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History · University Gardens

29% of University Gardens’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1897 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about University Gardens’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of University Gardens are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18976 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1979. Watch University Gardens change.Old housesHalf of University Gardens’ homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how University Gardens’s history is told.

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On the map

University Gardens on the map, 1897 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of University Gardens. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

University Gardens on the 1897 USGS mapUniversity Gardens on the 1900 USGS mapUniversity Gardens on the 1947 USGS mapUniversity Gardens on the 1954 USGS mapUniversity Gardens on the 1968 USGS mapUniversity Gardens on the 1979 USGS map1897Oyster Bay sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of University Gardens.

The story

How University Gardens came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of University Gardens.

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Much of the land which is now located within the University Gardens CDP was once farmland. Suburban development in the community started to take off in the early 20th century. This includes development in and of the Little Neck Park, University Gardens, and Waverly Hills sections; at the time, the hamlet was known as Lakeville and Little Neck, Nassau County.

The University Gardens development (for which the hamlet and CDP is named) was developed in the late 1920s. It includes 218 homes and 17 commercial properties.

In the 1940s, large portions of the Waverly Hills section of the hamlet were developed with homes designed by architect H.C. Meyer.

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

University Gardens, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Lake Success Village Welcome Sign, Westminster Road, Great Neck, Long Island, New York2021Lake Success Village Welcome Sign, Westminster Road, …NY 25A EB; Begin Washington Spy Trail2018NY 25A EB; Begin Washington Spy TrailNICE N20G bus2018NICE N20G busNICE Northern Bl 022017NICE Northern Bl 02NICE Northern Bl 012017NICE Northern Bl 01Great Neck, Nassau County, NY2009Great Neck, Nassau County, NY
People over time

University Gardens, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50020002020Peak: 4,358

Between 3,058 and 4,358 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on University Gardens’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to University Gardens

Nobody well known was born in University Gardens itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chris JerichoAmerican-Canadian professional wrestler · b. 1970
Billy CrudupAmerican actor · b. 1968
Sean SpicerAmerican political strategist and former White … · b. 1971
Crystal DunnAmerican soccer player · b. 1992
Danielle Louise MoinetAmerican model, American football player and pr… · b. 1983
Patrick McEnroeAmerican tennis player · b. 1966
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lake SuccessIts storyDNorth Hempstead52 historic placesANew York City1039 historic placesA+Russell GardensIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreat Neck EstatesIts storyBGreat Neck Plaza2 historic placesC

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.