Plato's retreat was a heterosexual swingers' club catering to couples Less searching, more finding with getty images. From 1977 until 1985 it operated in two locations in manhattan, new york city, united states
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The first was the former location of the continental baths, a gay bathhouse that also showcased artists who went on to great success including bette midler, barry manilow, and melissa manchester.
A classic nyc cab outside plato's retreat at the ansonia hotel, 1980 photo by donna ferrato in keeping with the spirit of the place, mary, his mate, had an affair with their chauffeur
So when levenson was robbed and badly beaten, some gossips implicated the driver. The rise and fall of larry levenson's plato's retreat swingers' club is being told in vice tv's sex before the internet during its king of swing episode, which is set to air tuesday at 9 p.m. Photographer donna ferrato takes us back 40 years to the explicit scenes of plato's retreat, an infamous upper west side haunt. Explore authentic plato's retreat stock photos & images for your project or campaign
