Palm Beach Real Estate and Loans

 Palm Beach Gardens - a small, roughly 56 sq mile city in Palm Beach County.

 Up until 1959 Palm Beach Gardens consisted of mostly cattle ranches, pine forest and some swamp land.  True luxury!

 But things improved-

 The city was incorporated in 1959 and by 1960 the US Census reported that it officially had a population of 1.

 Yes, one.

 Fast forward 10 years to 1970 - the population had grown to about 7000.

The population continued to grow through the 70's and 80's.

 The next big development was the construction of the HUGE (1.3 million sq feet) Gardens Mall in 1988. That project started a new period of growth.

 That mall along with the new Downtown at the Gardens outdoor mall combine to make the area a shoppers' paradise.

 The current population is now up to roughly 50000.

Palm Beach Gardens also has an unbelievable number of restaurants.  I think that half of the people that live here never use their own kitchens!  The city isn't actually on the ocean, but it's only a few miles inland and many of the better restaurants feature fantastic seafood.  If you visit the area you have to make sure to try my favorite: Spoto's. 

One thing that ties all of this together is PGA Boulevard - the main E-W road that goes through town.  PGA Boulevard connects to 2 of the main roads in the state, the Florida Turnpike and I-95, making it easy to get to the main cities in FL.

The biggest draw to the city is the golf, lots of it.  Palm Beach Gardens is the home of The Professional Golfers' Association of America and the PGA National Resort which is hosting the 2007 Honda Classic Tournament.  In addition to all of the gated communities with private courses, there are quite a few public courses that are happy to entertain hackers like me!

  Well, that's my current home.  If my upcoming golf lessons do some good, I'll be here for a long time.