The Millionaires' Mile, Millionaire's Mile, Millionaires' Row, Millionaire's Row, Golden Mile or Alpha Street is the exclusive residential neighborhoods of various cities, often along one scenic strip such as a riverside or hilltop drive, or a wide city boulevard.
Millionaires' Miles are often found in neighborhoods by the name of the Gold Coast. There is the Gold Coast of Long Island, Boston's Gold Coast, and Chicago's Gold Coast to name a few.
Millionaires' Miles are characterized by the presence of great houses in varying architectural styles. Depending on the location, these may be stately homes, mansions, townhouses, esoteric modern creations or other imposing designs.
Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines: Burgos Street
Brussels, Belgium: Avenue Louise, Square du Bois
Calgary, Canada: 'American Hill' (home to many Canadian oil tycoons), Mount Royal, Calgary
Cape Town, South Africa: Nettleton Road, Clifton, Cape Town
Hamburg, Germany: Elbchaussee, Harvestehuder Weg
Hong Kong: Severn Road
Jakarta, Indonesia: Kebayoran Baru, Menteng, Kelapa Gading, Pondok Indah.
Leiden, Netherlands: Doezastraat
London, England, United Kingdom: Park Lane, The Bishop's Avenue and Winnington Road in Hampstead Garden Suburb, the squares of Belgravia and Knightsbridge, Kensington Palace Gardens, Barnes Village and Mottingham Village
Lyon, France: Boulevard des Belges
Makati City, Philippines: McKinley Road in Forbes Park
Marseille, France: Corniche Kennedy
Melbourne, Australia: St Georges Road and Albany Road (Toorak), Monomeath Avenue and Mont Albert Road (Canterbury)
Mexico City: along Paseo de la Reforma as it winds through Lomas de Chapultepec
Montreal, Canada: Westmount, Quebec
Mumbai: Peddar Road, Malabar Hill and Altamount Road
Paris, France: Parts of the 16th arrondissement
Poole, Dorset, England: Sandbanks
Starnberg (millionaires´ town) near Munich, Germany: Seestraße
Surabaya, Indonesia: Kertajaya Indah, many locations in West Surabaya (Darmo Permai, Graha Famili, Citraraya).
Sydney, Australia: Wolseley Road, Point Piper
Toronto, Canada: Bridle Path, York Mills, Lawrence Park, Forest Hill, and Rosedale in Toronto.
Vancouver, Canada: West Vancouver and Shaughnessy.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: Beach Drive in Uplands, Oak Bay. Queenswood Drive in Ten Mile Point, British Columbia.
Wellington, New Zealand: Oriental Bay Drive
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Wellington Crescent, River Heights and Tuxedo
Some well-known Millionaires' Miles include the following:
Alexandria Bay, New York: A chain of islands in the Saint Lawrence River, from Stony Crest Island to Heart Island.
Atlanta, Georgia: West Paces Ferry Road and Riverside Drive NW.
Baltimore, Maryland: North Charles Street and St. Paul Street.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Dalrymple Drive and Lakeshore Neighborhood; Garden District
Beverly Hills, California: Sunset Boulevard and Flats of Beverly Hills (north of Santa Monica Boulevard)
Birmingham, Alabama: Crest Road, Stratford Road, Argyle Road, and Redmont Road
Boca Raton, Florida: Between Federal Highway (US 1) and Ocean Boulevard (including Downtown Boca Raton)
Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Hill and Commonwealth Avenue
Buffalo, New York: Delaware Avenue
Chicago: Lake Shore Drive, Sheridan Road
Cincinnati: Dayton Street Historic District
Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Avenue (historic)
Dallas, Texas: Swiss Avenue, Strait Lane
Detroit, Michigan: Palmer Woods, Strathcona Drive
Fort Worth, Texas: Crestline Road, Westover Circle, Shady Oaks Lane
Golden Beach, Florida: Collins Avenue (State Road A1A)
Hartford, Connecticut: Prospect Avenue (Governor's Row)
Hillsboro Beach, Florida: Hillsboro Mile (State Road A1A)
Houston, Texas: River Oaks
Indian Creek, Florida: Indian Creek Island Road
Indianapolis, Indiana: Meridian Street
Jacksonville, Florida: Ponte Vedra Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri: Ward Parkway, Janssen Place, Belinder Avenue
Lafayette, Louisiana: West Bayou Parkway
Lake George, New York: Along east and partially west sides of the lake
Las Vegas, Nevada: MacDonald Highlands east of MacDonald Ranch Drive, Grand Hills Drive in Seven Hills, Southern Highlands north of Golf Estates Drive, The Ridges north of Promontory Ridge Drive
Laurel, Mississippi: Sixth Avenue and the lower numbered blocks of 5th Avenue.
Longboat Key, Florida: Gulf of Mexico Boulevard, Longboat Key Club
Los Angeles, California: Bel Air, Brentwood north of San Vicente Blvd., Wilshire Boulevard east of Westwood Village, North Carolwood Drive and South Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills
Meridian, Mississippi: Poplar Springs Drive, 2300 to 3500 blocks and 29th Avenue, the 2800 to 3500 blocks.
Miami, Florida: Brickell (Brickell Avenue) and Coconut Grove (Coco Plum)
Miami Beach, Florida: Mid-Beach and South Beach (along Collins Avenue,) Star Island, Palm Island, and Hibiscus Island (all of the islands are on the MacArthur Causeway)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Lake Drive
Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Cedar-Isles-Dean, Kenwood, and Lowry Hill neighborhoods of the affluent Calhoun-Isles community, located in scenic territory around the city's famous Chain of Lakes.
Mobile, Alabama: Government Street
Nashville, Tennessee: Belle Meade and Brentwood
New Orleans, Louisiana: The Garden District, particularly St. Charles Avenue and its side streets, especially the gated Audubon Place
New York City: along Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side, The Hamptons (South Fork of Long Island).
Newport, Rhode Island: Bellevue Avenue
Oklahoma City: Nichols Hills, particularly Grand and Wilshire Boulevards
Palm Beach, Florida: Worth Avenue and parts of South Ocean Boulevard
Pasadena, California: South Orange Grove Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Main Line
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Fifth Avenue
Plaquemine, Louisiana: LaBauve Avenue and Bayou Road.
Portland, Oregon: Cedar Mill
Raleigh, North Carolina: Holt Drive in Hayes Barton Historic District, White Oak Road in Anderson Heights, and Lakeview Drive in Country Club Hills.
Richmond, Virginia: Monument Avenue, River Road and Cary Street.
St. Louis, Missouri: Central West End near Forest Park, Lindell Boulevard, Portland Place and Westmoreland Place (both private).
San Diego: Historic US Route 101 through Del Mar.
San Francisco: Sea Cliff, St. Francis Wood
San Jose, California: El Camino Real
St. Paul, Minnesota: Summit Avenue
St. Petersburg, Florida and Clearwater, Florida: Gulf Blvd., Mandalay, Beach Drive, Snell Isle
San Antonio, Texas: Contour Drive (Olmos Park)
Santa Monica, California: Montana Avenue (north of Montana) and San Vicente Boulevard (north of San Vicente)
Tampa, Florida: South Tampa, including Davis Island and Harbor Island, Fishhawk (The Preserve, Chapman Crossing, among others), Stone Lake Ranch, Cheval
Washington, D.C.: Massachusetts Avenue, River Road (MD), Georgetown Pike (VA)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Millionaire's Row Historic District, West Fourth Street
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: River Street Historic District, Riverside Drive and South Franklin St
