This ephemera, digitized and collected by Gwen Shockey, is from the Addresses Project which is an organization that investigates lesbian and queer space and memory in New York City from the early 1900s to the present day. This scan in particular is a Polaroid taken at a lesbian party thrown by Wanda Acosta and Sharee Nash called “No Day Like Sunday.” Acosta, a nightlife icon, creator of parties like Indulgence at Casa La Femme, Pleasure at Bar d’O, Kitty Glitter at Liquids, and so many more, owned many lesbian bars that pushed lesbian culture into “visible and glamorous” spaces. It allowed queer women to see each other and themselves with “respect and adoration.” By creating a queer and lesbian multidisciplinary platform through intergenerational community building and place-based heritage, Gwen Shockey uses the memory and portraiture components to document and archive lesbain and queer moments in NYC’s history.

Selection and description by Spring 2025 CUNY Cultural Intern, Journey Ford.