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When the railroad came, it put the Portuguese on the wrong side of the tracks.
The railroad, though, brought tourists to enjoy Provincetown’s wide, sandy beaches. Within a few decades, “freedom” in Provincetown meant nude beaches, sex among the dunes, out-of-control parties and flamboyant drag queens.
The playwright Tennessee Williams, then 29, arrived in the summer of 1940.
The Provincetown International Film Festival celebrates LGBTQ+ stories and independent filmmakers while drawing 10,000 visitors to the Cape.
Where to watch: The screening rooms at Waters Edge Cinema or the Crown & Anchor are iconic Ptown venues you can’t miss.
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The Great Summer of 1916
Marsden Hartley called it “the Great Summer of 1916.” Many artists, like Hartley, had recently returned to America from Berlin, Paris and London because of World War I.
They had experienced the relaxed attitudes toward sex in those cities, and they liked it.
The artists flocked to Provincetown, which that year had six art schools. some would say a natural affinity between the arts and performing arts community and the LGBTQ+ community," Executive Director of the Provincetown Business Guild Rachael Brister said.
Portuguese families discovered they could make a little extra money by taking in boarders. REVOLUTION: Independence Week (June 28–July 7)
Get ready for a week-long explosion of music, energy, and pure summer fun! Its history as an artist colony and haven for self-expression has paved the way for its thriving LGBTQ+ culture.
Girl Splash (July 23–26)
Ladies, get ready for Girl Splash! They agreed to put on O’Neill’s play Bound East for Cardiff. By 1885, the town had 55 wharves and 114 schooners.
But then came hard times. The residents lived outside of the Puritans’ strict social order. It also had regular steamship service from Boston and, starting in 1873, a rail link from Wellfleet and the mainland.
These maps show how East Harbor was diked, making way for the railroad and then the automobile.
Discover the best of Provincetown in my LGBTQ gay travel guide below.
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There’s a lot of history in Provincetown. Stake out a spot on Commercial Street early for the best parade views.
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Hired to work on whaling ships, they then followed the Yankees into fishing. Pure joy. Expect the streets to come alive with vibrant music, energetic dancing, and, of course, mouthwatering traditional Portuguese dishes.
Pro Tip: Sample some malasadas (Portuguese doughnuts)—they’re a must-try at the festival!
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Image of map: Gay flags By Elisa Rolle – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21184817.
The selectmen then wrote a letter to the editor called “An Appeal to All decent People in the Town of Provincetown.” In it, they asked the town to get rid of the ‘nests where the homosexuals congregate.’ In July of 1960, the selectmen shut down the Weathering Heights club by denying the owner a liquor license.
Shopkeepers responded with their own “Shopkeepers Plea,” saying Provincetown was no longer a comfortable vacation spot and was become less interesting and less entertaining.
The shopkeepers won, and they’re still winning.
With thanks to Cape Queer?
A destination for wellness
Provincetown is well-known as a destination for art, food, culture and fun, but this year, there's a new push underway to establish it as a wellness destination, too.
The Provincetown Business Guild has a "Welltown" promotion underway, highlighting the area's quieter activities and natural beauty for a different Ptown experience.
The year before the Greenwich Village group had formed an amateur theater company, the Provincetown Players. Finally, when that war ended, Ptown came into its own.
The town grew steadily as whaling took off. The pièce de résistance?