- Montauk Club
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Near sunset
Across Lincoln PlaceThe Montauk Club is a private social club located at 25 Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood of New York City.
The Club was founded in 1889 by prominent Brooklyn residents excited about Brooklyn's economic boom following the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Founding members included Charles Pratt, Richard Schermerhorn, and Edwin C. Litchfield, and the architect of the 1891 landmark Park Slope building was Francis Kimball.
Since its erection, the Club has hosted prominent political figures including former U.S. presidents Grover Cleveland, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy.[1][2]
In the late twentieth century, the club faced declining membership and financial difficulties. It eventually sold its upper two floors.[3] However, the clubhouse has enjoyed a revival in recent years. A "house subcommittee for under 35s," also known as the Stephen Talkhouse Fellows, has attracted new membership. The Corduroy Club holds meetings at the Montauk Club on January 11 (1/11) and November 11 (11/11), the dates most resembling corduroy.[4] In 2007, the bar and dining areas of the club began hosting events aimed at young men and women in the rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Club History". The Montauk Club of Brooklyn. http://montaukclub.com/about/club-history/. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ Rizk, Christine (April 21, 2007). "New blood tries to save Slope’s Montauk Club". The Brooklyn Paper. http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/16/30_16montaukclub.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (April 28, 1996). "The Montauk Club in Brooklyn; A Venetian Palace With a Native American Motif". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E4D81639F93BA15757C0A960958260. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ Ames, Jonathan (November 19, 2006). "Better Living Through Corduroy". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/nyregion/thecity/19cord.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ Idov, Michael (March 25, 2007). "The Takeover". New York. http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/features/29736/. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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