A Closer Look: Millionaire’s Row in Manhattan Part 2 | Cultured Elegance
In this video, we will explore five gilded age New York mansions and palaces. We will see inside William Salomon mansion, William K. Vanderbilt mansion/ petit chateau, Otto Khan mansion, James B Duke mansion and Mrs. Astor and John Jacob Astor IV double mansion. Discover what happened to Millionaire's Row in Manhattan.
What exactly was life like in Manhattan before skyscrapers lined the sky? This area was once home to the wealthiest families and their palatial estates and was located in midtown Manhattan, near Central Park. While many of the mansions that once stood on this street have been demolished there are a select few which still stand today. Now this area is known as Billionaire's Row and is still a very wealthy part of Manhattan.
In this video, we're going to take a closer look at millionaire's row in Manhattan and see inside the homes of some of the wealthiest people in America during the infamous gilded age. Millionaire's row was once known as a stretch of Manhattan where many of the wealthiest Americans in the world lived. But today, the row is practically nonexistent.
Location: Manhattan, New York
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