tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post4750654925528558253..comments2024-03-15T09:29:02.240-04:00Comments on Recollections of a Vagabonde: Why Long Island, New York ?Vagabondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-62523022174325535312012-03-01T14:59:48.729-05:002012-03-01T14:59:48.729-05:00Hi, I really liked your article. I'm actually ...Hi, I really liked your article. I'm actually doing a college research paper on Land's End. I need some sources, preferably primary sources, about Fitzgerald's interactions with the mansion and how exactly he was inspired to write the Great Gatsby. I was wondering if you still had any of the sources you used to write this article and if you still have access to them do you think you could email them to me at Evan.T.Landau.15@dartmouth.edu? Thanks so much!Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-77852080752885565182012-02-25T13:58:57.183-05:002012-02-25T13:58:57.183-05:00A wonderful post, as always, Vagabonde. So much I ...A wonderful post, as always, Vagabonde. So much I didn't know about Long Island. To tell the truth though, I'd love to have seen it before ANY mansions were built. That painting by Moran is lovely.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-79683231181371259862012-02-24T21:08:38.559-05:002012-02-24T21:08:38.559-05:00Hi there, and thanks for your comment! Now I'v...Hi there, and thanks for your comment! Now I've scrolled up and down, down and up, in your blog.. and found pictures even from my country! =) So fun to see! You're a real vagabond.. :)<br /><br />Long Islands looks beautiful.. sad about the houses thogh..<br /><br />I must come back here and read more in your blog, one day..<br /><br />Until then, have a lovely weekend! :)Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009522127792808077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-74617535254993579852012-02-24T07:34:15.135-05:002012-02-24T07:34:15.135-05:00Those numbers are sad... seriously, less than a do...Those numbers are sad... seriously, less than a dollar per capita per year to the arts?! And I'm sure science funding is going the same way... all for a bloated military budget. ugh.<br /><br />I can understand owners selling these mansions, the old manor houses and chateaux etc. in Europe have changed hands so many times (when new money tries to look like old money) I'm sure even the historians have lost track! But at least the new owners had taste and a sense of historical responsibility (sometimes). I shudder to imagine the European landscape without so many of its cultural treasures and historic landmarks. What a sad place it would be!CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-12830239297556917332012-02-23T19:13:27.953-05:002012-02-23T19:13:27.953-05:00I thought of Gatsby as soon as I saw your title an...I thought of Gatsby as soon as I saw your title and Long Island photo at the start. It's a loss for sure, all these historical mansions that signify an age, somewhere in time. But I think the bottom line is money. How and who can dish out so much just to upkeep these properties. In a way, I don't blame the owners for selling, but I do blame those who turn them into tacky development. I mean, there could be more stringent architectural and design guidelines for the houses going up there. Anyway, The Great Gatsby remains a classic, a masterpiece. We all lament when something which once was glamourous and notable would go down like that.Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-33535448748211936892012-02-23T18:41:02.504-05:002012-02-23T18:41:02.504-05:00As always a fabulously researched and compiled pos...As always a fabulously researched and compiled post. I am so sorry about the lost heritage and so surprised, I had always thought that you Americans were careful about your past with many charities doing sterling work to conserve and preserve. I echo the suggestion that you consider publishing this post more widely.swefflinghttp://sweffling.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-51321898134867953642012-02-23T18:31:19.203-05:002012-02-23T18:31:19.203-05:00What a fantastic post; you are very brave to speak...What a fantastic post; you are very brave to speak out. It seems the USA is run by cultural dolts who are too stupid (or greedy) to see that they destroying a most important part of the country.<br /><br />Keep at it, my dear, but make sure you cannot be traced. The Republicans would sent you back to France in a trice.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-49623106474582404142012-02-23T07:47:09.886-05:002012-02-23T07:47:09.886-05:00Omigod. What I write here is true not only for the...Omigod. What I write here is true not only for the US, but also to Canada up to a certain point. Even to Québec where we're supposed to be more conscious about History, and yet we see horrors of that kind everyday.