# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we’re also taking time to consider the ways people in the United States practice democracy through civic action, including by making art, establishing community, and cultural expression.

Join a CHM History Buff volunteer guide and whisk away to a time when Chicago’s rich and famous caroused on the coast. “Gold Coast” refers to a stretch of expensive lakefront property occupied by the city’s wealthiest residents. Before the opening of the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) in 1920, it was isolated from the downtown business district and home to only a few wealthy families, such as the McCormicks, Palmers, and Ryersons.

The area soon became the heart of the upper crust of Chicago society. Sociologist Harvey Warren Zorbaugh, who claimed that college boys returning from the East Coast dubbed the area the “Gold Coast,” immortalized it in his book The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side. The density of wealth in the Gold Coast buffered it against the deterioration that threatened other portions of the North Side in the 1950s.

Gaze at ornate architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan, step onto a rare wood-block alleyway, and take in Chicago’s early mansions, including the Archbishop’s Residence.

$25, $22.50 members. Tour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum.

Tour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum, good for one week from tour date.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/walking-tour-glitterati-on-the-gold-coast/200030486240700
- **Event Categories**: Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Chicago History Museum
- **lat**: 41.91194852219
- **long**: -87.631672589844
- **full address**: Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast being held?
  - **A:** Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast takes place on Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast?
  - **A:** Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast is organized by Chicago History Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chicago, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Walking Tour | Glitterati on the Gold Coast sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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