Editing Montauk, New York (section)

====Late 20th century====
In 1959, following the [[Kitchen Debate]] between United States Vice President [[Richard Nixon]] and Soviet Premier [[Nikita Khrushchev]], the designers of the kitchen, including [[Raymond Loewy]], announced plans to sell affordable [[prefabricated house]]s, called [[Leisurama]], to be used for second homes. One of the houses was exhibited on the 9th floor of [[Macy's]]. Two hundred of the houses, the largest installation, were assembled at [[Culloden Point]] in Montauk.

In 1967, the [[United States Coast Guard]] announced plans to tear down the Montauk Lighthouse and replace it with a taller steel tower. Erosion had reduced its buffer from the edge of a cliff from {{convert|300|ft|m}} when it was built to less than {{convert|100|ft|m}}. After protests, the Coast Guard backed down from the plan. In 1982, the Air Force base formally closed, and the military began selling its surplus property.

Montauk Friends of Olmsted Parks LLC was established in 1994 to protect an extensive system of beaches and waterfront properties and roadways.

In 1995, Montauk became the birthplace of the extreme surfcasting technique known as [[skishing]]. The sport involves donning a wetsuit and flippers and swimming into the ocean with rod and reel to catch fish while drifting offshore.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rhoads |first=Christopher |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703636404575353323048912844 |title=Swimming With The Fishes: Angler's Tangle Over 'Skishing' |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=July 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Burke |first=Monte |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/1027/202.html |title=Skishing |magazine=[[Forbes]] |date=October 27, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=DeBenedetto |first=David |url=http://www.stripersontherun.com/excerpt.html |title=Swimming With the Fishes |website=On The Run: An Angler's Journey Down Striper Coast |date=September 16, 2003}}</ref>