Axel:
The Columbia Lippencott Gazetter lists Lake Success as a village in Nassau
County, SE of NYC near the north shore of western Long Island, 7 miles NE
of Jamaica, NY. It says that it became the temporary headquarters of the
United Nations from 1946-1951.
Hope this helps.

Jeanne Keefe
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Architecture Library
Troy, NY



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>i am sorry to bother everybody with this question. a monument i am
>working on at the moment was meant to be erected at lake success
>around about 1953.
>
>can anybody tell me, where lake success is? i cannot find it in any
>of the atlases available over here.
>
>is it private? what is the closest town?
>
>any help is appreciated
>
>best wishes,
>
>axel lapp
>department of art history and archaeology
>university of manchester
>manchester m13 9pl
>
>tel: +44 (0) 161 - 225 9166
>fax: +44 (0) 161 - 275 3331