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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:

★ Amarillo, Texas: Reba Circle

★ Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Hill and Commonwealth Avenue

★ Buffalo, New York: Delaware Avenue

★ Canberra, Australia: 'Golden Mile', Mugga Way, Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory

★ Chicago: on the Gold Coast and the Magnificent Mile, Prairie Avenue

★ Cleveland, Ohio: Euclid Avenue

★ Corry, Pennsylvania: Hillcrest Drive

★ Hartford, Connecticut: Prospect Avenue (Governor's Row)

★ Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina: Virginia Dare Trail

★ 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

★ Pasadena, California: South Orange Grove Boulevard

★ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Main Line

★ Poole, Dorset: Sandbanks

★ Toronto, Ontario: Bridle Path

★ San Antonio, Texas: Contour Drive (Olmos Park)

★ Starnberg: Millionaires´ town near Munich, richest town in Germany

★ Wellington, New Zealand: Oriental Bay Drive

★ Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Historic District, West Fourth Street

★ St. Louis, Missouri: Central West End near Forest Park

★ Vancouver, British Columbia: West Vancouver and Shaughnessy
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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See also

★ Skid Row

★ Embassy Row

★ Magnificent Mile

★ Miracle Mile