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
editMedina 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
editPoliticians 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
editAreas of Seattle's Madison Park, a swath of often extremely expensive homes with lake views, are also called "Gold Coast".[11]
Notable residents
editSeveral billionaires reside in Gold Coast cities,[12] including:
- Steve Ballmer (Hunts Point)
- Jeff Bezos (Medina)
- Bill Gates (Medina) (see also Bill Gates's house)
References
edit- ^ John Iwasaki, The "Gold Coast" houses affluent citizens, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 2010-12-26 [dead link]
- ^ Ashley Bach (September 17, 2005), "Gold Coast cities prefer to leave politics aside", The Seattle Times, retrieved 2010-12-26
- ^ 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
- ^ James Vesely (July 20, 1998), "The Eastside's Everyman Looks To Bellevue's Future", The Seattle Times
- ^ Alan J. Stein (November 9, 1998), "Bellevue — Thumbnail History", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink
- ^ Warren Cornwall (December 6, 2002), "A history with mansions", The Seattle Times
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harris, Jeremy (May 11, 2024). "President Biden wraps weekend Washington visit with private fundraising event in Medina". Seattle: KOMO-TV.
- ^ Coogan, Steve (June 1, 2024). "Vice President Kamala Harris returns to Seattle for fundraising events". mynorthwest.com.
- ^ Dallas, Julia (October 8, 2024). "Tim Walz stops in Washington to boost fundraising efforts". mynorthwest.com.
- ^ Lynne K. Varner (September 3, 1998), "Race Has A Role In The 37th -- Black, White, Asian And Native Candidates Vie", The Seattle Times
- ^ Sean Keeley (March 3, 2015), Mapping Where Washington State's Billionaires Live, Vox Media
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