The LGBT Community Center Coalition has a new home, moving into the heart of Midtown Harrisburg this month.
As of June 1, the center will call 1306 N. 3rd St. its home. The space was last occupied by Mantis Collective Gallery, which disbanded and closed.
Increasingly, small professional organizations are setting up shop in Midtown. Recently, the Pennsylvania Downtown Center moved in nearby at 1230 N. 3rd St., a historic bank building now owned by the Historic Harrisburg Association.
The LGBT Center is a community center that is a unifying location for the area’s large, diverse LGBT population. Several affiliated groups also will have office and meeting space there.
The center is relocating from space at 221 N. Front St.
Board member Stuart Landon said he’s excited both about the move to Midtown and about having a visible, centrally located storefront.
“We enjoyed being downtown, but Midtown is more like a village, a place where you can walk around,” he said. “There’s a vibrancy there, and we want to add to the spirit.”
