▁are ▁the ▁principal ▁means ▁of ▁whe e led ▁transport . ▁▁ ▁The ▁closest ▁fer ry ▁service ▁is ▁to ▁Dun ew ood ▁from ▁Bay ▁Sh ore ▁on ▁Long ▁Island . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁stores , ▁c af es , ▁bars , ▁or ▁other ▁facilities ▁in ▁L on ely ville , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁fairly ▁easy ▁walk , ▁or ▁bi ke ▁ride , ▁to ▁Fair ▁Har bor ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁community . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁summer - only ▁vac ation ▁c ott ages , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁year - round ▁residents . ▁ ▁Probably ▁the ▁most ▁famous , ▁past , ▁residents ▁of ▁L on ely ville ▁were ▁Mel ▁Bro oks ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Anne ▁B anc ro ft ▁who ▁had ▁an ▁ocean ▁front ▁house ▁there ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁Bro oks ▁pur port edly ▁wrote ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁mov ies ▁and ▁comedy ▁sketch es ▁there . ▁Inc ident ally , ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁project ▁to ▁be ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁f amed ▁architect , ▁Richard ▁Me ier ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁dwell ing ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁L on ely ville , ▁but ▁spec ulation ▁suggest ▁that ▁fish erm en ▁may ▁have ▁used ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁camp ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁three ▁structures ▁had