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Panel 6: Sex Pier, 1976

 Item — Box: 1

Dates

  • Creation: 1976

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Along the west end of Christopher St. was the Westside Highway. It was above ground and you had to cross under it to get to the Hudson River. Under the highway there were dozens of parked trucks. These were known imaginatively as "the trucks;" gay men went there and also to this enclosed pier for quicker, easier sex. Don't ignore the friendly, spray painted warning signs.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.0 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)