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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. 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 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.

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. During the 2024 United States presidential election cycle, Medina was visited by President Biden (then a candidate) for a fundraiser in May, and by Kamala Harris in June; and Democratic nominee for vice president Tim Walz attended a Hunts Point fundraiser in October. 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".

Notable residents

Further information: Medina, Washington § Notable residents

Several billionaires reside in Gold Coast cities, including:

References

  1. John Iwasaki, The "Gold Coast" houses affluent citizens, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 2010-12-26
  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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