Top 10 OLD MONEY Communities in the NORTHEAST

Old money. What is it? And where can we find it?
Well, in the United States, old money is synonymous with the American aristocracy. An elite upper class of individuals for whom money has been in the family for generations.
As the northeast is the birthplace of America, it is also the part of the country with the oldest money. In other words, there’s a good chance that a number of today’s aristocrats are the actual descendants of the original families who founded their particular community.
And where can we find these communities?
Well, that’s what this video is all about!
Today we’re diving into those upscale communities scattered throughout the northeast that may not necessarily be the richest in the nation. However, when you come across them, you know you’re looking at old money.
So without further delay, here are the top 10 old money communities in the northeast.
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2. “Fairfield County Connecticut” by Rcsprinter123 - CC BY 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
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4. “Old Greenwich School” by Peter Bond - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
5. “Morning Light, Beacon Hill, Boston” by R Boed - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
6. “Gardens, Beacon Hill, Boston” by Matt Kieffer - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
7. “Boston - Back Bay's Commonwealth Avenue” by ajay_suresh - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
8. “Back Bay Rowhouses” by Adam Lusch- CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
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13. “East Side windows, Manhattan” by Spencer Means - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
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17. “Upper East Side, New York City” by Francesca.hyanna19 - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Common
18. “Mendham, NJ” by David Unger - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 - Flickr
19. “Georgetown p street” by Aude - CC BY-SA 2.5 - Wikimedia Commons
20. “Georgetown Harbor 2” by Geoff Livingston - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
21. “n st nw and 30th st nw, dc” by George Lewis - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
22. “Eisenhower House - Newport RI” by FaceMePLS - CC BY 2.0 - Flickr
23. “Newport Casino in Newport RI” by Swampyank - CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
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25. “RI - Newport: Anglesea Estate” & “RI - Newport: The Elms - Garden facade” by Wally Gobetz - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 - Flickr
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27. “Baldwin School” & “Woodmont_VII” by Montgomery County Planning Commission - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
28. “Amtrak Keystone Corridor Rosemont Curve” by Bruce C. Cooper Centpacrr - CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
29. “Chestnut Hill & Germantown Avenues” & “Robertson Florist” by chrisinphilly5448 - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
30. “Society Hill Corner Store” “Mid-block Paseo” “Midblock paseo connection1” by Kaizer Rangwala- CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 - Flick
31. “MohonkHouse” by Mwanner - CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
32. “Kykuit (John D. Rockefeller Estate) 31, 37, ” & “Lyndhurst (mansion)” by Elisa.rolle - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
33. “Kykuit - The Rockefeffer Estate ” by Onasill ~ Bill - 95 Million vie - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Flickr
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35. “JFK House 5040 Independence Avenue” by Anthony22 - CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
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38. “Palmer Square in Princeton” by Dan Komoda Photography - CC BY 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
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40. “Beechwood (John Teele Pratt Jr House)” by DanTD- CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
41. “Lillian Sefton Dodge Estate Main House” by Muncharelli - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Wikimedia Commons
42. “Old Westbury Gardens” by Joe Shlabotnik - CC BY-SA-NC 2.0 - Flickr
43. “Hempstead House, northern façade and gardens” by Mr.choppers - CC BY-SA 3.0 - Wikimedia Commons
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[@dannyh5937]

Having grown up on Long Island and visited the majority of the cities mentioned, I can say that old money is a real thing. You don't see many homes hitting the market and those homes are passed down from generation to generation.

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

I suspect because the house is in a trust so the trust owns it indefinitely.

[@DTMyles]

I'm from Lake Forest, IL and I thought I knew money. When I relcated to NYC and met people's families in the Northeast I really knew what money was. If you have $150m to pay for a home, you have money. The Northeast has money like I've never seen.

[@lawriefoster5587]

But, just remember, there are no pockets in a shroud...

[@MA-go7ee]

NE has old money but a few other places are wealthier

[@eats4cheaps305]

Find me more than 1 home that cost more than $50mil in that area. I'll wait.

[@kevinwang7731]

I mean Lake Forest is still very wealthy. I'm from the Somerset Hills region mentioned in this video. Yes, the outliers of those who have insane wealth is unparalleled in the Northeast. But those who have old money in the greater Chicago area I'm sure are also balling on a level I can't imagine

[@rafanadir6958]

What do you mean by Northeast? Northeast NYC or Northeast New York state?

[@ellieelle5177]

You’ll drive yourself insane trying to join these communities. Their exclusivity is what makes them so prestigious. I highly recommend you don’t move here, even if you MOVE here it’s no guarantee you’ll fit it. Don’t torture yourself Gatsby.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Much of THE GREAT GATSBY takes place in the North Shore area.

[@kylecrook5794]

You can have money too and operate among these people and not choose to try to emulate or participate in their escapades .... Do your own be your own just a thought ....

