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Years-Old Dream of Memorializing The Swamp in Wainscott Returns To Limelight With Town Board Support

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The founding goal of Hamptons Pride was to memorialize the Swamp, an LGBTQ-friendly night club in Wainscott that closed in 2001. The East Hampton Town Board is looking to move that goal a step closer to reality. COURTESY HAMPTONS PRIDE

The founding goal of Hamptons Pride was to memorialize the Swamp, an LGBTQ-friendly night club in Wainscott that closed in 2001. The East Hampton Town Board is looking to move that goal a step closer to reality. COURTESY HAMPTONS PRIDE

The founding goal of Hamptons Pride was to memorialize the Swamp, an LGBTQ-friendly night club in Wainscott that closed in 2001. The East Hampton Town Board is looking to move that goal a step closer to reality. COURTESY HAMPTONS PRIDE

The founding goal of Hamptons Pride was to memorialize the Swamp, an LGBTQ-friendly night club in Wainscott that closed in 2001. The East Hampton Town Board is looking to move that goal a step closer to reality. COURTESY HAMPTONS PRIDE

The dance floor would be situated along a walkway, taking up two percent of the area of the Wainscott Green. COURTESY HAMPTONS PRIDE

The dance floor would be situated along a walkway, taking up two percent of the area of the Wainscott Green. COURTESY HAMPTONS PRIDE

Hamptons Pride President Tom House. JACK MOTZ

Hamptons Pride President Tom House. JACK MOTZ

authorJack Motz on Dec 2, 2025
Back in the limelight is Tom House’s years-old goal of building a memorial to a long-shuttered LGBTQ nightclub, the Swamp, with the East Hampton Town Board signaling support for such... more

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