{"product_id":"chicagos-gold-coast-9780738591773","title":"Chicago's Gold Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat was once described as an undesirable swampland has been transformed into one of the most beautiful and wealthiest neighborhoods in America. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago's \u003ci\u003eGold Coast\u003c\/i\u003e neighborhood, developed in the late 1800s, was first called the \u003ci\u003eAstor Street District\u003c\/i\u003e. It was named after one of the first multimillionaires in the United States, John Jacob Astor--even though Astor never lived in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1885, \u003ci\u003eAstor Street District's\u003c\/i\u003e first mansion was built. Potter Palmer, a dry goods merchant and owner of the \u003ci\u003ePalmer House Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, built his palatial, castle-like residence on the corner of \u003ci\u003eLake Shore Drive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBanks Street\u003c\/i\u003e; inside the Palmer mansion were 42 lavishly furnished rooms, which required 26 servants to maintain. Many wealthy Chicagoans followed Palmer's lead and built mansions in the neighborhood. Several homes took up an entire city block and, as time progressed, the name \u003ci\u003eGold Coast\u003c\/i\u003e was adopted. On January 30, 1978, the entire \u003ci\u003eGold Coast\u003c\/i\u003e district was listed in the \u003ci\u003eNational Register of Historic Places\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Join authors Wilbert Jones, Maureen V. O'Brien, and Kathleen Willis Morton, longtime residents of the \u003ci\u003eGold Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, on an engrossing journey through the neighborhood's history. Includes archival images along with the more contemporary images of photographer Bob Dowey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738591773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Wilbert Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641202012316,"sku":"9780738591773","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_37127bef-33fa-46fd-9c7e-630f3fdc4365.jpg?v=1603853281","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chicagos-gold-coast-9780738591773","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}