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With the creation of Central Park making this area fashionable, and the availability of undeveloped land making the construction of large residences possible, the beginning of the 20th Century saw New York society making the pilgrimage to the Upper East Side. Many of the mansions built at the time by architects like McKim Mead and White, Grosvenor Atterbury and Harry Allan Jacobs still stand on the streets off Fifth Avenue; several have since been turned into museums, missions or consulates. Today, the elite of New York have not ventured far from this locale, making the many pre- and post- war cooperative apartment buildings of Fifth and Park Avenues their home.

The Upper East Side is still considered the premier neighborhood in which to live. Exclusive boutiques and art galleries line Madison Avenue. Many of the city's private schools are located on the UES as well as a cluster of cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim, and the Frick (all located on Fifth Avenue's "Museum Mile").