[@alindley3128]

​@@Blaqjaqshellaq Part I of II: The real person who gave rise to the meme of Gatsby (He and "Daisy" had their first conversation together after they had had a teenaged romance in the Berkshires in the summer of 1919, in a drawing room at what must have been the Kennedy's house in New York City, in or around the year 1927. Gatsby had been a handsome, brilliant college kid, the child of a college professor, likely with a summer job at some resort in the Berkshires (analogous to what is depicted in the movie "Dirty Dancing", only 45 years earlier in history). In the course of this job in 1916, he had come into contact with the Kennedy's, Rose and Joe, Sr. ..... hence JFK's IQ being a good sixty points higher than any of the other "nine", except for Kick. Gatsby then had done other things in the intervening two summers besides coming back to Worcester, MA, with his parents. But in 1919, after graduating as the valedictorian of his college class, after earning the highest IQ score ever recorded at that point on the Stanford Binet IQ test, after getting tapped to be a sperm donor to Eugenics, and after winning a Rhodes Fellowship for the following autumn, he had returned to Worcester, to spend his summer with his parents, before going off to Oxford in the fall for his Rhodes. There in the Berkshires again, before he even had turned twenty years old, Gatsby conceived yet another child with Rose Kennedy (Kick) and then he must have realized that he was being used in a way he didn't like. So he gave up his contact with Rose Kennedy, and instead, fell hard for a sixteen year old ingenue, "Daisy", that summer. He knew he could not marry into Old Money as a boy, being a brilliant, yet penniless, member of the Professional Educated Class, whom the wealthy consider to be, more or less, "The Hired Help". (You know, doctors, lawyers, scientists, college professors, Nobel Prize winners, and all that: "The hired help"!) So he didn't wait for Daisy, even though they had been in love that summer. Instead, he married an English girl while he was on his Rhodes, and came back to the USA in 2020, already married at the age of 20 years old. He and his young, English wife settled in Wichita, KS, for a couple of years while he cut his journalistic teeth at the Wichita Beacon (hence David Koch was half brother to JFK, emphasizing the importance of Nurture over Nature in defining adult morality, courage, and independent achievement.) Then the young Gatsby couple moved to NYC, where his wife opened what they hoped would be a hipster restaurant in Greenwich Village, while Gatsby he worked for a New York newspaper. Well, the paper failed, the restaurant failed, Gatsby's young, now impoverished, English wife left him and took the baby back to England. Not long after this happened, our hero, Gatsby, turned up at a Kennedy party...where he saw Daisy again for the first time. My working theory is that Rose F. Kennedy's cousin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, was likely staying in his cousin's house at the time, and was hiding behind the curtains, scoping out material for his next great novel, when our Gatsby and Daisy had their first conversation together since Gatsby had gone to England in September of 1919. Since "Gatsby" had married almost immediately, within a year of the summer romance with "Daisy", he clearly had never expected to marry her. Thus, the line, "Rich girls don't marry poor boys!" must have been his line to Daisy, as they talked that day in alone in one of the empty drawing rooms of Joe and Rose Kennedy's New York City residence, to explain to Daisy why he hadn't waited for her to make her debut and hadn't tried to marry her, but had gone to England and married right away, during the course of his Rhodes Scholarship. By the time they had met again that day in New York City, as mutual friends of Joe and Rose Kennedy, Daisy, herself, was also married to a wealthy New York stock broker, and had had two children already. Now, in real life, these people, young as they were, were nevertheless calm, healthy adults, not the violent, impetuous, fictional creatures whom F. Scott Fitzgerald imagined in his sensationalized version of the story. Fitzgerald's fictional characters and their emotionally-inspired escapades make for a lively read....but nothing like that happened in real life. In real life, Daisy fixed up Gatsby with her good friend, the athlete Jordan Baker, who was, in her own right, stunningly beautiful and brilliant. Jordan Baker was a divorced, professional -class, low-church protestant, like Gatsby himself, whose first husband had taken their child to raise among his paternal relatives when they had divorced. In return, in her divorce arrangements, Jordan had gotten to keep the farm in Bucks County that the couple had bought with her earnings as an advertising executive and career girl. Jordan brought this farm, along with her boundless energy and intelligence, to her new marriage with Gatsby. So Gatsby and Jordan married and raised three sons, who produced seven grandchildren. Of those grandchildren, all four of the girls (and none of the boys--two of the boys looked like Daisy's first husband, Tom Buchannon, and the third looked like his non-Gatsby step father whom his mother married after divorcing her Gatsby husband) ...all the girl grandchildren looked exactly like Gatsby. I was the favorite granddaughter among those four because I was the smartest in school, and, as I learned only later as an adult, because I was named after the teen-aged love of his life, namely Daisy... My father and I actually looked like Daisy, in fact we carry a genetic dental trait that could only have come from Daisy's family while none of the other Gatsby's carry it, though how that could have happened biologically is a mysterious and complicated story that I won't go into here.

[@alindley3128]

