Powell, author, lived at 95 Christopher Street from 1963 to 1965 Lindsay Price, actress Amy Sedaris, actress and comedian, once lived at 95 Christopher Street Linda Solomon, New York editor of New Musical Express and Village Voice columnist lived at 95 Christopher from 1960 to 1999 Ted White, author and editor, once lived at 105 Christopher Street In popular culture "Christopher Street" is both a song and the main location of the 1953 musical Wonderful Town. The courtyard of 125 Christopher Street was the model for the sets of the 1954 thriller film Rear Window, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The 1979 episode "The Spy" of the TV show Barney Miller -- about a group of New York City police detectives working in the fictional 12th Precinct in Greenwich Village -- established Miller's home address as 617 Christopher Street. In Paul Simon's 1983 song "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War," artist René Magritte and his wife Georgette "were strolling down Christopher Street when they stopped in a men's store." The 1999 song "My My Metrocard", by queercore punk band Le Tigre on their debut album, mentions the location. On the TV show NYPD Blue, season 7, episode 3 (June 2000) "The Man with Two Right Shoes" shows Christopher Street directly after detectives mention "hitting the fairy bars" to find a gay, male prostitute. The Lou Reed song "Halloween Parade" from his 1989 album New York begins with the line "There's a downtown fairy singing out 'Proud Mary' as she cruises Christopher Street." In the comic series "Preacher", it's referenced as the current address of detective Paul Bridges, implying that the tough, ruthless, and homophobic detective, was in fact homosexual. The Clash song “Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)” references Christopher Street with the lyrics, “A Polaroid caught in the act, you’re married too and that’s a fact, but I won’t peak and I won’t squeak down by the trucks on Christopher Street…” References External links Gay/Lesbian nightlife on Christopher Street from GayCities New York New York: Christopher Street, NYSonglines.com virtual walking tour Streets in Manhattan Stonewall National Monument