Community Spirit at “The End”: Montauk in the 1970s
Community Spirit at “The End”: Montauk in the 1970s
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In the 1970s Montauk was a predominantly blue-collar community attracting middle-class visitors in summer. The shift from a fishing-based economy to one based on tourism and real estate was already under way, but Montauk was not at the time being marketed as a destination exclusively for the wealthy. Here we offer a glimpse of what this small town looked like even as the national culture was undergoing a much broader transformation.
In the 1970s Montauk was a predominantly blue-collar community attracting middle-class visitors in summer. The shift from a fishing-based economy to one based on tourism and real estate was already under way, but Montauk was not at the time being marketed as a destination exclusively for the wealthy. Here we offer a glimpse of what this small town looked like even as the national culture was undergoing a much broader transformation.
Black-and-white photograph, 8 x 10 inches, of a waitress, Vicki, hoisting a trash pail above her shoulder in the Gosman’s restaurant kitchen.
From a collection of photographs taken by Maria-Louise Sidoroff, PhD, during a 12-hour shift from dawn to dusk on Labor Day, c. 1975, at Gosman's Restaurant. At the time, Maria-Louise and her daughter Oona worked at Gosman's.
The scenes portray the day in the life of an established locally owned restaurant, portraits of the owners, and candid views of the waitstaff and kitchen staff in action during one of the busiest weekends in Montauk.
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