@@Blaqjaqshellaq Part II of II During my childhood, I often spent time visiting with my "Grandfather Gatsby", who, by then, was a member of the Policy Planning Council of the U.S. State Department. (And of course all of his achievements had to have been based on merit, not money, since the brilliant yet middle class Gatsby never owned a penny that he hadn't earned, himself.) And though my grandmother Gatsby was supposedly Jordan Baker Gatsby,...funny, my dad and I don't look anything like her. We look just like Daisy and her parents, after whom I was named: "Daisy Marie Jordan Baker Gatsby" is the name my mother put on my baptismal certificate, hoping to curry favor with both the Gatsby's and the Buchannons. (My mother used to tell the story of how the Meet the Parents dinner at my father's house in Washington, DC, had included as a dinner guest, not only my mother and my father and his parents, but also Daisy Buchannon. My mother tells how Daisy had asked her at that dinner, "So, Dear, where did you PREPARE for Juilliard?" to which my mother had replied, "Oh, just an ordinary public high school in the small, midwestern town where I grew up") I tossed away a couple of the middle names on my school records and diplomas. I am published in Medline as Daisymarie B. Gatsby or Daisy M Gatsby or Daisy B Gatsby, MD PhD. As the only child of my two artistically-inclined but practically incompetent and bewildered parents, I spent my youth taking care of them and getting two doctorates, and never married, though I had always intended to marry. I love children, who are my patients now, if not my offspring. Gatsby, himself, never could marry into the class of Old Money. But since he was a sperm donor to the Human Eugenic Breeding Program, several of his sperm-donor daughters did...marrying into the Spanish and Swedish and Monocan royal families, for example. Not to mention Jack and Kick Kennedy and their numerous offspring as well. As a result of both Gatsby's genius IQ (an outgoing, "Leibnitz-like genius", rather than an eccentric, "Newton-like genius") and his prolific sperm donations to the world-wide human Eugenics breeding program before that program was justly discredited, at last, by the evil perversions of the Nazi's, there are biological Gatsby's in every country in the world, often in leadership positions in government, science, and the arts. In fact, if you know what to look for, you can spot biological "Gatsby's" in all walks of life, from truck drivers and book-store clerks (and even an AIDS patient in one of Dr. Paul Farmer's clinic pictures from Haiti), to world leaders, not only JFK but also America's current VP Harris, and India's current conservative-leaning Prime Minister, among others.... Yet I am the only biological descendant of Gatsby's alive now in my generation who carries the Gatsby name--my father and I are the only "real", legitimate Gatsbys remaining. (My two surviving girl cousins use their married names, of course, as do their children, who also happen to be girls.) For this reason, especially, it always sets my teeth on edge when people look at my face and assume ("ass-U-me", indeed) that my conception must have represented one of Jack Kennedy's Wild Oats. Far from it: I am a GATSBY, through and through, and proud of it! When I was a child, I would visit my grandparents in Washington, DC, at their house on Embassy Row, three doors down from the Greek Embassy on Mass Ave, just south of Sheridan Circle (the Greek Embassy has since bought up all those row houses and expanded into them). Grandpapa ( who of course had been Gatsby himself in his youth, now old and dignified and imposing, yet at the same time, very fond of children...especially children who looked like him, earned straight A's in school, and who could read six years above grade level) would take me around to see the sights of Washington DC, to swim at the Racquet Club, to hear speeches at the State Department and the National Press Club, to hear the orchestra at Wolf Trap, to have lunch or dinner at The Cosmos Club, and as he did, he told everyone we met, "This is my granddaughter, Daisy! Doesn't she look like me?!!" They would always reply to his quiet, dignified blend of stuffiness and sweetness, "Why, yes, Jay, so she does! She does look just like you! She looks as much like you as it is possible for a ten year old little girl to look like her seventy year old grandpapa!" I miss him so much. Especially at the holidays. Merry Christmas.

[@argusfleibeit1165]

@@alindley3128 Time for your meds again.

[@tedecker3792]

A friend and I were going from DC to a mountain bike race in Vermont. My friend suggested we stay overnight at his parents place. I’ll never forget rolling up to the massive stone gatehouse of Tuxedo Park. I’m a Native American from the poorest county in the US. David Byrnes lyric “how did I get here” was running through my head. His parents place had a view of the lake. Mailboxes along the road had names like DuPont…..

[@cUser691]

@Ted Ecker Interesting experience. Serious question- did they have uniformed staff [ie. butler, servers]?

[@tedecker3792]

@@cUser691 they did not.

[@schnikta1991]

9 minutes away fr my house

[@ColRusSer]

“Du Pont” as in the cancerous PFO they covered up in order to make more money?

[@rudbeckia885]

Been to Tuxedo, fished in the lake...they had inboard electric boats back in the day.

[@darbyheavey406]

A client in Philadelphia’s Main Line told me that “Old money is quiet money”. Must be the Quaker influence.

[@mcraig1969]

A video on old money and the Southern Aristocracy would be great. Visit Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans etc.

[@annc6046]

That's not real old money, they can't trace their wealth back to Europe for generations, old money can be found on the east coast. The southeners were new money imitating the old money they witnessed in europe.

[@verlandezjones9168]

This would be Awesome!!!!🤙🏼

[@trishhobbsphillips3164]

And Richmond, Virginia!

[@trishhobbsphillips3164]

@@annc6046 Jamestown, Virginia was settled in 1607, years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. 🙂

[@annc6046]

@@trishhobbsphillips3164 and those families that attempted a settlement were not wealthy and certainly not old money

[@davidhalley9795]

I grew up in one of the listed towns in Hudson Valley. Like most towns there’s the established area and then there’s the common folk section, which is where my family home is. I was shocked to see some of my high school classmates homes. My house was as big as their guest house! As a minority I was nervous on how I’d be received by classmates and their parents. Thankfully my classmates and their families treated me quite well.

[@faychel8383]

Learn the term nimby. People know how to act in society, yes. Doesn’t mean it’s sincere.

[@jimmoriarty4530]

@@faychel8383 who cares, acting or not - be nice is better than not being nice

[@dojocho1894]

@@jimmoriarty4530 I was taught at a very young age there is a different way you act in public then at home. In public you are part of society on a large scale and being polite keeps it running smoothly...everyone likes a properly dressed person that is polite.....no one likes pink haired teenagers walking in the mall with pajamas......People are tribal for all those uneducated. And first impressions are part of our DNA. women who are the weaker sex are masters of sizing up men up to see if they have a friend or foe vibe when out in pubic. My Father worked on Madison Ave for IBM In college I asked him what do you look for when hiring executives? he told me they all are well educated but I look for the one that can get along well with his co workers one that fits in. Never one that stands out, for we are led to believe that just one great person did all these things by himself..its always a team.

