So I got curious about this Palm Beach Everglades Club after overhearing some folks at a café talking about how exclusive it was. Grabbed my laptop and started digging around like I always do when something piques my interest.
The Frustrating Search Begins
First I tried googling basic stuff – big mistake. Every website sounded like a boring real estate ad saying “premier membership” and “historic prestige” without explaining anything concrete. Felt like hitting a brick wall after thirty minutes of skimming fluffy articles.
Switching Tactics
Decided to hunt down old newspaper archives instead. Finally found some meaty details buried in 1980s society pages:
- Opened in 1919 as this playground for rich northerners escaping winter
- Started by some Standard Oil millionaire – figures it’d be an oil guy
- Design inspired by Spanish villas with bright pink walls of all things
The Juicy Exclusion Stories
Kept digging and holy crap – turns out they made headlines for banning Jewish members until 1973. Found court records showing decades of lawsuits over this. No wonder people whisper about the place having “old money rules”.
Why Everyone Knows The Name
Three things make it infamous:
Location – sits right between Palm Beach mansions and the ocean
Secrecy – guards at every gate, zero photos allowed inside
Presidents – JFK and Trump both visited often, but membership lists stay locked up tighter than Fort Knox
Wrapped up around midnight realizing it’s basically a gilded cage for billionaires. Would I join? Not a chance – but I’ll keep eavesdropping at cafés for more leads. Sometimes the best stories hide behind pink walls.