<br /><br />This is the kind of horrors Europe saw centuries ago, without talking of huge destructions brought by both sides during WWII. Blanket bombings had a kind of levelling effect…<br /><br />But this being said, Europe, specially France but also Spain, Italy, Great Britain and many others, would not be the same without its sense of History. In France as you well know, there are huge efforts towards protection and restoration at every level.<br /><br />The net result is a country where every road curve brings astonishment:monuments of all sorts, chapels, churches, abbeys, you name it. Every town is protected. Roofs are beautiful because they must respect very precise and often uniform norms, which brings striking effects.<br /><br />Countries with a History. In America we have none. At least no real one. And it's not gonna change any time soon.<br /><br />A very sad state of affairs.<br /><br />RogerRoger Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690736289188945063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-33320658395928501592012-02-22T23:35:41.710-05:002012-02-22T23:35:41.710-05:00*** Bonjour Vagabonde ! :o)
J'aime découvrir...*** Bonjour Vagabonde ! :o)<br /><br />J'aime découvrir Long Island à travers les articles de ton blog !!!!<br /><br />Ce doit être une région qui mérite d'être visitée !!!! Tu me donnes des envies de voyages !!!<br /><br />Merci beaucoup de nous donner toutes ces infos intéressantes !!!<br /><br />Je t'embrasse bien fort et je te remercie pour ton passage et ton petit mot sur mon blog ! :o)<br /><br />BISOUS BISOUS BISOUS ! :o) ***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-43929580806932870632012-02-22T22:18:47.618-05:002012-02-22T22:18:47.618-05:00Dear Vagabonde,
My heart weeps for my country and ...Dear Vagabonde,<br />My heart weeps for my country and its soul.<br /><br />Peace.Dee Readyhttp://www.cominghometomyself.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-18325787969543225122012-02-22T05:23:13.516-05:002012-02-22T05:23:13.516-05:00A fantastic, passionately argued post, Vagabonde a...A fantastic, passionately argued post, Vagabonde and so interesting and informative for a Briton like me. Sadly here in Britain we have lost a lot of big country houses over the years, often first turned into schools or other institutions and then demolished when the upkeep of the building became too great and the land more valuable.<br /><br />Funding for the arts is being cut here too under the current austerity measures and the future for the arts looks hard and bleak.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-8926191858139879522012-02-21T19:12:10.641-05:002012-02-21T19:12:10.641-05:00I spent my high school years living on the North S...I spent my high school years living on the North Shore of Long Island, so I've got fond memories of it. And the Republicans have gone so far to the right that they scare me now.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826369816985788575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-26900925615617598562012-02-21T15:44:08.425-05:002012-02-21T15:44:08.425-05:00It looks and sounds like you had a very good trip ...It looks and sounds like you had a very good trip to Long Island. It is sad how much our history we do lose.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179486046864119527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-1074945838299346062012-02-21T06:30:42.544-05:002012-02-21T06:30:42.544-05:00Such a great post, Vagabonde. But the further I re...Such a great post, Vagabonde. But the further I read it the more I had tears in my eyes. There are so many demonstrations against whatsoever but nobody has made a petition or more to make a big campaign against the demolition of those majestic buildings and all the past history they should carry on for the next generations. I am gobsmacked that people turn a blind eye on it. <br />I loved the Gatsby movie btw.<br />Merci de temoigner ceci sur ton blog.bayouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803865167364775151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-68131018392172340112012-02-21T04:36:39.144-05:002012-02-21T04:36:39.144-05:00Ces maisons sont si belles! Quel dommage que le go...Ces maisons sont si belles! Quel dommage que le gouvernement ne veut pas les restaurer! Je suis heureuse que les châteaux en France sont ouverts pour tout le monde. Moi, j'ai vue les châteaux de Chenonceau, de Chaumont, de Ville Savin, de Chambord et de Cheverny. Tous sont très beaux et bien conservés.Ça c'est très important pour notre culture. Aux Pays-Bas nous avons aussi des grandes maisons et des châteaux qui sont bien conservés.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-50440602989377998722012-02-21T00:08:54.715-05:002012-02-21T00:08:54.715-05:00C'est très intéressant, ce que tu nous raconte...C'est très intéressant, ce que tu nous racontes là. Aussi bien pour les Américains que pour des gens comme moi qui n'y sont jamais allés. Le commentaire est passionnant et les photos bien choisies.