The Gold Coast of Long Island was more than just a collection of extravagant mansions, it was an entire cultural and geographical ecosystem that inspired art and literature and employed thousands of people. For about half a century, the Gold Coast lifestyle thrived across Nassau and part of Suffolk County’s north shore, until one by one the great estates began to vanish. Take a visual journey through time and revel in some of the most lavish homes ever built as their rise and fall is documented by one of Long Island’s preeminent local history authors.