[@itoo3654]

To your face. Some have to STOP and thinking that good manners and a smile mean ANYTHING. They don't. Fact.

[@jenniferflaherty730]

In my late 20s I lived in Newport, RI on Belleview Ave and in my 30s I lived in NYC on the Upper East Side, 83rd n 3rd. I never had money but was just lucky to live in these communities. I had lots of fun but rich people are just like the rest of us and often strangely insecure and socially awkward. That was my experience and it was a good life lesson!

[@MrStar700]

Was born and raised in Newport. I worked for a few old money trust fund people. You would stand next to one in the grocery store and never know it. Very low key well, the older ones anyway. Lived in D.C. area for over 20 years now retiring and heading west.

[@MichelMawon4982]

Pretty good list, was impressed that you got a couple that weren't as popular

[@pamelahomeyer748]

Bar Harbor Maine has a fantastic amount of old money and so do some of the islands off of state of Maine

[@bscottb8]

Don't forget York Harbor, Kennebunkport, and Cape Elizabeth.

[@Arcaryon]

"Fun" fact; there are families in Italy that have kept their wealth and power through the rise and fall of multiple kingdoms, their own city states, multiple revolutions and the world wars. Wealth trickles up. And usually, it stays there.

[@youtuber6185]

In the US 75% of millionaires are self made and didn’t inherit. I think that’s a good thing and a Fun fact. Money cannot buy class

[@Arcaryon]

@@youtuber6185 Which is why today, you have lower millionaires arguing with multi millionaires and billionaires. And while the USA boasts a record amount of roughly 20 million millionaires, globally, there are only some 56 million millionaires in total. Out of 7.98 billion people, that’s barley 0.625. “The top 0.01% richest individuals-the 520,000 people who have at least $19 million- now hold 11% of the world's wealth, up a full percentage point from 2020, the report found. Meanwhile, the share of global wealth owned by billionaires has grown from 1% in 1995 to 3% in 2021." Quoted from: "World’s richest people now own 11% of global wealth, marking the biggest leap in recent history” BY NICOLE GOODKIND December 7, 2021 8:22 PM GMT+1

[@youtuber6185]

@@Arcaryon that’s a different argument but a worthy conversation. It should be noted, The US has lifted so many people out of poverty, not to mention , kept us all from speaking either German or Japanese. Now the US is being over run by a leftist cult that will eventually lead to class warfare and possibly totalitarian control by a central government. The answer is not to kill capitalism but rather to cut their influence down out of government. Amazon needs to pay taxes.

[@youtuber6185]

@@Arcaryon most wealthy people have wealth just on paper. For example, most super wealthy don’t hold cash but rather shares in companies. These companies then make products or services. It’s not like most millionaires have millions in cash sitting in accounts doing nothing. They usually deploy to companies or other assets.

[@evelynzlon9492]

That's why I decided to pursue a career as a self-employed freelance hit man.

[@simplenv4740]

This video was very interesting and informative. Can you make a video on the top 5-10 families in the USA. TY

[@patriciadickson2968]

As a person who loves history and loves to travel, I am enjoying these videos. Please keep them coming 👍

[@KynKouture]

As a Boston native who’s worked in both Back Bay and Beacon Hill there’s LOTS of money casually walking around

[@PrettyGoodLookin]

Great Video. Enjoyed it very much.

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

Good list, but I would have also included the "Chateau Country" of extreme northern Delaware and a bit of Pennsylvania. This is where the Duponts lived and other super wealthy families maintained horse farms and country estates. The Wyeths lived here, near the Brandywine over the border in Pennsylvania. Lovely rural scenery of rolling hills and forested acres, home of such mansion museums such as Nemours, Winterthur, and the magnificent Longwood Gardens. Less than an hour from either downtown Wilmington or Philadelphia.

[@ChrisW228]

Also the Pitcairns, the massive abandoned Lynnewood mansion, etc. Philadelphia’s suburbs seem to have a lot more wealth spread out farther from the city’s center, perhaps because of history at the beginning of the nation.

[@bkeen7013]

I can only think of the Duponts that resided in this area, no other blue blood family. And it probably wasn't included due to its close proximity to Philadelphia's Main Line.

[@smacwhinnie]

Don't forget the Bidens

[@deedebdoo]

@@bkeen7013 I’m only an outsider, but, I would add that Brandywine area to the area north of it up to Radnor and Media. I am not a part of that world, but, I have visited a few estates in that area. There are still old families out there that own “country” homes with stables and acres of ground to ride. The Main Line, on the other hand, is really dense with homes now. It isn’t what it used to be.

[@Shineynsparkles]

I wouldn’t join em I would just own it all slowly

[@fredrickurbanelli4318]

I grew up on the Main Line of Philly and one of the best aspects of life there was that there were neighborhoods for all classes then....rich Wasps, Irish and Itslian working class, African-American areas in Bryn Mawr. Ardmore, Overbrook. Many Jewish areas as well, even if they found less acceptance into the upper crust than they found in NY. The Main Line was a wonderful place to like row up. As I understand, much has changed there now. Former working class neighborhoods are now full of the global professional class. But the idea that many have of the Main L

[@mwills464]

I live in Somerset County, NJ and I have to say, there’s a LOT of $$$ here. I also live about 4 miles from Princeton. Beautiful college town. Big $$ there. Some of the houses that I routinely pass in my day to day are simply exquisite.

