Ramble Revelations: Arthur Tress’s 1969 NYC Cruising Archive

In 1969, Arthur Tress began photographing the Ramble in Central Park, capturing the earliest known outdoor gay cruising in a natural setting and documenting a diverse mix of queer subcultures before Stonewall. The series, now revisited in books and exhibitions, is hailed as a vital record of queer history and the uses of urban green space for intimate encounters.