F. SCOTT FITZGERALD St. Paul Homes & Legendary Places

[@danlove4270]

Being from Minnesota and the son of a high school English teacher I want to thank you for bringing F. Scott’s amazing life story to us.

[@alancumming6407]

This was a lovely tribute to Fitzgerald. Many Thanks Jordan

[@timbuege2624]

Awesome video Jordan!!!!! Thanks for filming these F Scott Fitzgerald sites and keeping his legacy alive ❤️

[@katmolina2627]

What amazing cool houses! Thanks Jordan for doing this vlog.

[@bossladys6461]

I watched this and learned so much new that I didn't know about him great vlog

[@annesantos5104]

I absolutely love the old neighborhoods in today’s vlog! They are beautiful. So nice to learn more about one of my favorite novelists. The Minnesota vlogs are great! Jordan, thanks for all the traveling you do to take us places where some of us may never get to go in person. Much appreciated!

[@clopez5667]

Next time you’ll in Minnesota hit me up!

[@jbtharp9965]

I loved the architectural design of "This Side Of Paradise" house.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

What beautiful homes and what beautiful weather you got. And how fun that you and Amy got to do this trip together! We've been watching The Last Tycoon series on Amazon Prime for the past few weeks, so this was very interesting to see. How lucky that you got to see his carved signature, too. Awesome, Jordan!

[@crazycats535]

That was breathtaking. 🐦♥️🦁

[@laurastrobel718]

I love F Scotts' birthplace home with the red and yellow brick and black columns... Very unique. Beautiful landscaping too. All the other historical sites are fabulous as well. Props to the city of St Paul for doing such a great job preserving its' history and the memory of F Scott, the most American of writers. Thanks for the tour Jordan and Amy☺💝🎆

[@BoomerBlogging]

Your comprehensive research, sincere and pure appreciation for history and respect for architecture make these Vlogs informative and fun to watch!

[@esliet]

Love F. Scott Fitzgerald his novels transport you to that age. The quote from The Great Gatsby in the beginning of vlog had to be one of my fave quotes in a book of all time. Good one Jordan

[@redsdawn246]

I love the book “The Great Gatsby” but didn’t know much about F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thank you for sharing.

[@karenstanislaw8912]

**What great-looking homes and buildings! How fragile, and yet, how fired and successful the life of F. Scott. That he, or anyone, manifests their deepest dreams into full, dimensional circumstance - for however long, and however marred with interruption or imperfection/challenge - is triumph. We are all fragile. Interesting video this morning, Jordan. Much thanks.

[@JadeFromHolland]

You've made my day! I always love it when you walk through the streets and show us the interesting details. More please 👍👍😊

[@alh9750]

Jordan a literary nuts dream vlog ! FSF is obviously a legend and you created a great one had to watch it twice !!!

[@Christine-fo3bo]

What a great vlog, Jordan!! You have such a gift in re-telling of history and the unique unknown facts of the places you visit. Thank you for sharing!

[@wdbreezy]

I’ve lived in the Twin Cities for over six decades - there’s so much architectural history and as much as I swore I’d leave for a warmer part of the country, this is where my roots are and I’m staying. I still get excited at the first snowfall. Thanks for highlighting the area, Jordan and Amy.

[@jackelson4743]

Great video! The wood carving of the man and little girl is to represent back in the day when they used to light the gas street lamps.

[@debbieclark7031]

I'm so glad you enjoyed finally seeing his homes. Minnesota is great about preserving history. It's really fun to see my home state through your eyes.

[@leannbrooks218]

You are the BEST story teller!

[@stillings1965]

I sure am enjoying the Minnesota videos Jordan!! St. Paul looks like such a beautiful place!! Some really gorgeous architecture!! I also am loving the Prince vlogs!! Thank you Jordan!! Have an awesome weekend!!!

[@oldestsis3357]

So glad to see Amy traveling with you - she’s beautiful and you two look like you belong together. Be happy!

[@capt.c.r.thomppsonret.4224]

Great vlog! You do interesting blogs and I enjoy watching them.

[@ladnarfilms5201]

Very interesting Jordan. I didn't know that much about him, so very educational.

[@jacquestedcooper]

I think this vlog was one of your best!! Living in Minnesota I’ve seen these places and love the history and architecture. Summit Avenue is a fantastic place! The White Bear Yacht Club is also a great place to see where he spent some time. You did a great job telling F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story. Wow!

