Gold Coast (Washington)

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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]

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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]

Role in national politics

Politicians who visit the Seattle area often at least make a stop on the Gold Coast for fundraising, and often bypass Seattle. [7] During the 2024 United States presidential election cycle, Medina was visited by President Biden (then a candidate) for a fundraiser in May, [8] and by Kamala Harris in June; [9] and Democratic nominee for vice president Tim Walz attended a Hunts Point fundraiser in October. [10] None of the candidates in 2024 spoke to the larger public.

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". [11]

Notable residents

Several billionaires reside in Gold Coast cities, [12] including:

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References

  1. ↑ John Iwasaki, The "Gold Coast" houses affluent citizens, Seattle Post-Intelligencer , retrieved 2010-12-26[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Ashley Bach (September 17, 2005), "Gold Coast cities prefer to leave politics aside", The Seattle Times , retrieved 2010-12-26
  3. ↑ The 50 Most Expensive Small Towns in America 2010, Business Week, January 19, 2010, archived from the original on October 11, 2012, retrieved 2010-12-26
  4. ↑ James Vesely (July 20, 1998), "The Eastside's Everyman Looks To Bellevue's Future", The Seattle Times
  5. ↑ Alan J. Stein (November 9, 1998), "Bellevue — Thumbnail History", HistoryLink , Seattle: History Ink
  6. ↑ Warren Cornwall (December 6, 2002), "A history with mansions", The Seattle Times
  7. ↑ Connelly, Joel (August 19, 2012). "Beating a path to Bellevue: A caution to Seattle politicians". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The Democratic voters may be in Seattle, but the ATM machine [ sic ] is east of the lake.
  8. ↑ Harris, Jeremy (May 11, 2024). "President Biden wraps weekend Washington visit with private fundraising event in Medina". Seattle: KOMO-TV.
  9. ↑ Coogan, Steve (June 1, 2024). "Vice President Kamala Harris returns to Seattle for fundraising events". mynorthwest.com.
  10. ↑ Dallas, Julia (October 8, 2024). "Tim Walz stops in Washington to boost fundraising efforts". mynorthwest.com.
  11. ↑ Lynne K. Varner (September 3, 1998), "Race Has A Role In The 37th -- Black, White, Asian And Native Candidates Vie", The Seattle Times
  12. ↑ Sean Keeley (March 3, 2015), Mapping Where Washington State's Billionaires Live, Vox Media

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