Chicago's Gold Coast

by Wilbert Jones, Maureen O. Brien, Kathleen Willis-Morton, et al.

Book Overview

What was once described as an undesirable swampland has been transformed into one of the most beautiful and wealthiest neighborhoods in America.

Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, developed in the late 1800s, was first called the Astor Street District. It was named after one of the first multimillionaires in the United States, John Jacob Astor--even though Astor never lived in Chicago.

In 1885, Astor Street...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738591777
• ISBN13: 9780738591773
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"