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The owner of swank swingers\u2019 lounge Plato\u2019s Retreat<\/a>, Larry Levenson, epitomized late 1970s hedonism in NYC\u2014and even made partner-swapping mainstream.\u00a0 The wild tale of his reign as the \u201cKing of Swing\u201d is being revisited as part of Vice TV\u2019s \u201cSex Before the Internet\u201d series. \u201cPlato\u2019s Retreat is part of New York City\u2019s history,\u201d said Levenson\u2019s son, adding, \u201cIt was where everyone wanted to be. It was an attraction that everyone wanted to see\u2014even if they weren\u2019t swingers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrities such as Richard Dreyfuss, John Wayne, Sammy Davis Jr., Paul Newman, and Madonna were said to have dropped by\u2014but mainly, it was porn stars, hordes of heterosexual couples, and single women who flocked to Plato\u2019s for sexual exhibitionism. Once inside, they were welcome to enjoy the lounge, which featured an Olympic-sized pool, a 60-person jacuzzi, and the legendary \u201cmat room\u201d\u2014where a sea of mattresses accommodated orgies. Levenson, who often donned a plush black bathrobe embroidered with the moniker \u201cKing of Swing,\u201d would frequently sit perched atop a throne to better survey the XXX scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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