The Montauk Club Hates Ugly People

1978 / Via the New York Public Library

When Gothamist posted A Look Back at Brooklyn's Montauk Club, I was excited to peep old photos of the giant, beautiful building that I used to walk past everyday when I lived on Berkeley Place. 

Then I read the club's membership requirements which, as Gothamist points out, include not being ugly. "We approve new applications every month," the website reads. "And by far our largest contingent is members under the age of 35. The majority of our under 35s are unmarried – and in keeping with Brooklyn’s reputation – good looking. But our older members are holding their own and the mix of ages and the diversity of points of view make for engaging conversation."

Sounds like they're just waiting for the wrinkly, unattractive fogeys to die out so they can replace them with the young Francos and Kardashians of this world.