ðə kˈoʊstlaɪn ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ˌʌndɪvˈɛləpt ʌntˈɪl ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, wˌɛn ˈoʊnɚz ʌvðə ɡˈɪldᵻd ˈeɪdʒ mˈænʃənz stˈɑːɹɾᵻd bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ sˈɪmpəl pˈæθ ɐlˈɔŋ ðə kˈoʊst, ɪn sˈɛkʃənz.
The coastline remained undeveloped until around 1880, when owners of the Gilded Age mansions started building a simple path along the coast, in sections.