Special Report- Long Island's Gold Coast Mansions

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Chris Collora LI News Tonight special report on the history of Long Island's Great Gastby Era Gold Coast Mansions and the efforts to preserve them in today's world. Report won a 2010 Long Island Press Club Award.

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@AAdams-rm5vz 3 жыл бұрын

So glad that people are saving these historic mansions. Europeans treasure and preserve their historic architecture, and people travel from all over the world to go see it. In America we need to learn to treasure and preserve our architecture, art, and history too. What will we have to admire and tell our history when all that is left in America are strip malls and parking lots, boxy modern cold skyscrapers, and endless cookie cutter low quality builder homes, alongside a few modern mega mansions of endless windows and drywall. I look forward to visiting these Long Island historic sites to admire the beauty and craftsmanship and support their preservation efforts, and pay respects to the craftspeople and workers that put their heart and soul into these splendid works of art.

@michaelfrancis1930 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up near Oheka Castle. Interesting they didn't mention that at one time it was Eastern Military Academy. They had tanks & military equipment on the grounds & as kids my dad would take us there to play on them. I still have pictures of us. When that closed and it was abandoned we used to break in and party in the big rooms. Rumor has it there is a tunnel that leads from the castle down to Cold Spring Harbor. I also worked at CSH Country Club and access to the grounds was real easy. Good times!

@terencesommer6307 3 жыл бұрын

A wonderful group of people saving our American history. Love these kinds of people.

@philipdileo3750 3 жыл бұрын

I live on the north shore of Nassau county. We have more then a handful of these mansions still here. Would love to have seen it back then though.

@gracegrasso9376 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful history

@roberthenleynola 3 жыл бұрын

I was really interested in this topic. I would have loved to hear the narration and what the people being interviewed had to say. But I can't. The music is TOO LOUD!!!!

@shawfifty 7 жыл бұрын

Westbury House is mentioned at 14:14. Actually it is in Old Westbury. It was originally owned by John Shaffer Phipps. I lived In the town of Westbury. When we I was a kid back in the 40s. In the winter we used to sneak onto the estate and ice skate on one one of the three pond that froze over. I also got caught swimming in their pool one summer. Luckily they let us off with a warming after making us sweat for a while.

@kilgoretrout6136 5 жыл бұрын

Really??? I go there often. I'm in Huntington.

@terencesommer6307 3 жыл бұрын

What a fun childhood memory to have!

@Purplenpinkk 3 жыл бұрын

That's a crazy story. My parents used to take me there when I was a kid. It's beautiful. We called it "The Phipps House."

@UhhhhhnooOOo00oO 3 жыл бұрын

We don't want Westbury to be confused with Old Westbury. How dare they. The filth. Zzzzzzz. Greed and opulence worshiped. They should put what everybody did (and I don't just mean as a job) to obtain that wealth. Oh, we wouldn't like that.

@TiffanyWashington-y1h 18 күн бұрын

🎉❤😂😂😮😅😅😊😊😅0 hello

@lotharhamburg5343 Жыл бұрын

54 born in Deer Park awesome place to grow up long island!!!

@lindapanknin7822 4 жыл бұрын

Growing up on L.I. I visited Eagles Nest in.Centerport I loved going there and si did my kids.

@mariaboletsis9478 8 жыл бұрын

This was really good. Sadly Landsend is gone. Breaks this Long Islander's heart.

@visionist7 3 жыл бұрын

This documentary looks like it's from 1999 not ten years later

@michaelweaver5036 4 жыл бұрын

As with Downton Abbey, the houses served as homes and social/corporate/farming headquarters---small working villages. When those functions were removed (ie to offices in the city or less people willing to live together, corporate farming) the buildings were redundant and a very expensive albatross. Ultimately, most were sold by descendants to high bidding developers---"We'll split the proceeds equally and never look back!" (simple as that).

@lawrencedawson6692 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating presentation, but I was disappointed that they did not mention Planting Fields.

@doctorpatient519 2 жыл бұрын

is that not Coe House from the Planting Fields shown at 2:03?

@doctorpatient519 2 жыл бұрын

[ follow-up ] sorry- I posted too soon ... what I thought looked like Coe House turns out to be Fairleigh, featured at 7:00 but I do agree the Planting Fields is magnificent -- to this day -- and is worthy of inclusion in a presentation like this one

@danielmartens156 Жыл бұрын

Why can't background music remain in the background!

@charleswalker1185 3 жыл бұрын

Check out Chateau Diaries...very in line with this...

@jimhandler1129 3 жыл бұрын

Looking for any pictures of the T. Ashley Sparks estate, located in Syosset / Oyster Bay Cove. It was destroyed in the late '60s

@Susieq26754 3 жыл бұрын

That's why they are still standing today.

@henerygreen578 6 жыл бұрын

when i was a kid in the 70s we drove to these houses ran all through them always at night...creepy...all over grown broken down cops would come we would scatter like rats.....

@arlenet4268 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. We lived in Hicksville and would sneek in prior to restoration. Have parties at night till cops came.

@karensmith1158 3 жыл бұрын

@@arlenet4268 Again, same here, lived in Hicksville '60s & 70's would drive around with my boyfriend whose grandfather photographed these homes in their heyday for real estate brokers (still have some prints) and we'd look for a 'row of trees' and knew following them would bring us to an abandoned estate. We visited many in their declining years - warped parquet floors, rotting silk drapes, photos and furniture left behind. Our favorite was Zog's in East Norwich. Wish I had an iphone then to capture the images.

@arlenet4268 3 жыл бұрын

@@karensmith1158Yes, King Zogs! We partied there often in 1968-71.I have picture of the grounds and specifically the crumbling, ornate ruin wall. When I find it I can post it for you.

@arlenet4268 3 жыл бұрын

@@karensmith1158 I lived in development behind Mid Island Plaza. Graduated Hicksville High in 1971. We would go to planting fields, King Zogs, three crosses, old Westbury mansion, etc. Have some pictures.

@karensmith1158 3 жыл бұрын

@@arlenet4268 I have before and after photos of Zogs. My boyfriends grandfather was a famous photographer who took pictures of some estates for real estate brokers, Zog's was one of them. I'll post them but how do you do that here?

@lotharhamburg5343 Жыл бұрын

Really belongs to the Indians 🇧🇪🇮🇪🇵🇱