Gatsby's Long Island

Celebrate 100 years of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, which was published on April 10, 1925. Perhaps the most lavish parties ever held in the pages of American literature were the galas Jay Gatsby threw at his estate on Long Island's North Shore. The original Gold Coast mansion that inspired Fitzgerald has long since been bulldozed, and many others remain hidden behind rusting gates, forgotten relics of an era that will never come again. 

Join historian and bestselling author Monica Randall for a colorful presentation based on her book, Mansions of the Gold Coast. It includes rare photos of the sprawling castle that inspired Fitzgerald to write The Great Gatsby as well as little known details and photos of the infamous Woodward murder case, the mysterious Winfield, the Woolworth mansion, and Ferguson Castle, which was located in Huntington, its floors paved with tombstones. 

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