Larchmont, New York

Larchmont is a village located in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 6,485. As a village, it is located within the Town of Mamaroneck. It is located on the shore of the Long Island Sound. Larchmont was recently ranked as the 11th best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine.

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Village - Westchester County, New York - 2000 - Town - Mamaroneck - Long Island Sound

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Before the advent of the automobile, Larchmont was a resort community serving wealthy New York City residents. A few of the grand hotels remain to this day, though they have been converted to other uses such as private residences. The world-renowned Larchmont Yacht Club still hosts an annual Race Week competition. It is adjacent to Manor Park, which was designed by well-known landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Famous residents have included: Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees baseball legend; Ang Lee, director of "The Hulk" and "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"; Marcus Camby, basketball player for the Denver Nuggets; Matt Dillon; Joan Rivers; playwright Edward Albee; Moss Hart award winning playwright and author of Act One, his best selling biography; director D.W. Griffith; novelist Jean Kerr and her husband, the Pulitzer Prize winning theater critic Walter Kerr. Larchmont also contains 3 of the 6 schools in the Mamaroneck Schools District.

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Larchmont Yacht Club - Frederick Law Olmsted - Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees - Ang Lee - Marcus Camby - Denver Nuggets - Matt Dillon - Joan Rivers - Edward Albee - Moss Hart - D.W. Griffith - Jean Kerr - Pulitzer Prize - Walter Kerr

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