[@debbief5594]

I really enjoyed the video on F. Scott Fitzgerald. He lived in my state of Delaware for 2 years. In 1927 his friend and Princeton roommate John Biggs, a Wilmington lawyer, recommended he come to Delaware. They lived at Ellerslie (no longer standing) along the Delaware River. It was said they had extravagant roaring 20s parties. Their friends from New York would arrive by train at the Wilmington train station. Their most famous visitor was Ernest Hemingway who stayed overnight after watching a Princeton-Yale football game with the Fitzgeralds.

[@seannorton69]

Those old homes were amazing, the doors, tiles, you could feel the antiquity and texture of the it. I read Scott never drank when he wrote, that he was unhappy with title of the Great Gatsby and wanted it changed and it didn't sell very well when first published. Hemingway didn't like Zelda, felt it kept him away from writing. Great vlog. You could feel the passion and love for the subject.

[@pennygee7668]

Wow Jordan, awesome vlog! The houses are amazing, sounds silly but it almost seems like his birth place and other homes were so solid and stately that some greatness had to come from that foundation. Thank you for yet another great vlog, I learned so much!

[@judithmitchell4667]

I loved this video. Such a talent that was gone too soon. I work at the University Club in my state. Ours was started in 1929 so we just celebrated our 90th anniversary last year. The ornate, Victorian houses he lived in were stunning. I did not know of the Frances Scott Key connection. Great video Jordan! Blessings - Judith 🎵

[@greghooper374]

Awesome video! I knew nothing about F. Scott before, what an interesting life he had!

[@UnBoxLifeWithLori]

Jordan, you should go to the site of the Sanitorium in Ashville, NC and do a blog about Zelda Fiztgerald.

[@lauragee3365]

Looks beautiful there, I wouldn't do well with the winters though! lol Love F. Scott's books too. Such great details of his life Jordan. Thank you so much.

[@SEDGE2024]

SO great to see your last couple videos here in the Twin Cities. Would have loved to see you somewhere during your exploring this great area. The Cathedral you drove by is super cool to walk through when the sun is going down and the stained glass windows glow throughout the whole building. Great video Jordan and Amy

[@valeriefelitto6336]

Its a awful thing that he died practically in obscurity He is one of my obsessions and zelda too. Thanks so much for this. You should go to Baltimore where they're buried

[@racheldelgado5646]

FABULOUS vlog. I too am a fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald and all his writing.

[@pamelatemple5906]

I really appreciate this Jordon. Well done and very interesting. I haven't read This Side of Paradise but I will now. Thanks!

[@evonnewilson1073]

What a great vlog. Those neighborhoods are beautiful also.

[@cookingartguy2170]

This was so wonderful. You're truly a Renaissance Man Jordan! I won't spoil any possible vlog, all I'm saying is I am hoping while you're in St Louis that there's someone you vlog, and that's all I will say! Oh wait, I don't think you're in Missouri LOL. That's the st. Louis I'm talking about.

[@auntieelizabethleepermartinez]

I like your vlog on F Scott Fitzgerald on his life and his works thank you for sharing this

[@flowersculptures]

As usual your rich commentary is just wonderful! Fitzgerald is a fav of mine. Thanks for the tour! :D

[@inwardk]

F Scott Fitzgerald is my all-time favourite author. This was fascinating and hugely appreciated. Thank you!!! Karen from South Africa

[@sue7011]

Born and raised in northern MN. Lived in the Twin Cities area for 10 years and still knew nothing of this. Here I am 35 years later learning about this Legend writer. Thank You Jordan and Amy for always learning from your channel. Can’t wait to read Winter Dreams and others.

[@Chieftracyhorse]

What beautiful buildings! Thanks Jordon great work as usual!♥️

[@MICHELLE-gu2qc]

Wonderful vlog I love the architecture just stunning. He died very young

[@yettawat1564]

Great video! I live 2 blocks over from his last home in West Hollywood (which I learned thanks to you!) and have always been curious to see his other homes. Especially after reading Save Me the Waltz. I'd love to see her childhood home.

[@myladiewhitehead3792]

Our home delinger slept here would great travel book

[@lindachavezw...246]

Such an interesting vlog Jordan. Its time I read some of his novels. He lived in some beautiful homes. Thanks Jordan, I enjoyed it!

[@straightreject2947]

The statue with the little girl holding the lamp and the gentleman holding the rod is a lamp lighter. The small hook on the end of this rod had a wick. The girl holding the lamp for the man to get a flame from. Father and daughter, maybe.

[@DazewithJordantheLion]

Thanks for the info!!

[@greyeaglem]

I was going to say the same thing. I don't know why they have that statue there. That would be interesting to know.

