Millionaires' Mile
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Millionaires' Mile also written Millionaire's Mile and sometimes called Millionaires' Row is an informal name given to exclusive residential neighbourhoods of various cities, often along one scenic strip such as a riverside or hilltop drive, or a wide city boulevard.
Millionaires' Miles are characterized by the presence of great houses in varying architectural styles, depending on the location these may be mansions, townhouses, esoteric modern creations or other imposing designs.
Some well-known Millionaires' Miles include the following:
- Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Hill and Commonwealth Avenue
- Buffalo, New York: Delaware Avenue
- Chicago: on the Gold Coast and the Magnificent Mile, Prairie Avenue
- Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Avenue
- Leeds: Alwoodley, Roundhay, Linton
- London: Park Lane, the Vale of Health in Hampstead, and The Bishop's Avenue in Hampstead Garden Suburb
- Los Angeles, California: Wilshire Boulevard east of Westwood Village
- Miami, Florida: Hillsboro Beach, in Broward County
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Cedar-Isles-Dean and Kenwood neighborhoods of the affluent Calhoun-Isles community, located in scenic territory around the city's famous Chain of Lakes Park.
- Montreal: Westmount, Quebec
- New York City: along Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side
- Newport, Rhode Island: Bellevue Avenue
- Paris: Parts of the XVIe arrondissement
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Main Line
- San Antonio, Texas: Contour Drive (Olmos Park)
- Wellington, New Zealand: Oriental Bay Drive
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Historic District, West Fourth Street
- Corry, Pennsylvania: Hillcrest Drive
It can apply to other places associated with wealth. For example, the expensive box seats at Churchill Downs are widely known as Millionaire's Row, especially on Kentucky Derby day.
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