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The Swamp was the last member of the “Miracle Mile,” a strip of LGBTQ+-owned or -friendly businesses that provided a abode for the Gay community in the latter half of the 20th century. Founded in 1977 by Bill Higgins and business spouse Brent Newsom, The Swamp provided exceptional refuge, social opportunities, and entertainment for the LGBTQ+ people in The Hamptons. Distinct from the glitzy, elite discotheques of Manhattan, The Swamp boasted a bohemian appeal from its cozy Wainscott location.

“To say that spot is significant as a former discotheque was, if not meant to be reductive, incomplete. In the course of its nearly 25 years, the Swamp became … the longest-running nightclub of any stripe in Hamptons history, and, for greater or worse, was at the heart of gay being here.” – Tom House, “What Caring of Bench?,” 2020.

During its storied tenure, The Swamp and its neighboring restaurant The Annex welcomed a host of notable names and personalities, including Marisa Berenson, Sandra Bernhard, Ross Bleckner, Truman Capote, Bob Colacello, Barbara Cook, Barry Diller, Steven Gaines, Sandy Gallin, David Geff