Back in the day, the gay (male) glitterati like Calvin Klein, David Geffen descended upon Fire Island (immortalized in by the Village People, see below) and partied up a storm. The Pavilion nightclub burned to the ground & has recently been rebuilt! The New York Times discusses the architecture of that time and a reflection of the sexually charged gay male culture of Fire Island. Yeah, basically, it was paradise for exhibitionists!
From New York Times:
“It’s an inherently erotic landscape,” said Mr. Rawlins, who found in Mr. Gifford’s work motives and inspirations of a kind that were once considered joyous, until a plague came along and cloaked them with a shroud.
“The Stonewall generation invented what I call this architecture of seduction,” Mr. Rawlins said, referring to a style marked by spare interiors engineered to foster outdoor living; by spare but theatrical geometries; and by stage effects like mirrored ceilings and expanses of window wall.
| Fire Island (Village People): Fire isla-and (fire, fire island) - it's a funky weekend (funky) a funky funky weeke-end You never know just who you meet, maybe someone out of your wildest fantasies, yeah Don't go in the bushes, no, someone might grab ya, someone might grab ya We can scream, but let's sing, we can do each other's thi-ing, yeah |
