Garry Marshall and a Beach Club in Queens

New York Times chronicles "Summer at the Silver Gull."

SilverGullBeachClubThe 1984 comedy-drama The Flamingo Kid was shot largely at the Silver Gull Beach Club in Queens. With the sad news this week that we have lost the film’s director and co-writer, Garry Marshall, here’s one great way to remember and pay tribute to a storyteller who gave us so many TV and film pleasures.

Plan to watch or rewatch The Flamingo Kid, a wonderful movie, and read—before or after—“Summer at the Silver Gull.” Under that latter title, The New York Times is chronicling a season at the Rockaway Peninsula club, launching the series over the July 4 holiday.

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