Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is a city north of West Palm Beach. Palm Beach Gardens is the current or former home of many notable people, almost all of them professional athletes. Past and/or present residents include Venus and Serena Williams, who have won 17 Grand Slam titles between them; Jimmy Key, who pitched for two World Series-winning teams; and Celine Dion, who likes hockey.

According to Wikipedia, the land that is now Palm Beach Gardens was just cattle ranches, pine forest, and swamplands until 1959, when insurance magnate John D. MacArthur decided to build a city. Not long after, MacArthur was transporting an 80-year-old banyan tree from nearby Lake Park when it fell and broke some telephone and telegraph lines, leaving Miami isolated from the outside world for a while.

Also, Palm Beach Gardens is home to Playmobil Fun Park, which we should all go to as soon as possible.


Gary Carter lived in Palm Beach Gardens too.
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