Gold Coast

gold-coast

One of Chicago’s most fashionable neighborhoods, luxury construction in the Gold Coast dates back to the 1880s when some of the city’s most affluent families moved north to the area from Prairie Avenue. Today, it includes a number of prestigious pre-War coops and modern high-rise buildings as well as the historic mansions and large row homes that reflect the area’s turn-of-the-century roots. The neighborhood is generally considered to fall between Lake Michigan and Wells Street and from Oak Street north to North Avenue.