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Throwback Thursday – Working Hard, Kicking Back

Mar29^th2023byArchives

There was a surprisingly glamorous whiff to fish on Montauk Harbor in the 1970s and early 1980s. The commercial dock, Gosman’s retail and wholesale seafood operation next door, the new Dock restaurant next door to that – for many, work was hard and physical, and opportunities to kick back were most welcome. These photos come… Read more »

Throwback Thursday- Jazz at Gosman’s Dock

Mar25^th2021byMontauk Library

We first learned about Toots Thielmans from Pat DeRosa, the 99-year-old Montauk jazz saxophonist who was recently inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. DeRosa recalled with delight the summer that Thielmans played jazz at Gosman’s Dock. Thielmans had been catapulted to fame in 1969 after the release of Midnight Cowboy. The movie’s melancholic theme… Read more »