Английская Википедия:Gold Coast (Washington)
The Gold Coast is an affluent area in Seattle's Eastside suburbs. It includes Clyde Hill, Medina, Yarrow Point and Hunts Point.[1][2] Each of these municipalities ranked in Business Week's 2010 list of most expensive small towns in America.[3] Sometimes Beaux Arts Village is also included with the Gold Coast.[4]
History
Medina has been known as the Gold Coast since the 1890s.[5] The first mansion was built at Yarrow Point in 1888, and by the 1920s the area had several mansions belonging to the wealthy.[6]
Seattle's gold coast
Areas of Seattle's Madison Park, a swath of often extremely expensive homes with lake views, are also called "Gold Coast".[7]
Notable residents
Several billionaires reside in Gold Coast cities,[8] including:
- Steve Ballmer (Hunts Point)
- Jeff Bezos (Medina)
- Bill Gates (Medina) (see also Bill Gates's house)
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