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How architecture and sex shaped Fire Island Pines

Published 10:27 AM EDT, Tue August 16, 2016
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinesmodern.org%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Fire Island Pines</a> boasts a collection of beautifully maintained Modern beach houses commissioned in the mid-twentieth century by the resort's gay community. Scroll through to find out more.<br /><br /><strong>Pictured:</strong> 601 Tuna Walk - Architect: unknown, renovated 2013, Bromley Caldari Architects.
Fire Island Pines boasts a collection of beautifully maintained Modern beach houses commissioned in the mid-twentieth century by the resort's gay community. Scroll through to find out more.

Pictured: 601 Tuna Walk - Architect: unknown, renovated 2013, Bromley Caldari Architects.
Mikiko Kikuyama
<strong>552 Beachcomber Walk - </strong>Architect: Horace Gifford (1969).
552 Beachcomber Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1969).
Michael Weber
<strong>566-67 Driftwood Walk -</strong> With Calvin Klein, a one time resident of the Pines.
566-67 Driftwood Walk - With Calvin Klein, a one time resident of the Pines.
Barbra Walz
<strong>577 Ocean Walk -</strong>  Architect: Arthur Erikson (1977); interior design: Francisco Kripacz.
577 Ocean Walk - Architect: Arthur Erikson (1977); interior design: Francisco Kripacz.
Ezra Stoller
<strong>556 Ocean Walk -</strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1969).
556 Ocean Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1969).
HG Estate
Interior of 556 Ocean Walk, featuring a fur-lined loft installed by its owner, Stuart Roeder, a PR man at Warner Brothers.
Interior of 556 Ocean Walk, featuring a fur-lined loft installed by its owner, Stuart Roeder, a PR man at Warner Brothers.
HG Estate
<strong>547 Beachcomber Walk -</strong> Architect: Andrew Geller (1958-61); renovated 2006, Larson & Paul Architects.
547 Beachcomber Walk - Architect: Andrew Geller (1958-61); renovated 2006, Larson & Paul Architects.
Tad Mike
<strong>519 Porgie Walk -</strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1963), restoration and addition 1983, Bromley Caldari Architects.
519 Porgie Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1963), restoration and addition 1983, Bromley Caldari Architects.
John Hall
<strong>529 Sail Walk -</strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1975).
529 Sail Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1975).
Michael Dunne
<strong>603 Tuna Walk -</strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1965).
603 Tuna Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1965).
Bill Maris
<strong>523 Snapper Walk -</strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1965).
523 Snapper Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1965).
Tom Sibley
Interior of 523 Snapper Walk. "I planned for the sun, but when the moon goes around the house, it is so beautiful," architect Horace Gifford told Newsday in 1966.
Interior of 523 Snapper Walk. "I planned for the sun, but when the moon goes around the house, it is so beautiful," architect Horace Gifford told Newsday in 1966.
Tom Sibley
<strong>274 Bay Walk -</strong> Architect: Harry Bates (1967).
274 Bay Walk - Architect: Harry Bates (1967).
Peter Vitale
<strong>252 Bay Walk -</strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1972-75); addition 1977.
252 Bay Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1972-75); addition 1977.
Tom Yee
<strong>241 Bay Walk - </strong>Architect: Michael Kinlaw (c.1970).
241 Bay Walk - Architect: Michael Kinlaw (c.1970).
Tom Sibley
<strong>214 Beach Hill Walk - </strong>Architect: Charles "Don" Page (1962); restoration and addition 2012-, Rawlins Design.
214 Beach Hill Walk - Architect: Charles "Don" Page (1962); restoration and addition 2012-, Rawlins Design.
Tom Sibley
Interior of 214 Beach Hill Walk, which once featured works by Andy Warhol, Joe Brainard and Ellsworth Kelly.
Interior of 214 Beach Hill Walk, which once featured works by Andy Warhol, Joe Brainard and Ellsworth Kelly.
Tom Sibley
<strong>122 Ocean Walk -</strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1970).
122 Ocean Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1970).
Michael Weber
<strong>205 Pine Walk - </strong> Architect: Horace Gifford (1968).
205 Pine Walk - Architect: Horace Gifford (1968).
Louis Reens
Interior of 205 Pine Walk.
Interior of 205 Pine Walk.
Louis Reens

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