NY mansion linked to 'Great Gatsby' being razed

SANDS POINT, N.Y. – A 25-room Long Island mansion that some believe inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's portrayal of lavish lifestyles in his Jazz Age classic "The Great Gatsby" is being razed, the latest in a long cadence of estates disappearing from what's known as the Gold Coast.

Known as "Land's End" and sitting on a 13-acre lot on Long Island Sound, the 24,000-square foot house is being torn down to accommodate five $10 million custom homes.

"It's really a sad thing. The Gold Coast social country life is part of Long Island's legacy, a reminder of a grand and romantic era," said Alexandra Wolfe, director of preservation services for the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities.

"It's such a shame that people find it difficult to honor that, to preserve that."...