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A 47 minute ride through Fire Island Pines History to current day. Hosted by The Long Island Museum. A companion to their exhibit “Fire Island The Art of Liberation.”
Gary Clinton has been on the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association Board for twenty of the past twenty-five years. Since early 2023 he and his Board colleague, Russell Saray, have been organizing, digitizing, and researching FIPPOA’s records going back to 1953, which they have dubbed “The FIPPOA Papers.”
Based on that research, Gary has written “Keeping Out the Gays: The Pines in the late 1950s” for the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.
It was the end of the golden age of the Pines. At the end of the 1979 season the beloved Sandpiper was being replaced by a new club called the Pavilion. It was an end of an era, and many in the community were not happy…
In planning the new Pavilion, plans were being made for the entire properties. The Pavilion was designed by HWKN architects. The plans called for a futuristic modern feeling, so Charles Renfro at Diller Scofidio + Renfro designed the rest of the properties. Not exactly a beach esthetic, nor any nod to what had come before…
Before fame singer Lady Gaga performs at the Ice Palace in Cherry Grove.
If we could turn back time? We did! Singer/Actress Cher first visited the Pines in 1981, and even went to the Tea Dance! She came back to the Pines again in 2016!
Standing the test of time is the Botel. Created from cinder block im 1960 after a previous fire, and named, and renamed its still here!
The Tea Dance was created in 1966 in the Pines by then owner John Whyte. It is now replicated in gay resorts around the world…
Many celebrities visit Fire Island and actress/ singer Liza Minnelli was one…
Our Sold out 2022 “A Walk through History” walking tour now split into two separate time managed tours. A guided walking tour on Ocean walk of Architecture, Celebrity, Parties, People, & Gossip. As seen in the NY Times.
Tour will meet at Trailblazer Park in Harbor
Our sold-out 2022 “A Walk through History” walking tour is now split into two separate time managed tours. A guided walking tour on Ocean walk of Architecture, Celebrity, Parties, People, & Gossip. As seen in the NY Times.
Tour will meet at Sail & Ocean beach outlet.