Gold Coast Friends and Neighbors, First Neighborhood Meeting of 2018 – Saturday, February 10th, 9:30 am – Social, 10:00 am – Meeting. At the home of Steve & Sara Bartholomew “The Castle” 615-N. Ripley. Some Refreshments provided. Please bring Something to share, if you wish. We hope to see you there!
HOLIDAY PARTY & Election of Officers Saturday, December 2,2017 6pm~ Meeting & election of officers 7pm~ Holiday Party with your friends & neighbors 321-West 6th Street, Davenport, Iowa Home of Mike Tollenaer/Terry Genz Board positions up for election: President Secretary At-Large: (full term- 2 years) At-Large: (half term- 1 year) If you wish to run for any […]
Please Join us Sunday September 24th at 5pm for the Annual Shrimp Boil. The Kuehl’s are hosting this year at 712 W 8th St.
The Fun Committee Presents: 1st Annual GCHHD Yard Games Day And Morning Breakfast There will be breakfast, a Quarterly Neighborhood Meeting, and lawn games. Join us for part or all of the morning’s events. We would love to spend time with you and your families. Location: The Castle 615- Ripley St. Home of Steve & […]
GCHHD Membership Meeting and Yard Games Event 🎉 The Fun Committee Presents: 1st Annual GCHHD Yard Games Day! Location: The Castle Day: August 12 Time: 9 AM Social 10 AM Quarterly Neighborhood Association Meeting (just a quick one) Yard Games to Follow!!! Please feel free to bring a breakfast dish to share! Outside we will […]
Despite the over 90 degree heat, Craig fired up his 900 degree brick oven to cook 22 pizzas for over 50 gold coast neighbors and guests who supplied many different type salads, sweets and drinks. A good time was had by all! Thank you Craig and Marcia!
PIZZA PARTY Saturday, July 22nd 6PM Gracious Hosts & Pizza Chef: Craig & Marcia Canfield 723-Brown Street Craig & Marcia have an outdoor pizza oven that they built in their backyard. They will be our hosts and pizza chefs for the evening. As you can imagine, there are necessary preparations involved. If you plan to […]
Gold Coast Annual Summer Cookout Saturday, June 24th 5:00PM 714-West 6th Street (the home of Jeremy & Victoria Keninger) Brats, Burgers, Lemonade provided Please bring a dish to share Also, bring your lawn chair & favorite beverage (iced cooler space available) It is supposed to be a beautiful weekend See you there!
CANCELED Due to unforeseen circumstances, the park cleanup event scheduled for Saturday, May 20th, has been CANCELED. Thank you, Terry Genz
June 24, 2017 – Neighborhood Summer Cookout. July 22, 2017 – Neighborhood Cocktails & Pizza Party. Aug 12, 2017 – General Meeting & Full Champagne Brunch. Aug 21, 2017 – Urban Plunge with St. Ambrose Freshman Students. Sept 17, 2017 – Annual Seafood/Shrimp Boil. Oct 21, 2017 – Neighborhood Progressive Dinner. Nov- Free Month. Dec- TBD […]
Come One, Come All! Gold Coast Park Mulching Ripley & 8th Street Saturday May 20, 2017 9am-10am We are planning to mulch the entire upper level of the Gold Coast Park this Saturday at 9:00am. If we have a good sized crew of friends & neighbors, this won’t take very long….maybe an hour or so. […]
Hello Neighbors, Traditionally the “Gold Coast/ Hamburg Historic District Association” has made contributions to the city Kids Pass, a summer program that enables kids to have passes for swimming, museums, bus passes and other fun summer events. And the contributions we made have enabled many of the kids from Project Renewal to take advantage of […]
Awesome Clausen! The 2016 Gold Coast-Hamburg Historic District Home Tour Clausen made his home in the Gold Coast. He designed both the residences and work places of his neighbors. The 2016 tour includes five Clausen-related buildings, including the architect’s residence, three homes and an apartment building. The structures were built between 1870 and 1906; the […]
That Old House Smell Courtesy of The Quad City Times 2/21/16 I recognized the smell as soon as I opened the door of Architectural Rescue Shop at The Jipp. It’s the sweet, heavy smell of wood and dust and age. I’ve loved old houses long enough that the smell is as familiar to me as […]
A record number of guests made our High Tea very successful! According to Steve Andrews, event chair, over forty guests were comfortably seated in this spacious mansion. Seats were sold out early with many placed on a wait list in hopes that a seat might become available. The courses were served with efficiency and the […]
For the past several years local tree cutter Alex Ploen has “adopted” the Gold Coast area. With trees dying and dead in the Gold Coast Park, Alex has donated his time and skills to taking down these damaged trees. Neighbors have watched and approved, and individuals have ended up hiring Alex for their own individual […]
The Gold Coast – Hamburg Historic District Home Tour, held in September 2014 was the most successful in the history of this biannual recurring event. Over 900 visitors came to the neighborhood and enjoyed a great tour that featured spectacular homes in a broad range of styles and ages. The weather cooperated nicely and the beautiful day, […]
A red maple tree was planted at the Gold Coast Park June 27 by Aunt Rhodies Landscape Co. The new tree behind and to the left of the gazebo is a “sister” to a golden maple planted 2 years ago to the right of the gazebo. The funding for the tree came from GC-HHDA funding […]
Through a Davenport city program, teens from across the nation descended on Davenport the week of June 23, 2013. The teens paid their own way to give of their time and talent to help qualified homeowners by painting their homes. These participating volunteers were housed at Smart Intermediate School. Paint for the project was provided […]
Winners of the HGTV and Zillow.com Doory awards were announced June 5, 2013. The iconic “Overview Mansion” at 412 W. 6th St. in Davenport, Iowa and presently for sale, won in the “DIY Dream House” category of the contest. Alex Wolking, listing agent with Keller Williams, says the following: “The Doory Awards are a celebration […]