Condo at F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Birthplace Listed for $350K

Live out your roaring '20s dream with modern comfort.

by Corinne Stremmel

From birth to age two, literary icon, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived on the second floor of a picturesque Victorian building nestled on the 400 block of Laurel Avenue in St. Paul. And now, you could too.

Listed at $350,000, this Putnam-style condo is just one of three Fitzgerald landmarks in St. Paul. While many think of Fitzgerald living a glitzy booze-fueled lifestyle in New York, the Jazz Age author grew up as a Midwestern boy attending St. Paul Academy where he wrote his first story at age thirteen in the school’s newspaper.

He lived with his parents just five blocks east of his birthplace on 286-294 Laurel Terrace and famously lived at 599 Summit Ave where he wrote This Side of Paradise in the summer of 1919. Fitzgerald’s daughter Scottie was born not long after in 1921 in St. Paul.

With plenty of history to back this listing, the owner Charlie Brokaw said he’s needed to do minimal upkeep and the building has been well maintained over the years.

Situated in Ramsey Hill, residents can enjoy the quiet, historic neighborhood while being close to plenty of restaurants and shopping with Selby Avenue just two blocks away.

Despite being built in 1892, the home maintains a chic appearance with exposed brick interiors, a fully updated kitchen, in-unit laundry, and plenty of storage. Plus a plaque outside the building notes its historical significance as Fitzgerald’s birthplace, so expect a few Fitzgerald fans to occasionally visit to read the plaque and take a few pictures.

The building has two addresses, 479 for units on the east side of the hallway and Fitzgerald’s former address, 481 Laurel Ave for the units on the west.

 

 

 

 

 

The Great Gatsby First Edition: Sold for $200,000 at Cannes Dinner at amfAR

  

 

The Great Gatsby First Edition: Sold for $200,000 at Cannes Dinner at amfAR

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 Shantanu Parmar

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Saturday, 17 July 2021, 09:33 EDT

 

We have all heard about the book called as The Great Gatsby. It is a legendary novel by a legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald. It seems that recently the first edition of the book was sold at the Cannes Dinner auction for a whopping $200,000. So, how did this come to happen?

Well, the entire event happened at the Cannes Dinner. This event marks the end of the Cannes film festival. It is filled with dinner where rich people sit and bidding happens after  a fashion show. This is where they bid on things such as dresses made by amazing designers such as Versace, Balenciaga and Givenchy. In the previous auction which coulnd not take place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number were not that good and hence the pressure was felt this time to make sure that this was a successful event.

Before we move to the deal that we are talking about, let us find out about why the importance of Cannes amfAR dinner has been falling. This is because of a scandal that had allegedly taken place. The previous chairman was accused was said to have funnelled about $600,000 to one Mr. Harvey Weinstein.

The theme of the night was The Great Gatsby. Hence to keep in light with the theme Sharon Stone sought to auction off the first edition of the book. But, this was not any first edition. It was the first edition which was signed by two of the protagonists of the movie adaptation. Yes, you heard that right, it was signed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert Redford.

Not only this, it also came with some perks of itself. It featured the cufflinks that these two men had worn. Moreover, it also featured a lunch with Ms. Sto