Where to celebrate ‘the great gatsby’ centennial

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK With its majestic Gatsby-esque mansions, Long Island’s North Shore, a.k.a. the Gold Coast, did more to inspire the Gatsby story than anywhere else. Great Neck, where

the Fitzgeralds lived from 1922 to 1924, served as the model for the book’s newly rich West Egg, while “old money” East Egg represented tony Sands Point. On boat tours, ogle some of the Jazz

Age estates that fired Fitzgerald’s imagination. At Huntington’s Oheka Castle, the second-largest private home in America, believed to be the model for Gatsby’s mansion, party like it’s the

’20s with the Gold Coast Mansions “Gatsby” Package or check into one of its two Gatsby Suites. Raise a toast to Jay and Daisy during Gatsby Hour at the OHK Bar. The couple lived in what is

now the Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Zelda’s hometown of Montgomery, Alabama. Courtesy Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum. MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA From 1931 to 1932, the Fitzgeralds

sojourned in Zelda’s hometown of Montgomery. The couple’s two-story home, where she worked on _Save Me the Waltz_ and he on _Tender Is the Night_, is now the Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald

Museum, the only museum dedicated to their lives and legacies. You can see Scott’s writing pens, Zelda’s flapper headband, perfume bottles and cigarette holder, and the couple’s love

letters. On April 12, don your best flapper dress or Gatsby-inspired suit for the museum’s _The Great Gatsby_ Centennial Extravaganza! Enjoy a night of 1920s-style jazz, dancing, themed

cocktails and decadence. Complete the throwback experience by renting the upstairs bedrooms for an overnight stay. The Zelda Suite boasts living room furniture donated by her childhood

friends, while the F. Scott Suite has the original wallpaper exposed. St. Paul, Minnesota, honors its native son year-round. Here, a young F. Scott Fitzgerald with his mother. Minnesota

Historical Society/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Fitzgerald’s roots run deep in St. Paul, his birthplace and home at various times. To celebrate the anniversary, the

Friends of the St. Paul Public Library is hosting a series of themed events: a book reading with special guests at the Minnesota History Center on April 10; a discussion of a graphic novel

adaptation at the Urban Growler Brewing Co. on April 15; an exhibit at the Minnesota History Center, March 20-May 31; and a book collection display of Minnesota Women Authors of the 1920s at

the George Latimer Central Library, May 1-31. Starting in the summer, guided walking tours of Fitzgerald’s Cathedral Hill neighborhood will be offered July 1- Aug. 31; a Gatsby at 100

exhibit will be shown at the Minneapolis Institute of Art from Sept. 13-March 22, 2026; and a performance of “The Last Flapper” at the Landmark Center will take place Sept. 19-21. St. Paul

also pays homage to its native son year-round. Among the tributes to Fitzgerald are the house where he was born, which is a National Literary Landmark; and the home, a National Historic

Landmark, where he revised his first novel, _This Side of Paradise_. There’s also his statue in Rice Park and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Reading Alcove in the George Latimer Central Library.