The Gold Coast is an affluent area in
Seattle's Eastside suburbs. It includes
Clyde Hill,
Medina
Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...
,
Yarrow Point and
Hunts Point. Each of these municipalities ranked in
Business Week's 2010 list of most expensive small towns in America. Sometimes
Beaux Arts Village is also included with the Gold Coast.
History
Medina
Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the second-holiest city in Islam, and the capital of the ...
has been known as the Gold Coast since the 1890s. The first mansion was built at Yarrow Point in 1888, and by the 1920s the area had several mansions belonging to the wealthy.
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".
Notable residents
Several billionaires reside in Gold Coast cities,
including:
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Steve Ballmer (Hunts Point)
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Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( ;; and Robinson (2010), p. 7. ''né'' Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, media proprietor, investor, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, executive chairman, and former preside ...
(Medina)
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Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...
(Medina) (see also
Bill Gates's house
Bill Gates designed and owns a mansion that overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The mansion incorporates technology in its design.
In 2009, property taxes were reported to be US$1.063 million on a total assessed value of US$147. ...
)
References
Geography of King County, Washington
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