Plato’s Retreat
E1046710
Plato’s Retreat was a notorious New York City swingers’ club of the 1970s and early 1980s, known for its sexually liberated atmosphere and role in the era’s adult nightlife culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plato’s Retreat canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nightclub
ⓘ
sex club ⓘ swingers’ club ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Larry Levenson’s public persona as “King of Swingers” ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext |
1970s New York nightlife
ⓘ
sexual revolution ⓘ |
| era | pre-AIDS sexual culture in New York ⓘ |
| founder | Larry Levenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | adult entertainment venue ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Jacuzzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dance floor ⓘ orgy room ⓘ private rooms ⓘ sauna ⓘ |
| influenced | later swingers’ clubs in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ansonia Hotel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Upper West Side NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Plato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heterosexual couples-only policy
ⓘ
media notoriety ⓘ open group sex ⓘ role in New York adult nightlife ⓘ sexually liberated atmosphere ⓘ swingers’ culture ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| owner | Larry Levenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City adult entertainment industry ⓘ |
| policyOnAdmission |
admitted heterosexual couples
ⓘ
admitted single women ⓘ did not admit unaccompanied single men ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | public health crackdown on sex clubs ⓘ |
| regulatoryIssue |
AIDS-era public health concerns
ⓘ
health inspections ⓘ |
| reputation |
exclusive for swingers
ⓘ
notorious ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about New York nightlife
ⓘ
documentaries about sexual liberation ⓘ newspaper articles ⓘ television reports ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Continental Baths