[@jilliancusack7902]

I love Somerset County because it’s so rich in history, diversity, and you’re nestled in between old money and regular middle/working class.

[@MATTIE1010101]

Love this channel.

[@maurakennedy5952]

My goodness will have to be happy with with my 3 bed room terrace house back and front gardens a well not jealous thank God for what I have want you all to have a very peaceful and happy Christmas and the very best new year greetings from Dublin

[@tenofivelips]

Really enjoyed the list.

[@jeannebissell7167]

I think that this is very accurate. I grew up in this world, where education was valued, ostentatious behavior was scoffed at.

[@LA_HA]

Jeanne Bissell: I read that's it's due to the "Puritan Ethic." Is that true?

[@kevinwang7731]

@@LA_HA It's just the culture of the Northeast and old money in general. Showing off a lavish lifestyle is seen as very pretentious and extra. Those who have wealth don't feel the need to show others they have it and actually don't want others to know of their socioeconomic status

[@LA_HA]

@@kevinwang7731 Of course. But, the historic roots of that is -- from what I understand -- the Puritan ethic. This is different from, say, the more showy, ostentatious ethic of the Catholic church; as seen in the churches of the two. That's what I meant

[@kevinwang7731]

@@LA_HA It's very interesting. I really thought there was more influence from the Catholic Church since they had all the money for so much of our history. It makes sense. I will definitely search up the Puritan ethic and learn more about it

[@LA_HA]

@@kevinwang7731 It is a fascinating subject. It may no longer be true, but when I learned about it, Puritan Quakers were the wealthiest group in America. I thought it would be Catholics or Jewish people, but it was the Puritan Quakers. Happy researching. May you get lost in the learning

[@matts1351]

Do a video on the places that you’d never think has huge old money neighborhoods like the industrial cities around the great lakes: Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, etc

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks. That’s an awesome idea! We’ll add it to our list of future videos.

[@doug186]

Nice! 10 to 1 would have built suspense. Looking forward to new content.

[@soojoe]

Interesting video. After living in CT and VA this video definitely touches on differences I noticed.

[@CJWilcox109]

Newport is more like an old money themed tourist trap. Once you get away from the Bellvue ave/thames street area, the rest of the city is pretty grimy. You can pass a $50 million dollar mansion, walk a block, turn a corner and see homeless people sleeping on the sidewalks. Even the nice areas become less nice when they’re overrun by summer tourists. Property crime is a big problem. Don’t leave anything of value in your car, and keep your wallet in your front pocket. I’m happy to cross the bridge every afternoon and go home to my small town where I can leave my doors unlocked at night. My grandmother went to Salve Regina in the 50s, and told me it was even worse back then.

[@Aggromerchant]

My mom was from Newport. Indeed, it was largely working class before the Navy moved out. There were factories on Thames Street, a torpedo factory on Goat Island. During the 50s most of the mansions were abandoned; kids played in them, vandalized them. Fort Adams wasn't yet a state park - it was hangout for derelicts. Even the East Side of Providence was shaky back then. But Newport has to be on the list.

[@charleshamilton9274]

I waited to see if you would mention Rye, New York, from whence my ancestors hail. You did not disappoint. Thanks. Generational wealth is a tricky business. Crazy forebears who squandered the family’s resources, wars and political upheaval, passing along fortunes is a major miracle. The only mention I would add to your list is Darien, CT. Some of the best summers of my life happened in Darien.

[@kathleenbrinkermann5413]

you could always leave it in the bank like we have, old tobacco. magna carta, winslow castle, queen of scotland britain and ireland. we wait. platinum era now. owner of kentucky blue chip whiskey, cotton bales and other revenue... and we live in the west. about ready to go back to keeneland or calumet... obvously they are not the owners who live there. rye whiskey.

[@kathleenbrinkermann5413]

and petroleum. 10 downey street

[@kathleenbrinkermann5413]

i dont mind dumping whiskey in the ocean, as long as you spend enough money. those are the rules arent they?

[@russianbot842]

@@kathleenbrinkermann5413 i think you mean "downing" street. you absolute weirdo.

[@bighands69]

Wealth rarely lasts more than 4 generations. By the time it is the grandkids it normally is not there. The Grand Kids may get to private school and get a trust fund but after that it is gone.

[@paytonthomas4075]

A list I didn't know I needed.

[@samuelfitzpatrick9739]

Great video

[@trishradloff2421]

I can’t believe you left out Bar Harbor Maine! Old Money and Gilded Age Mansions galore.

[@matthewhooker7668]

Bucks county, PA

[@chriskarthaus3726]

Bucks county is extremely old money because towns like new hope, newtown, and doylestown are extremely wealthy but you’d never know it because bucks county people are not flashy at all.

[@gualbertogarcia305]

The video had nice pictures, views, map locations and information. I would like to visit these areas. Thank You.

[@pokemonteam2755]

Great video thank you

[@schmancy2978]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@CS-ru4xd]

Come to Pittsburgh! Squirrel Hill, Shady Side and Fox Chapel just to name a few.

[@roberthoward4671]

Great list ! I live on the main line of Philly and sell houses here. It’s changing to a lot of new money as well and diverse area. A lot of NY and DC and California also building up the main line to areas of Malvern , Devon , Newtown square and south to media to north in Chester springs and Unionville areas. Great area to live and raise a family! Also surprised not to see McLean VA or Potomac MD on this list as well ..

[@footferrie]

I have family in Devon and I love driving around looking at properties

[@footferrie]

And Malvern for that matter

[@claireyang7440]

I agree, the Main Line has experienced an influx of nouveau riche and other upper middle class residents!

