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This event is in the past.It took place on October 17, 2025 at Kingsland Homestead.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkQueens Borough Historian Jason Antos digs into the real "Valley of Ashes" from Gatsby—a dumping ground run by mobster "Fish Hooks" McCarthy. Expect local history that brings Fitzgerald's Jazz Age Queens to life.
Literary history
Jazz Age NYC
Local lore
Tips
🌳check out the 1847 Weeping Beech tree on site
📚perfect for Gatsby fans and Queens history buffs
🚗limited on-site parking available
Celebrating Hundreds of Years of the Great Gatsby
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkQueens Borough Historian Jason Antos digs into the real "Valley of Ashes" from Gatsby—a dumping ground run by mobster "Fish Hooks" McCarthy. Expect local history that brings Fitzgerald's Jazz Age Queens to life.
Literary history
Jazz Age NYC
Local lore
Tips
🌳check out the 1847 Weeping Beech tree on site
📚perfect for Gatsby fans and Queens history buffs
🚗limited on-site parking available
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