<br />Merci!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-71372512202057841422012-02-20T14:05:20.893-05:002012-02-20T14:05:20.893-05:00The first time I visited my sister in New York I m...The first time I visited my sister in New York I met her friend's brother who had been at college with Scott Fitzgerald. He has always been a favourite writer of mine so I was avid for any little tit bits. He was quite shy and all I cold get out of him was that Scott was 'overly sentimental'<br />Only today I was writing elsewhere about doomed marriages with regard to Whitney Houston and Scott and Zelda were a prime example.<br />Unusually for him - my husband is keen to see the new Gatsby. I'd love to have see the places you visited. Thank you for sharingPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-88372533686505414862012-02-20T07:25:53.166-05:002012-02-20T07:25:53.166-05:00After posting your blog post on Facebook, I got a...After posting your blog post on Facebook, I got a call last night from my girlfriend who lives in New York. She and her boyfriend drove out to Long Island to see more of these homes before they are gone. I hope others share your post to help draw more attention to what is happening.Jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843762553010099404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-36491055941470856122012-02-20T05:27:51.023-05:002012-02-20T05:27:51.023-05:00I HATE that this is happening in America, Vagabond...I HATE that this is happening in America, Vagabonde, and totally agree with you about how senseless this lack of foresight is. We just visited a wee town, Bronkhorst, here in the Netherlands and Astrid explained to me that it's a Rijksmonument. That means NOTHING can be changed anywhere in the town from its original state without going through a counsel. It's wonderful to be able to SEE what things used to look like...because no one has changed them!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-18937912710080496012012-02-20T00:35:02.160-05:002012-02-20T00:35:02.160-05:00I totally agree with you They should save these be...I totally agree with you They should save these beautiful buildings and art is a very important part of learning. I think creative people are the future as the east has taken over all the industrialised work. <br />Furthermore art is good for the soul. A disgrace too that milionaires are low taxed. In the Netherlands they are taxed 70% and the lowest incomes 30% when I still lived there. I think owing more than a million or so shouln't be allowed in the first place when there is hunger in the world but that's just me.<br />Have a great weekMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-9858062837290843922012-02-19T19:45:01.494-05:002012-02-19T19:45:01.494-05:00IT IS HEARTBREAKING.
VERY DISTURBING TO SEE HOW LI...IT IS HEARTBREAKING.<br />VERY DISTURBING TO SEE HOW LITTLE IMPORTANCE IS GIVEN TO HISTORICAL PLACES.<br />I AM SHARING THIS POST.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139616925551470737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-71625174757479487992012-02-19T16:58:18.128-05:002012-02-19T16:58:18.128-05:00It is really sad to see these beautiful old houses...It is really sad to see these beautiful old houses torn down. Modern architecture can't begin to compare with the wonderful designs of the past. Visiting old houses is always one of my favorite things to do when we are traveling.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801967071649685995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-35914409441045482802012-02-19T15:39:40.165-05:002012-02-19T15:39:40.165-05:00Interesting post and also very disturbing. History...Interesting post and also very disturbing. History is so important to all countries. I have never been to America and this makes me wonder if I would really like to go there. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-45701767334122497472012-02-19T14:34:21.891-05:002012-02-19T14:34:21.891-05:00Nice article and amazing houses.
Greetings,
Filip...Nice article and amazing houses.<br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-60447797192059525982012-02-19T13:58:19.637-05:002012-02-19T13:58:19.637-05:00I enjoyed reading this very much. Would like to g...I enjoyed reading this very much. Would like to give decision makers the benefit of doubt whether they are republicans or democrats. These are hard times for everyone everywhere... 3 million unemployed in Ftance, 5 million in Spain and do not have an idea about how many in the US. Difficult to justify certain decisions, select priorities....This is Belgiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13717829942768478705noreply@blogger.com