Cherry Grove on Fire Island 1976

[southpark3003]

1:18 ... where rainbow dreams is today ...

[MrJoesmokey]

I was only 6 when this was filmed but I found this one very interesting great clip

[horsemeatdisco]

Amazing



[DrBryanCronin]

That was the first summer I visited the Grove. Great memories. And I even caught a glimpse of the Emerald Queen outside the Monster!

[Joeytrom]

To me, the black cat, in hindsight, gives an ominous foreshadowing.

[craigandshane]

I live in Australia and was always fascinated by the legend that was Fire Island. Unfortunately I never got there. Now I'm 55 and been to New York 4 times but still never to Fire Island. My holidays are always your winters. I will go and maybe be lucky enough to breathe a little history. Thanks for this film clip.

[MrQuebec]

Is this Mary Land?

[BreezesofConey]

Seems like just yesterday that was my life and now it's 2011 and I'm 57. Looking back it almost seems too good to have ever been true. Was I dreaming? I miss my friends.

[rupertfried]

oh what a time we had

[Robert4770]

Wow awesome time capsule

[musicboynyc]

Thank you so much for this wonderful film of Cherry Grove in 1976.I was 17 years old at the time.I was introduced to Cherry Grove Labor Day weekend 1980 at the age of 21.I went out there on and off until 1990 during the summer..and now have been going every summer since 2000.I love it there!

[southpark3003]

what was fire island like back in the 70s... were there alot of people and how much smaller was it

[funkyladybean]

i've gone there so much in my mind in writing my story I miss it as if I had been there... maybe I was. Such a wonderful time in gay history. Thank you so much for posting this, is like an opened time capsule into happier times:)

[Phoenixkidd]

I was born that year, wish I was 19 though at the time.

[johnsmdm]

I was searching for Henry Cove....is it still there sir?

[chezlafem]

I spent Labor Day weekend here during the summer of 1976 as a guest of Michael (Michael's Thing Magazine). Such great memories, thanks for posting!

[Misslongisland87]

I was 19 years old that summmer. It seems like yesterday and I even reconized faces and remembered their names. How sad that's an era gone by.

[mortylou]

this was before my time- ahhhh- life was simpler then- and being a faggot rocked!!

[strangeparty]

It's sad to think that most of these men are no longer with us.

[man975dog]

@strangeparty Wow! What a beautiful gay beach on Fire Island back in 1976!-I was only 10 or 11 back then and back then, I was in the closet about being gay.

[ShowBizComic]

herry Grove used to be magical...not so much now, but still wonderful.

[madgreekdrummer]

Golden Age of Cherry Grove......

when being Gay was Fabulous

[rupviv]

Great!

[uncleavi2002]

I did not know that Nelson made videos this early.