[@janetlawson4482]

I have visited the Main Line area and it’s absolutely beautiful, having grown up on Eastern Long Island, I preferred Main Line with the beautiful stone homes, it truly felt like a Thomas Kincaid world, I definitely prefer Old Money,Nouveau Riche has more arrogance, in my opinion.

[@Italy55]

Fascinating✨

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing..

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks for watching!

[@LMays-cu2hp]

@@schmancy2978 You are welcome. Continued success in educating observers.

[@rickberglund2134]

Beacon Hill and Back Bay in the Boston area are only the tip of the iceberg. This blue blood area extends all through Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Cambridge, Wellesley, and Newton. This does not include all the nouveau riche that live in the surrounding areas.

[@malite-loo4152]

That sums up my mother too. She was a wonderful example.

[@jec1ny]

The Hamptons and Bar Harbor also have a reputation for old money.

[@GuilfordGardenCT]

i agree and surprised it is not on the list!

[@smacwhinnie]

Da Hamtuns are all new money now

[@vansnyder9499]

I like the touch of having a man with a Yarmulke overlooking the Hudson when you metioned Riverdale. Very representative!

[@countalma9800]

The South has its share of old money too. Charleston for ex, and a number of other places as well. Some places in Virginia are very old money.

[@kevinwang7731]

I feel like the South might have even more old money in certain neighbourhoods. Especially with all those plantations and such

[@gregmartin1757]

Yes but they aquired it through the misery and suffering of others they took advantage of. Easy to accumulate wealth when you have unlimited free labor and not really something to be proud of.

[@ningratta6252]

@@gregmartin1757 บ

[@SMERSH_BERSH]

I would’ve included the Hamptons and Nantucket Island. Nantucket in particular is known for its elite homeowners

[@kkpenney444]

That's where the old money 'summers'. Year round residents are usually far from old money.

[@itoo3654]

Hamptons is more nouveau riche. Try Martha's vineyard and Southampton

[@jefflamoreaux682]

I think this video is particularly well done. The photos show good research. The location of Gladwyne PA is wrong but that’s a very small error.

[@johnlabus7359]

My best friend in college was from the North Shore, and I was blown away the first time that I visited where his family lived. I had never seen so much wealth.

[@tahahasan3477]

Habibi come to Dubai

[@Onei11]

@@tahahasan3477 Ahahah dubai is the place to be

[@ammumeme5789]

Wonder how you can tell old money from new money in Dubai. Its so full of glitter and gold.

[@jkrock6635]

@@ammumeme5789 The "old money "are hidden

[@ahmedelsaidi6637]

@@tahahasan3477 there’s a difference between wealth and excess.

[@RubmaLione]

From the list you have, I would say both Tuxedo Park and the western-most part of the Upper East Side are the most difficult to crack due to the sheer cost of real estate and/or rent. Tuxedo Park has a gated entrance and they *will* make you turn around. Ironically, the communities surrounding Tuxedo Park are mostly blue-collar.

[@GeorgeGlass298]

There is definitely a difference between old money and new money. Old money lives like they're poor. That's how they keep their money, by not wasting it. New money is like the Kardashians with their $9,000 bags and numerous Bentleys they waste all their money on trying to look rich. Old money doesn't need to try to look rich they always been rich.

[@spacealien6333]

What school of stereotypes did you go to?

[@g.ecoleman5910]

Old money are cheap as shit!

[@fabergeegg1722]

@@spacealien6333 It's a fact. I know some decedents from old money families, and they don't wear stuff with designer logos and drive in very, very expensive cars. Those communities have like an unwritten code that they follow which they frown upon flashy wealth. That is a big neon sign that says New Money or Nouveau riche, and its considered tacky and also tacky to talk about money especially within their circles. Other words, they don't need to prove anything becuase they just are. Read the book "Millionaire Next Door" that should give you some grasp at this.

[@michaeltran7785]

You are so correct and many people fail to realize this. Old money can pass on for many generations because of this trait of not showing off.

[@dannylo5875]

I live with my family. I do not look at all wealthy. Yet I am. I look like some hobo or hippee but I am rich.

[@MorenitaBonita19]

I used to live in Center City PA ❤️ I would love to visit these other places in the future

[@MrButch-ls8vl]

Certainly Rittenhouse Square could have been on this list!

[@andrewdiamond2697]

@@MrButch-ls8vl I lived on Rittenhouse Square. Anyplace that I have lived probably should not be on the list...lol.

[@lawriefoster5587]

Our family summered in Bar Harbor, Camden, and Kennebunkport Maine. Maine is called Philadelphia on the Rocks...

[@nelly4692]

You should do a list of new money communities like , tribeca and certain parts of Brooklyn

[@DWilliam1]

Lived for many years in Grand View-on -Hudson and have friends in almost every town you have mentioned. Riverdale has many non-old money areas.

[@darksunrise37]

many of them jewish new money

[@RawOlympia]

thnx so much!

[@pal98111]

Magnificent homes. Beautiful architecture.

[@JetWarrior]

North Shore, LI is where The Great Gatsby is set...specifically in the section labeled North Hempstead on the map (which encompasses Kings Point and Sands Point, known as East Egg and West Egg in the book). You can still visit the absolutely ridiculous Hempstead House to see how these folks lived back then.

[@tirebiter1680]

Those communities are not shaped like eggs they are 2 peninsulas. In the movie Gatsby's house is actually in Newport.

