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11-459: Gold Coast Historic District can refer to: Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago) Gold Coast Historic District (Omaha, Nebraska) Gold Coast Historic District (Richland, Washington) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gold Coast Historic District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

22-504: A median household income of $ 153,358. Historical images of Chicago's Gold Coast can be found in Explore Chicago Collections , a digital repository made available by Chicago Collections archives, libraries and other cultural institutions in the city. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) operates public schools serving the community. Ogden International School of Chicago has its East Campus, which houses elementary school, in

33-565: A swampy area which later became Lake Shore Drive, and built the Palmer Mansion , a forty-two room castle-like structure designed by Henry Ives Cobb and Charles Sumner Frost . Other wealthy Chicagoans followed Potter into the neighborhood, which became one of the richest in Chicago. In the late 1980s, the Gold Coast and neighboring Streeterville comprised the second most-affluent neighborhood in

44-573: Is a historic district in Chicago , Illinois . Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue , Lake Shore Drive , Oak Street , and Clark Street . The Gold Coast neighborhood grew in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire . In 1882, millionaire Potter Palmer moved to the area from the Prairie Avenue neighborhood on the city's south side. He filled in

55-530: The Magnificent Mile near the lake also may be considered part of the Gold Coast (such as the area around the 860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments ), even if not technically in the historic designation. The mayor's office map extends the Gold Coast south to the area of Northwestern University's Chicago campus . As of 2011, Gold Coast ranks as the seventh-richest urban neighborhood in the United States with

66-641: The United States , behind Manhattan 's Upper East Side . Today, the neighborhood is a mixture of mansions , row houses , and high-rise apartments. Highlights include the Astor Street District and the James Charnley House . The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The nearby East Lake Shore Drive District and parts of northern Streeterville and

77-563: The City of Chicago, including National Public Radio , Chicago Metro History Education Center, and the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources program, to answer questions about Chicago history from researchers and the general public, and to promote use of member collections and services by teachers and students of all ages. With funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , Chicago Collections has developed EXPLORE Chicago Collections (ECC),

88-505: The Gold Coast and is one of the nation's most prestigious K-12 private schools. Gold Coast has a long tradition of being home to some of the nation's wealthiest and influential residents. These include: Bloom Floral Shop Gold Coast Chicago https://bloomfloralshop.com Chicago Collections Chicago Collections Consortium is a membership organization of more than 45 libraries, museums, historical societies, and other cultural heritage organizations collaborating to preserve and promote

99-448: The Gold Coast. Residents of the Gold Coast are zoned to Ogden School for grades K-8, while for high school they are zoned to Lincoln Park High School . Any graduate from Ogden's 8th grade program may automatically move on to the 9th grade at Ogden, but students who did not graduate from Ogden's middle school must apply to the high school. The Latin School of Chicago is also located in

110-535: The history of the Chicago region. Launched in 2015 after several years of planning among its charter members, Chicago Collections now sponsors a wide range of educational, community engagement, and professional development programs , including exhibitions and public lectures. Chicago Collections also provides information services such as its Cooperative Reference Network , as well as instructional materials available on member web sites. Chicago Collections has established partnerships with other non-profit organizations in

121-441: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gold_Coast_Historic_District&oldid=932848825 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gold Coast Historic District (Chicago) The Gold Coast Historic District

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