Backstory: The History of the Montauk Manor

Original Montauk Manor Playhouse, circa 1930
Dan’s Papers

The Montauk Manor, high on Fort Hill overlooking the downtown of Montauk, was built in 1927 as the first of what were intended to be four hotels scattered around Montauk. Carl Fisher, the developer of Miami Beach, could do that because he’d bought the entire peninsula of Montauk two years earlier, intending to create…

Backstory: Montauk’s Leisurama History

A view of the Leisurama Exhibition at the Carl Fisher House in Montauk
Dan’s Papers

There was a time that you could buy a brand new house in Montauk for just $12,990. The year was 1963. About 200 people paid to get one. And all got built, side by side as a housing development at Culloden Shores. Many still stand, though most have had additions put onto them. You…