[@cindyzaragoza2736]

You beat me to it

[@jdpeh4me]

Hey Jordan, if you're interested, F. Scott Fitzgerald is buried in either Rockville Maryland or Bethesda Maryland. Maybe someday you'll want to go pay your respects at his gravesite.

[@dennisbrown6885]

I really enjoyed this because I live outside of this metro area and have visited these locations including the downstairs bar at the University Club.

[@lorih2924]

Enjoyed seeing the houses F Scott lived in there in St Paul. All those house are beautiful. Thank you and Amy for sharing the story of his life and his dad ending. It’s great y’all got to see his signature craved on the bar. There was a lot I didn’t know about him before. Sad ending for Zelda. Appreciate your hard work and all the time y’all spent on this vlog. Always nice to see Amy. Love and blessings for you both.

[@sammychicken3457]

Thank you Jordon & Amy for a lovely, enjoyable as well as educational vlog. When I saw the architecture of the old building it reminded me of the Dekota building in New York. What exisite architecture. I think I'd do a vlog on just the history of it's buildings. Magnificent

[@mwhitehall889]

Nice presentation. Thanks. Franny P.

[@willow4827]

F. Scott took a room at The Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC that overlooked the entrance as did his room in his parents home. He liked that room because he could watch people coming and going. He would visit Zelda in the nearby Highlands Hospital where she sadly died in a fire.

[@ndeep45]

Lamplighter was a job in the day that took a few hours at dusk to do. F scott was quite a character that lifestyle he wanted to live was so elaborate. I can only imagine how it also could drive her insane, so sad.

[@candacekerr4139]

My Son and his family live in Minneapolis, I had no idea Scott Fitzgerald lived in St Paul!

[@EpicPaul]

Nice video keep up with the good work!!!!

[@susanlongb4]

What fantastic architecture! Was watching Rosie with you last night.

[@deborahbushard363]

Thank you Jordan I really loved learning about who wrote the great gatsby now I need to read the. Paradise book. Did you see the great gabby with Leonardo Dicaprio,I understand now the flamboyant, way in which it was filmed compared to the gatsby ft. Robert Redford

[@douglashewett9616]

Jordan, I’m once again catching up on your Vlogs after falling behind, but after I viewed this one, I knew I needed to comment, even if you don’t see it for a while. F. Scott Fitzgerald is why I majored in English and received my degree in it . I read The Great Gatsby in high school and I was hooked. I then read his other novels and was just in awe of his writing style and use of the English language. I thank you and Amy for this fabulous Vlog and bringing more life to my influential author.

[@christysmith2807]

Loved this one👍

[@Buckeystown]

I live fairly close to Francis Scott Key's grave and about half an hour down I270 in Rockville Maryland is where Francis Scott Key and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald are buried next to the old St Mary's church. Scottie, Frances Scott Fitzgerald Smith, is buried at her parents feet. He was originally buried in a nearby Protestant cemetery because he was considered to be a non-practicing Catholic by the Pastor at the time. 27 years after his death, he and Zelda were move to the Fitzgerald family plot at the church and a proper headstone was placed there with the inscription "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." Scottie joined the 11 years later. His father Edward was from Rockville and there are a lot of Fitzgerald graves there. The last time I was there was the weekend the last Great Gatsby movie opened though I was there for a friends father's funeral.

[@Buckeystown]

Scott's parents, Edward and Mollie are also buried there. Edward was born on his family farm in Rockville and married Mollie in DC. He moved to DC from St Paul where they died and Scottie was living in DC when her father died.

[@Buckeystown]

F Scott and Zelda are buried next to his grandfather Michael Fitzgerald

[@TheMocao]

Great vlog as usual. I remember reading “Great Gatsby” in high school and following up with “This Side of Paradise”. I wonder if the Peanuts statues there because Charles Schultz was born in Minnesota 🤔There are Peanuts character statues all around Santa Rosa, Ca since that was Charles Schultz’s long term home.

[@g78goose]

First thank you for the vlogs Jordan!

[@redihip]

Thanks for visiting Minnesota and the entertaining vlogs !

[@christinetaylor5162]

Welcome to St.Paul! Such a interesting story!!

[@joanr381]

What a treat to see all these residences of F. Scott......thank you Jordan and Amy!

[@jeffjohnson4015]

Wonderful blog!! The statue is amazing and it was great to see his homes. I enjoyed all the info you shared with us about FSF. He was a great writer !! Good to see Amy as well !!

[@MoviemaniaNick]

Awesome vlog! What a great author!

[@roxanneyurch2053]

So cool you are in the twin cities, I,m from north mpls.

