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I figured since so many people here liked the book, it would be an interest to them.
Great Gatsby Mansion to be Razed
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Re: Great Gatsby Mansion to be Razed
I think Fitzgerald probably would have seen the irony in that.
Re: Great Gatsby Mansion to be Razed
In case it makes anyone feel better, it's worth noting that although this mansion apparently will not survive, there are many other mansions on Long Island's so-called Gold Coast that are both astonishingly grand and open to the public, and which were inhabited by the same crowd that Gatsby would have been a part of. So the physical remnants of Fitzgerald's inspiration aren't entirely lost. There are several great books about these places -- both the ones that are still around and the ones that didn't survive -- that are full of strange tales about the extremely wealthy and often eccentric people who lived there.
I posted some pictures from my visits in these two blog posts (in case anyone is interested!):
Planting Fields Arboretum & Coe Hall: http://simonandivan.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... -hall.html
Old Westbury Gardens: http://simonandivan.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... rdens.html
I posted some pictures from my visits in these two blog posts (in case anyone is interested!):
Planting Fields Arboretum & Coe Hall: http://simonandivan.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... -hall.html
Old Westbury Gardens: http://simonandivan.blogspot.com/2010/0 ... rdens.html
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