▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁G ats by ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁F . ▁Scott ▁Fitz ger ald ▁lived ▁in ▁Great ▁Ne ck , ▁at ▁ 6 ▁Gate way ▁Drive ▁in ▁Great ▁Ne ck ▁Est ates , ▁which ▁is ▁probably ▁Great ▁Ne ck ' s ▁greatest ▁claim ▁to ▁fame . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁mod est ▁house , ▁not ▁dis similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Nick , ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁his ▁novel , ▁The ▁Great ▁G ats by . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁Fitz ger ald ▁mode led ▁West ▁E gg , ▁the ▁fict ional ▁town ▁in ▁which ▁Nick ▁lived , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁m ansion ▁of ▁Jay ▁G ats by , ▁after ▁Great ▁Ne ck ▁( specific ally ▁Kings ▁Point ), ▁for ▁its ▁ep it ome ▁of ▁nouveau ▁r iche ▁ga ud iness , ▁ ▁atmosphere , ▁and ▁l ifest yle . ▁He ▁mode led ▁East ▁E gg , ▁the ▁town ▁where ▁D ais y ▁and ▁Tom ▁lived , ▁after ▁Great ▁Ne ck ' s ▁eastern ▁neighbor ▁S ands ▁Point , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Port ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Sol ▁Atlas ▁( 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 7 3 ), ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁▁ ▁Sid ▁Ca esar ▁( 1 9 2 2 – 2 0 1 4 ), ▁com ic ▁actor ▁and ▁writer , ▁lived ▁in ▁Kings ▁Point ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁a ▁home