Great Neck / Alice Kasten and Leila Mattson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kasten, Alice Dorothy., Author.

Mattson, Leila., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Neck (N.Y.)--History--Pictorial works.

Great Neck (N.Y.).

Great Neck (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

Originally, Great Neck was a farming community on the North Shore of Long Island. For many years, this forested peninsula produced rich hay, fruit, and grain crops. As vacationers from Manhattan discovered the area, farms gave way to summer resorts and large estates. Well-known writers and actors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ring Lardner, and Groucho Marx were drawn to the area, as were many of the nation’s elite families like the Chryslers, Brokaws, and Vanderbilts. Great Neck has homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Gustav Stickley and a church with glorious Tiffany windows. A hub of suburban development, Great Neck has always been renowned for its excellent public schools, community-minded citizens, diverse population, parks, and cultural activities.

Contents:

Mills and farms

Steamboats, horses, trains, and cars

The grand estates

Schools and libraries

Greak Neck's Main Street

The nine villages

They made the news

World War II

Community involvement

Recreation and celebrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126).

OCLC:

881397854