Though only a fraction of its Gilded Age mansions remain, Long Island still offers a glimpse of the opulence that F. Scott Fitzgerald found 100 years ago. Old Westbury Gardens, a 200-acre estate with ...
Long Island’s Gold Coast still shines — albeit in a more subdued manner than when “The Great Gatsby” was published 100 years ago. The novel, which is celebrating its centennial this week, is set in ...
During the 1920s, Long Island’s North Shore glittered with opulence. Known as the Gold Coast, the stretch from Great Neck through Huntington was lined with nearly 600 grand estates, their marble halls ...