These included SHAKER SQUARE, OHIO CITY, COVENTRY in CLEVELAND HEIGHTS and the Gold Coast in LAKEWOOD. In the 1970s, though, there were four gay enclaves in and around the city.
NEIGHBORHOODS. Unlike the Castro District in San Francisco or Boystown in Chicago, Cleveland never had one highly concentrated gay neighborhood. This article provides details on various aspects of the community in the critical decade following Stonewall.
The 1970s marked an important period in the history of the Gay Community of Cleveland.