[@elainejude4616]

L Oh how I wish I knew when you were here! Your right in my neighborhood!

[@greyeaglem]

I remember they made me read the Great Gatsby in high school, and I was furious they made us do it because I thought it was the stupidest book ever. I am a big fan of the '20s era, and I guess I can appreciate F. Scott Fitzgerald documenting those times for us, but to me, he and Zelda were the epitome of moral bankruptcy in that there were never two people more self absorbed and bent on self destruction than they were. Had it not been for his writing, this would be an example of two totally wasted lives. He died of alcoholism, she was committed to a mental asylum and died in a fire there. When I had to read the Great Gatsby and write a report on it, I remember saying it was a stupid book about even stupider characters and the only one I could relate to at all was Nick, and that I resented having been made to waste my time reading it. Jordan will be totally outraged by my opinion, I'm sure. That aside, I really enjoyed this vlog and Jordan's knowledge of the subject. He always has interesting things to say about the people he is vlogging about. Good job!

[@galileemasterson1397]

Such a great author he was!

[@nicolehall56]

You should read his first published story, The Camels Back. Tells a lot of him.

[@stevenlloyd1403]

A first printing of The Great Gatsby is a million bucks.

[@quester09]

you sure ran into some nice weather in the Twin Cities.

[@terryolson1962]

The Commodore has an Art Deco bar which has been preserved from it's heyday. Naturally, F. Scott Fitzgerald was well known to frequent the bar. You had to be a member of the Club to enter the bar at one point, but perhaps it is not as difficult to gain entry these days. The Commodore also had a Speakeasy during Prohibition. One might guess that the same bar was the Speakeasy? Dillinger also lived in St. Paul, not far away from the Commodore at one point, not surprisingly. St. Paul officials had a deal with the gangsters that they would be left alone if they did not commit any crimes within the city of St. Paul. So naturally there is a rich history of gang activity in St. Paul.

[@debraestrada3524]

There was TV mini series with Christina Ricci playing zelda in it it was called Z:The Beginning of EVERYTHING About her life and F.Scott Fitzgerald. But unfortunately it did not continue..I was so sad.

[@garbage854]

Cool 😀

[@jodyreeves4869]

Been by his home many times. Pretty cool

[@madisonfn8782]

I think the guy and the girl with the lantern may be when they would light the lights at night or when they would put the lights out because it was fire back then I think

[@dsusanrogers5281]

Enjoyed this as well

[@joeybarra1043]

Great video

[@amydomingo5373]

Love your Vlogs !!

[@SueProv]

Excelkent. Did you do vlog about his house on Long Island ? Believe it or not I live here and have never been there.

[@robin5380]

Lamp behind him, makes me think he is Esther lighting them or snuffing them out. Just a thought

[@LetThereBeRaineTV]

Thank you so much Jordan! Have you seen Midnight in Paris? Did you like the version Tom Hiddleston played of F. Scott Fitzgerald?

[@rebeccarodgers3649]

“I know myself but that’s all.” Sad ending to an awesome book.

[@mimitheblonde333]

It's so cool you're a F Scott Fitzgerald fan first book I've read of his was The Great Gatsby and was hooked! Wonderful to see his haunts in St Paul. As an aside St Paul was a favourite haunt of gangsters who owned the police and politicians in the 1930's like John Dillinger :)

[@robin5380]

What a beautiful town , the history . Thank you Jordan & Amy

[@veronicareeves2629]

I love the history lesson on F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thank you Jordan and Amy, it was so beautiful.

[@stevemidthun3310]

Glad that you and Amy could come up to Minnesota Jordan. Come again!! There's lots to see here. Thanks for all you do!!

[@myladiewhitehead3792]

It look like you was there in summer

[@sarakeith5480]

Really cool vlog!! Thank you Jordan and Amy!!

[@dedaniel6692]

I love this state and St. Paul is a beautiful history Rich city 💜 you should do more Minnesota videos, maybe exploring the 1930’s gangsters that took shelter here.

[@dazzlingchick]

💋Fantastic vlog on one of my favorite authors! Continued Blessings to U, Amy Jah. ~Love&Light💖Carli

[@infinity78999]

Am a Great Gatsby fan and wanted to make the movie before they thought to remake it again, I would have loved to play Daisy 💰🏰👸

[@jasonmcgovern1364]

Hi Jordan & Amy, some very impressive buildings in St Paul. I never knew he wrote 'The Great Gatsby'. The part that touched me was that he wanted his book published before Christmas. What a beautiful building the University Club is and WHAT A VIEW!!! Great vlog Jordan.

[@myladiewhitehead3792]

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