Goldcoast
The north shore of Long Island, New York, USA in a sixteen mile stretch from Great Neck to Huntington, was a favorite retreat for the rich and the famous. Many were wealthy industrialists of the Gilded Age who pioneered great industries. These captains of industry spent fortunes on their lavish lifestyles. Many worked in and around New York City and created large estates on the north shore of Queens County, now Nassau County, today commonly referred to as the "Gold Coast."
I am an architect fanatic, It is awesome to see how a person can look at cement/brick/etc and make it exquisite, eye candy. It is an art that Wows people ...
I appreciate the art of a structure... which is why no matter where I blog or share my thoughts and my likes, you will see photos and/or see post about a building/house etc. Most of these older buildings are handcrafted to perfection by famous architects with details that only an artist of that trade can delight us with. The inside of these buildings have remnants of historical around the world artifacts that the designer took care in placing so.... the designer and owner can bring the world to us here in the U.S, Buildings that were inspirations for things like great art and great writings..... and then how is appreciation for this art shown... the damn place eventually gets demolished. In the future we will never have old U.S. historical sites for our young to see if they keep demolishing the freaking buildings...Does everything in this country have to be new???? WTF
Examples of this are............
WR Hearsts' Lands End, scholars believe is the inspiration for Daisy Buchanan's house, was in the 'blue-blooded' Sands Point across the water, the basis for East Egg.
The Beacon Towers (photo posted) is thought to be the inspiration behind Jay Gatsby's West Egg mansion, which was demolished in the 1940s.. Both mansions belonged to WR Hearst.
F. Scott Fitzgerald attended many parties at Beacon Towers. Right across the bay was Fitzgerald's inspiration for Daisy Buchanan's Georgian Colonial mansion, where Fitzgerald stayed as a guest many times and is rumored to have written part of the novel there. The Beacon was demolished in 1945 and Lands End in 2011...seriously!!
ALSO Demolished:
Matinecock Point
J.P. Morgan Jr. in Glen Cove designed by Christopher Grant LaFarge in 1913. Demolished in the 1980's
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Laurelton Hall
Built by and for Louis Comfort Tiffany c. 1904 in Laurel Hollow. Tiffany was the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany & Co. Louis himself was an accomplished artist and interior designer, as well as the President of Tiffany & Co., and founder of numerous Tiffany glass companies. He came to the area in 1890 after he constructed his first house 'The Briars', which eventually burned down. He replaced it with 'Laurelton Hall', which sat on roughly 580 aces, an incredibly unusual and eclectic house with something different around every corner. Tiffany filled the house with all sorts of pieces he designed along with numerous pieces of art from his personal collection. After he died the house was deeded to his foundation and after they abandoned the house it was extensively vandalized and ultimately ruined. The remains were demolished in 1957, though some pieces still exist today.
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Ferguson Castle
The Juliana Ferguson estate,Huntington Bay Long Island...I spent endless weekends hanging out at the ruins. The gatehouse (on the right) still stands and is now a private residence. I spent most of my time wondering around in it... There was something unsettling about the property. I think Ferguson still walked it. Demolished 1970
Huntington Bay, NY: The Rise and Fall of Ferguson’s Castle
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The Knollwood Estate
This 60-room main house was built on a 260-acre plot of land which encompassed the Westbrook Farms. Built between 1906 and 1920 for Charles Hudson. In 1951 it was famously purchased by King Zog of Albania for approximately $102,800. It was rumored that Zog bought the mansion with a bucket of diamonds and rubies and he never lived in it. Demolished 1959- this site is now a part of the Muttontown Preserve. Once, a huge stone mansion, with classical columns and balustrades, a visit to this site today is not unlike seeing the remnants of a Roman ruin. It is an eerie, haunting site.
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Harbor Hill
A spectacular Long Island mansion built from 1899-1902 in Roslyn, New York, commissioned by Clarence Hungerford Mackay. It was designed by McKim, Mead, and White, with Stanford White supervising the project. It was the largest home he ever designed.
Clarence Mackay (1874–1938) was the son of Comstock Lode magnate John William Mackay, and inherited much of an estimated $500 million fortune upon his father's death in 1902. Built at great expense and furnished lavishly (at least three different decorating firms were employed), the home originally sat on 688 acres and enjoyed views across Roslyn Harbor to the Long Island Sound. Formal terraces and gardens were finished by Guy Lowell
Demolished in 1947
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