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Remember The Swamp's Role On The South Fork

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The former disco that had been The Swamp, and a lone respite for the Hamptons gay community in the 1970s and 1980s, and then the A-list nightclub Star Room, was torn down in 2018. Hamptons Pride has been given permission by East Hampton Town to mark the location of the building with survey markers to commemorate the club's history.

The former disco that had been The Swamp, and a lone respite for the Hamptons gay community in the 1970s and 1980s, and then the A-list nightclub Star Room, was torn down in 2018. Hamptons Pride has been given permission by East Hampton Town to mark the location of the building with survey markers to commemorate the club's history.

authorMichael Wright on Aug 10, 2022
Surveyors will mark the spot in Wainscott where the former discotheque The Swamp served as a respite for the East End’s gay community for decades as the first step to... more

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