Plato’s Retreat
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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)
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| Plato’s Retreat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13540815 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plato’s Retreat Context triple: [Continental Baths, successorVenueAtLocation, Plato’s Retreat]
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A.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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B.
The Three Philosophers
The Three Philosophers is a renowned early 16th-century painting by Venetian master Giorgione that depicts three men of different ages in a contemplative outdoor setting, often interpreted as allegorizing the stages of human knowledge or the three Magi.
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C.
Plato's Alcibiades II
Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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D.
The Parnassus
The Parnassus is a famous fresco by Raphael in the Vatican Stanze that depicts the mythological Mount Parnassus as a gathering place for Apollo and the Muses alongside celebrated poets from antiquity and the Renaissance.
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E.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plato’s Retreat Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The Spell of Plato
The Spell of Plato is the first volume of Karl Popper’s critique of totalitarianism, focusing on his analysis of Plato’s political philosophy and its anti-democratic implications.
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B.
The Three Philosophers
The Three Philosophers is a renowned early 16th-century painting by Venetian master Giorgione that depicts three men of different ages in a contemplative outdoor setting, often interpreted as allegorizing the stages of human knowledge or the three Magi.
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C.
Plato's Alcibiades II
Plato's Alcibiades II is a Socratic dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, in which Socrates advises the ambitious Athenian statesman Alcibiades on the nature of prayer, piety, and self-knowledge.
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D.
The Parnassus
The Parnassus is a famous fresco by Raphael in the Vatican Stanze that depicts the mythological Mount Parnassus as a gathering place for Apollo and the Muses alongside celebrated poets from antiquity and the Renaissance.
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E.
The Arcadian
The Arcadian is a popular entertainment and leisure complex in Birmingham, England, known for its mix of bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nightclub
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sex club ⓘ swingers’ club ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Larry Levenson’s public persona as “King of Swingers” ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalContext |
1970s New York nightlife
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sexual revolution ⓘ |
| era | pre-AIDS sexual culture in New York ⓘ |
| founder | Larry Levenson ⓘ |
| genre | adult entertainment venue ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Jacuzzi
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dance floor ⓘ orgy room ⓘ private rooms ⓘ sauna ⓘ |
| influenced | later swingers’ clubs in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ansonia Hotel
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ Upper West Side ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Plato ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heterosexual couples-only policy
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media notoriety ⓘ open group sex ⓘ role in New York adult nightlife ⓘ sexually liberated atmosphere ⓘ swingers’ culture ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| owner | Larry Levenson ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City adult entertainment industry ⓘ |
| policyOnAdmission |
admitted heterosexual couples
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admitted single women ⓘ did not admit unaccompanied single men ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | public health crackdown on sex clubs ⓘ |
| regulatoryIssue |
AIDS-era public health concerns
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health inspections ⓘ |
| reputation |
exclusive for swingers
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notorious ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about New York nightlife
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documentaries about sexual liberation ⓘ newspaper articles ⓘ television reports ⓘ |
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Subject: Plato’s Retreat Description of subject: 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.
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subject linked to:
The Continental Baths, New York City