Spruce Street (Leslie John Koeser Associates): Demolition plan - first floor; Construction plan - first floor; Furniture plan - first floor; Demolition plan - second floor; Construction plan - second floor; Detail page; Reflected ceiling plan, 1994 October 24, 1994 October 12, 1994 November/December.
Box 6
Palace of Asia, 1317 Spruce Street (Leslie John Koeser Associates): Demolition plan - first floor; Construction plan - first floor; Furniture plan - first floor; Demolition plan - second floor; Construction plan - second floor; Detail page; Dining room, undated.
Box 6
William Way LGBT Community Center, Conceptual plans, 1315 Spruce Street (Philadelphia Architects, Creators, Etc.): Phase A, second floor plan/Phase A, first floor plan; Phase A, fourth floor plan/Phase B, third floor plan; Phase B, fourth floor plan/Phase B, third floor plan; Phase B, second floor plan/Phase A, first floor plan, 4 March 1997. Phase A, second floor plan/Phase A, first floor plan; Phase A, fourth floor plan/Phase B, third floor plan; Phase B, fourth floor plan/Phase B, third floor plan; Phase B, second floor plan/Phase A, first floor plan, 1997 20 April.
Box 5
William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street (Community Design Collaborative): All Floor Plans, 2002.
Box 7
William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street (J.K. Roller Architects, LLC): Ballroom Renovations, Bid Issue (3 copies), 2005.
Box 8
Proposed elevator for the William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street (J.K. Roller Architects, LLC): Code information, demo and zoning plans and notes; Floor plans and notes; Section, details, alt. plan and section; Details; Floor plan and notes; Electrical plan basement (new elevator); City of Philadelphia Department of License and Inspection, Plan review form; Asbestos inspection report; Letter to License and Inspections, 2008 January 14.
Box 9
Proposed elevator for the William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street (J.K. Roller Architects, LLC): Permit/Bid Issue (3 copies), 2008 January 14.
Box 10

William Way Community Center, Having a Voice, Seeking Justice: The Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the Evolution of Gay Rights (Keith Ragone Studio): Concept, 2014 December 14; Schematic (2 copies), 2015 January 5.
Box 11
William Way Community Center, Speaking Out for Equality Exhibition (Keith Ragone Studio): Final Design (14 pages), 2015 April 20.
Box 12

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