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Greenwich, Connecticut: Boomtown

Brasher and richer than ever before, this longtime bastion of gracious and gilded living is not just a sleepy suburb anymore.

By Jamie Marshall
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Waterfront estates offer the utmost in private settings with peaceful views.A polished downtown is centered on Greenwich Avenue.Jack Mitchell, whose family owns Richard clothing store, with son Andrew (center) and nephew Scott.Plum Pure Foods' Jeffrey and Cai Pandolfino.O editor Gayle King says of the circle of friends she refers to as "the Greenwich ladies." "I'd see a black person on the street, and I'd ask, 'Do you live in town, or are you just visiting?' We try to get together once a month.""/>Mary Scott Himes with her daughter, Linley.Jessica Zirinis with her daughter, Alexandra, and son Basil.Wooded backcountry estates in the northern part of town are prized for their open fields -- especially by the horse population.
Waterfront estates offer the utmost in private settings with peaceful views.
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof
A polished downtown is centered on Greenwich Avenue.
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof
Jack Mitchell, whose family owns Richard clothing store, with son Andrew (center) and nephew Scott.
PHOTO: Paul Costello
Plum Pure Foods' Jeffrey and Cai Pandolfino.
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof "It started by word of mouth," seven-year resident and O editor Gayle King says of the circle of friends she refers to as "the Greenwich ladies." "I'd see a black person on the street, and I'd ask, 'Do you live in town, or are you just visiting?' We try to get together once a month."
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof
Mary Scott Himes with her daughter, Linley.
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof
Jessica Zirinis with her daughter, Alexandra, and son Basil.
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof
Wooded backcountry estates in the northern part of town are prized for their open fields -- especially by the horse population.
PHOTO: Miki Duisterhof
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