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The Story of FIPPOA (est. 1953)
For over seventy years, the Fire Island Pines Property Owners Association (FIPPOA) has been a driving force in the transformation of the Pines from a rustic beach enclave into one of the most celebrated and glamorous gay communities in the world. Guided by a board of elected, unpaid volunteers, FIPPOA has spearheaded the development of the Pines’ physical infrastructure, while carefully navigating its cultural evolution from homophobic origins to a modern gay mecca.
Fire Island Celebrity history- Colleen Dewhurst
Celebrities have always been drawn to the Pines as it gave them the anonymity they craved. However some like actress Colleen Dewhurst enjoyed the attention…
Longtime Companion~ 1990
Filmed in the Pines in 1989 when the world still was finding out about the plague called AIDS that was rampant in places like New York, San Francisco, and Fire Island. Filming took place pre season in the spring. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperating as it was a rainy spring making outdoor filming difficult. Cast was put up in several homes and crew at the Botel. Then president of FIPPOA Alan Brockman and many community members were against the filming as there was fear of the showing of the community in a film about AIDS.