Fading Glory of Long Island's Gold Coast

At the turn of the last century, the Gold Coast, that monied slice of Long Island's North Shore, was littered with Vanderbilts, Astors, Pratts, and Morgans. Of course people like this lived lavishly, so today Curbed National is taking a look at the estates that, much unlike the doomed Gatsby mansion, will probably be standing proud for quite some time. [Curbed National; previously]