Copy of Copy of Copy of The Great Gatsby Map

Great Gatsby Map Project

By: Sean Marshall

Accelerated English 3

Hour 3

February 14, 2013

-Gatsby's mansion: Gatsby and Daisy's reunion, multiple parties and Gatsby's murder.

Lands End is the name of the house that inspired F.Scott Fitzgerald's creation of Gatsby's home. Lands End was built by a wealthy newspaper editor in 1902 and hosted numerous parties at the time. Lands End is located on Sand Point New York, which in actuality is located on the East Egg of New York and not the West.

Lands End today has been demolished and replaced with a suburban community called Seagate. The demolition occurred on April 17, 2011, against criticism from many historians.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-20054710/the-end-of-an-era-for-the-gatsby-house/

About 4 miles across water or about 20 miles by land.

-Tom and Daisy's house: The beginning of Nick's relationship with the Buchanan's.

Tom and Daisy Buchanan's house in the Great Gatsby is located on the East egg exactly were Lands End is. However in actuality Daisy and Tom's house was based on Oheka Castle located in Huntington New York. Oheka Castle is thriving hotel, but Oheka is also about 15 miles form Sand Point were Tom and Daisy's house is.

-Wilson's Garage: Myrtle's introduction and death. George Wilson's rampage begins

George Wilson's Garage were Myrtle and George live is probably located on Northern Boulevard. Northern Boulevard in the real world is the one major road out of the East and West egg. Mr.Wilson's Garage cannot be completely pinpointed on the route, but it most likely lies 2 to 4 miles form Manhattan due to text descriptions of its relative closeness.

T.J. Eckleburg's sign is located relatively close to Wilson's Garage probably only a few yards away

Key

-The Plaza hotel: Nicks group's destruction and the beginning of the end.

In The Great Gatsby the hotel the party goes to is the Plaza hotel, this hotel is still in use today and is located in central New york. The Plaza hotel was built in October 1, 1907.

Tom and Myrtle's apartment in Manhattan. Their apartment is about 35 miles from East Egg.

The train is also a key part of the Nick's day to day movement, and today still exists as the Long Island Railroad.

Pennsylvania Station is another location that was frequently visited by Nick both to arrive at work, and to return from parties like Tom and Myrtle's apartment party. The station follows the New York Rail and is about 35 miles from East Egg.

Jordan participated in a golfing tournament in Westchester County in the book. This golfing feild is about 45 miles from East Egg.

Gatsby's world in The Great Gatsby.

Were Lands End was actually located

Were Lands End is in The Great Gatsby

The Plaza hotel today

Oheka Castle

Wilson's Garage is about 2 to 4 miles from Manhattan

Oheka Castle is located 25 miles East of East Egg.

= about two miles

= about 20 miles (without obstructions)