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Valuable Artwork, Thousands of Pairs of Sneakers Drowned in East Hampton Flood That Also Knocked Out Power for a Day

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Geary Gubbins in the basement of Gubbins East Hampton, which had 10 feet of water in it and thousands of pairs of shoes lost. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Geary Gubbins in the basement of Gubbins East Hampton, which had 10 feet of water in it and thousands of pairs of shoes lost. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Geary Gubbins in the basement of his family's sporting good shop. Thousands of pairs of shoes will have to be discarded from the store's basement. Michael Wright

Geary Gubbins in the basement of his family's sporting good shop. Thousands of pairs of shoes will have to be discarded from the store's basement. Michael Wright

Fine art gallerist Colm Rowan with some of the dozens of valuable and rare paintings that were submerged in the flooded basement of his shop. Michael Wright

Fine art gallerist Colm Rowan with some of the dozens of valuable and rare paintings that were submerged in the flooded basement of his shop. Michael Wright

Colm Rowan with a painting that was submerged. Michael Wright

Colm Rowan with a painting that was submerged. Michael Wright

Among the paintings damaged or effectively destroyed in the flood was a watercolor by Marc Chagall. Michael Wright

Among the paintings damaged or effectively destroyed in the flood was a watercolor by Marc Chagall. Michael Wright

Crews were removing water logged items from the flooded basements of stores. Michael Wright

Crews were removing water logged items from the flooded basements of stores. Michael Wright

Salvage crews were already ripping apart the basements of the flooded buildings on Monday morning to stave off mold. It could be months before the stores have use of their basements again.

Salvage crews were already ripping apart the basements of the flooded buildings on Monday morning to stave off mold. It could be months before the stores have use of their basements again.

authorMichael Wright on Feb 26, 2023
Thousands of pairs of sneakers and dozens of rare and valuable paintings by artists like Marc Chagall, Zhang Xiaxong and Markey Robinson, valued at up to $20,000 each, were ruined... more

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