[@cassandraralph5906]

Money is just that - money! And beautiful houses are just that - beautiful houses! It's the people who have the right attitude and morals that make them a good home to live in. Rich people are still human beings who have weakness and strengths just like everyone else!

[@dalehoward3704]

Absolutely Cassandra!

[@bighands69]

By morals you mean they reject socialism, reject abortion and do not feel they have the right to control people. And they respect free speech so that people can say anything no matter how offensive it is.

[@herbertpembleton2254]

The area in Philly is Overbrook Farms, and is next to Overbrrk Park. There is an Overbrook section

[@michaelcarroll8570]

There are some town on Cape Cod that weren’t mentioned. I’d also suggest looking into some towns off coast of Maine. Major old money in these areas.

[@katieme7165]

in New Hampshire along Rt 1A I believe the town of North Hampton there is incredible wealth. It is also where the governor’s mansion is.

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

Pretty good list I would say! I can't believe you mentioned the Somerset Hills area. Hidden gem I would say, even though its a BIT rural. Much better than Princeton, which has higher property taxes and is obnoxiously political (in my experience anyway).

[@michaelminichini6651]

Interesting thing about Princeton University. The school’s founders actually originated at “Log College” in Bucks county, PA way back. Its a historical site today. Ironically enough, the area by the site has lots of beautiful mansions and Old Money. After watching this video it makes sense now

[@sahej6939]

Time to watch Trading Places!

[@davidmsirois]

Waterbury, CT was so close at #11 :)

[@robertwalker2052]

Deerfield Massachusetts, north of Northampton, has historic saltbox houses from the 1700, steeped in history.

[@laken1804]

In Massachusetts people with tons of money did not live in saltbox houses. Maybe before they had lots of money.

[@nbe1951]

I grew up on the Gold Coast. I was lovely, but, my favorite is the Hudson Valley.

[@newdawn7586]

I’m a group exercise instructor and I’ve worked in some of those fancy areas in Westchester. You smell the money in the air when you drive into these areas💲

[@dearbrad1996]

Wow, they sure had style. I found about five favourites

[@spurmarks]

I'm surprised Southampton didn't get a mention.

[@significantsort2181]

Southhampton is new money.

[@arthurriordan5760]

Watch Hill, R.I., and Fishers Island N. Y., are two summer enclaves of old money--mini Newports.

[@melvinsujo8565]

Gatsby would love this channel

[@artisjones7765]

Nice shot to Bergen county👏🏽

[@French-Kiss24]

Old Greenwich is changing. A lot of new money has moved in. Ditto southern Westchester. Although you mentioned Westchester, there are pockets that are more old money than others. (I know because I grew up in one of the mentioned towns.) You might want to look into Bedford/Bedford Hills. Lots of very quiet money there.

[@eileenmaher2101]

I lived in Bedford Hills and was broke. Lol

[@steve19811]

where are the men who are enjoying their lives? All I see are women running around and the men seem to still be working... sad... old money shouldn't have to work or shouldn't want to work.. where are the leisure activities?

[@JAMANB]

@@eileenmaher2101 Me too

[@zachminer3865]

Bedford Hills is nothing like Real Bedford. That's like comparing Mt. kisco to Chappaqua.

[@kat64470]

So old money is quiet? Do they fix up the old homes? Some of the outside of these homes shown appear to need some work.

[@fidel2xl]

Another old-money community in the US is also the Upper West Side of NYC. Many industrialists of the 1800s built large mansions in that area as well...not just in the Upper East Side.

[@jackhutchison9021]

I live near Newport! Such a beautiful spot in the summer.

[@frankpinkowski534]

Reminds me of the story of Will Roger's speaking to a group of people belonging to the Mayflower Society. Those are members who can trace their linage back to one of the 102 members that came over on the Mayflower in 1620. Will said that while his ancestors were not aboard the Mayflower, they were here to great them.

[@jkrock6635]

all a bunch of immigrants, taking other people's land

[@Zincink]

The King of England gave money to good friends to go settle the Americas. I’m not sure how my family came over but they were in this specific group. This is pre-Mayflower we are talking about here with deep southern roots. We aren’t wealthy but have acquired many stories and good manners to show for it. Not everyone prospered, we lost land, we lost tobacco farms, some died in the wars etc.. My Grandma said people would change their last names to fit in with society which is really disgusting. With Ancestry some people are going to be in for a shock.

[@claireyang7440]

Hi! something I’d like to add: The Main Line nowadays has experienced an influx of nouveau riche and upper middle class residents (so there’s not as many old money folks as there used to be). The Main Line today is much different than the Main Line of the 19th century and early 20th century. The exclusive cricket clubs and such still exist (looking at you Merion Cricket Club) but generally the Main Line (and especially the public schools) I would say are much more inclusive than they used to be. PS: Oh yeah, also Gladwyne technically (according to the definition of Main Line) isn’t part of the Main Line but because of you know, being one of the top ten richest zip codes in the USA, it is considered part of the Main Line.

[@feg3akatrey144]

Small nit, only because of my family home there… Gladwyne is due north of Ardmore, along the river, rather than west as you plotted it on the map. Overall, nice run-down

[@myreadingmapped]

In Fairfield, CT in addition to old Greenwich there is also northern New Canaan and Wilson Cove in Norwalk.

[@tenderk6151]

CT is packed actually, small towns around Hartford are rich too

[@tc9499]

Great list. I'd add metrowest boston: Brookline-Newton-Wellesley-Weston-Lexington-Concord Belmont is some serious old money, too

[@bscottb8]

Don't forget Boston's North Shore: Wenham, Hamilton, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Newburyport.

