Backstory: The History of Home Sweet Home in East Hampton

Home Sweet Home in East Hampton
Dan’s Papers

If you happen to be in East Hampton and decide to see the sights, you might wind up visiting an 18th century saltbox home on James Lane just off Main Street, now a museum, that is called “Home Sweet Home.” This home celebrates John Howard Payne, the man who wrote the lyrics to that…

Backstory: The Tank on the Highway in Wainscott

M60 Patton tank displayed at the East Hampton VFW Post 550 in Wainscott
Dan’s Papers

The Highway Restaurant is located on the north side of the Montauk Highway in Wainscott across from Ron Perelman’s massive 57-acre estate. When my dad moved our family out to East Hampton back in the 1950s, there was no restaurant building. There were a private home and barn set back from the highway which,…