Q&A: A Conversation With Ted Conklin Of The American Hotel
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Ted Conklin
Ted Conklin
Gavin Menu on May 14, 2020
It was 48 years ago when Ted Conklin bought The American Hotel at the heart of Main Street in Sag Harbor. He replaced the coal stove, among other improvements, and... more
Just as everyone can tell you exactly where they were when they heard about the September 11 terrorist attacks, people can tell you where they were when they came to grips with the enormity of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike September 11, though, when everyone got the news simultaneously, the pandemic was more like a slow-moving freight train. People on the East End grasped the enormity of the health and economic crisis enveloping them over a period of several weeks, as summertime crowds materialized in March, the scent of bleach and the sight of checkout clerks behind Plexiglas shields greeted visitors ...
by Stephen J. Kotz
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