[@She0She016]

😂😂😂😂 I live in Connecticut, 15min to 2hrs away from ALL of these places. They really melt into everyone else & try very hard not to be discovered as rich. You’d really never know unless you’re invited over. Most of them drive middle class cars or “putt-putts” unless they’re douchbags.

[@jilliancusack7902]

100% true. I’m learning so much from being surrounded by “old money” townships.

[@jonwittmann3042]

old volvo and mercedes station wagons are the go to "secret money" cars for whatever reason. some old range rover models as well.

[@lukaszregucki4039]

Seriously. I'm from central CT where it's worlds away from the money and culture on the south coast and south west corner of CT. The people there are completely different considering 45min away, Hartford remains one of the worst/ most dangerous cities lol

[@lukaszregucki4039]

@Graf von Losinj I am not. Though being Polish, those names sound somewhat familiar.

[@GothBatty]

@@jonwittmann3042they are good cars that’s why.

[@kendraduli6806]

I have been to many of these places and I have always been impressed! Wish I could have that kind of lifestyle

[@bighands69]

It depends on your age and how hard you really want to work. Especially if you live in America.

[@TheeJakeJacobs]

Long Island has a ton of old history all over, you should do a video on that

[@dubreil07]

Bronxville is a beautiful neighborhood. One of my favorite areas when I use to drive Uber a few years back

[@ethanz3837]

Philly Suburbs are shockingly vast and nice. The Ardmore area of Philly, all around Villanova and Bryn Mawr University is as nice as I've ever seen. And that's just one area of it all. All Mansions, and like every house from West Philly through Bryn Mawr/Bala Cwynd is made of stone and beautiful. I was staying in a stone mansion for $40 a night.

[@SillyTube9]

My family came to America in 1646. We founded the township of Lancaster, Massachusetts, and one of my ancestors signed Declaration of Independence, designed the American flag, and the Great Seal of the United states. None of my family lives in the Northeast anymore. Life moves on. People moved West. So far West, some of my family is now in the East - as in Nepal🇳🇵& Mongolia 🇲🇳 I suppose if my family had remained in one spot, we’d be like these people, but we’d also be a lot less interesting, too.

[@schmancy2978]

True. Moving on is the key to change, while change is the key to growth. Thanks for watching!

[@silverioford5667]

Great job, add in Radnor PA into the list

[@jordan5881]

Being a Connecticut native I found this list amusing. I’d like to chime in and correct the record as to the most exclusive part of CT but then it wouldn’t be exclusive

[@feliciaminarchi6194]

Lived in Somerset hills since 1980. Absolutely gorgeous

[@paulaltman9751]

Brookline, Massachusetts.

[@Seveneleven44]

Safe to say if you venture out into the communities surrounding hospitals in the northeast, you’ll find money. Our family business used to do confidential paper shredding and you’d be dumbfounded at the wealth some of the most ordinary looking folks have. I’m talking regularly seeing financial statements with 8 and 9 digits in front of the decimal. 🤯

[@michelledml3162]

I guess Michigan would be midwest, but check out the Old Grosse Pointe’s. It stumbled in 2008 and a lot of the old money block long estates on the lake were broken up and sold to new money though so it’s quite different than it used to be 30 years ago.

[@honeylemon2372]

These are also great places to hang out for a change of scenery.

[@marcusweaver9728]

Definition of Old Money: i didn’t work for what i was given

[@Mechaneer]

Sips coffee: *new money hipster* Sips coffee with unnecessary saucer in other hand: *old money behemoth*

[@Saskatchetooner]

You only hold the saucer if you are standing.

[@franand]

Nice list but where’s Oakland, CA?

[@FOBob-sr1fd]

😂

[@jeffreywenger281]

Gosh, this list never even got to the Hamptons, Bergen County only got a brief mention, and Jersey Shore communities like Sea Girt etc. Brooklyn Heights didn't even get mentioned, where just about every home was owned by someone in my high school history textbook. Litchfield CT, the list goes on and on..

[@schmancy2978]

Thanks, but they’re mostly “new money”.

[@lauramason5667]

I would add mount desert island in Maine and Kennebunkport Maine to the list. Other noteworthy towns in Connecticut would be Darien and New Canaan.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hi 👋how are you doing?

[@can72287]

Seems like he was mentioning more the residential areas and not the vacation areas or he woulda mentioned the Vineyard and the Hamptons, etc.

[@TH-qb5fx]

You should do one for the south. There's lots of interesting old money places down here!

[@yourmomshouse0486]

like where

[@tonyfrance4100]

@@yourmomshouse0486 Charleston, Savannah, and the Outer Banks.

[@jaydenbrockington4525]

I’m from the Hv. Didn’t expect to see it here

[@JuanSebastianTorresFigueroa]

nice

[@alaskaisalexa]

I use to go to k-12 with Mainline and chestnut hill kids and literally did not realize how rich these people where until I got older and realized "woah this is wealth wealth fr fr"

[@stellamartinez8361]

300 houses in chestnut hill are owned by chuck Woodward and his sister. They rent these big houses. Don't be fooled.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"literally"

[@margaretlorrainestephens5763]

Ok but what about Pittsburgh Pa. The Kaufmanns, Rockerfellas, Carniege, and many more. A lot of old money.

[@smacwhinnie]

Mellons

[@Blijfscherp2]

Now I know where I need to set my Tinder location, thanks! ;)

[@ivelinkamenov]

I am surprised not see Potomac MD here...