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The Ice Palace Cherry Grove Est. 1970
As Disco arrives in Cherry Grove the Ice Palace opens bringing the DJ experience…
Celebrity history- Joan Rivers
Comedienne Joan Rivers arrives to perform at Gloria & Larry DeManns home Reflections for Gods Love We Deliver.
Fire Island Celebrity history- Cher
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!
Music history- Barry Lederer
Before the laptop DJ there was a whole lot of history paving the way…
The Botel History Est. 1960
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!
Pines Party 1999
As the GMHC Morning Party abruptly ended FIPPOA took the wheel creating their own called “The Pines Party.”
Celebrity history- Joan McCracken
Many celebrities found the Pines their home. Actress Joan McCracken was one. The former wife of director Bob Fosse it was she who got the house in the divorce and made it her own.
Firemens Masked Ball 1989.
The Fire Island Pines Fire Department celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a masked ball…
Fashions of the Pines 1980’s
The 80’s come roaring in as the Fashion Show gets bigger and better…
Celebrity history- Andy Cohen
The Andy Cohen Diaries chronicles a year in the whirlwind life of the beloved pop icon, in his own cheeky, candid, and irreverent words, and some Fire Island Pines visits…
Fashions of the Pines 1970’s
The Fashion Show takes center stage as it moves to it’s home at the Botel Pool and takes on a life of its own…
Fire Island Celebrity history- Barbra Streisand
1966. Actress/singer Barbra Streisand, just beginning her illustrious career arrives by seaplane in the Pines with her then Broadway show “Funny Girl” costar Kay Medford for lunch.
“Beach” by David Morgan 2000
In the tradition of Robert Mapplethorpe and Tom Bianchi, Beach by photographer David Morgan celebrates both the male nude and the pleasures of friendship on a summer’s day.
Grey Gardens Est. 1960’s.
Named after the famous home in the Hamptons “Grey Gardens” also lived in the Pines. However it had a very different story…
Jay Hyde Crawford Home Est.1969
Jay Hyde Crawford was a fashion Illustrator most famous for his design for department store Bonwit Teller. A simple bouquet of violets created in 25 minutes according to him…
Pines People- Maia Helles 1916-2016.
Some residents of the Pines go unnoticed, and they like it that way. Maia Helles was one. Her home is one of the original homes built in the 1950’s, and remains so. She quietly passed in 2016, but left the film in this post by Julia Warr that exemplifies her life and philosophy…
Art history- Robert de Michiell
Artist Robert de Michiell captured the heart and soul of the Pines he loved…
Our Pines Party 60th Anniversary 2013 Idea…
In 2013 we were celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Pines community being established. As an historical organization we thought we would throw our hat in the ring for concepts and ideas about how we could celebrate this great anniversary with a Pines Party concept…
Fashion history- Richard Avedon comes to Fire Island 1946.
Photographer Richard Avedon and his young wife, Doe, had no idea what they were getting into when they agreed to take a beach-house share in the summer of 1946 with his boss at Harper’s Bazaar, Lillian Bassman, and her husband, photographer Paul Himmel, in Cherry Grove…
Pines People- Walter & Joyce Reich
Walter & Joyce Reich were straight people living in a gay community, however they were here first. Yet none of that mattered as they created community wherever they went…