Mar-a-Lago

Palm Beach resort

Mar-a-Lago is a private club and resort in Palm Beach, Florida, serving as the residence of Donald Trump.

Originally built as a private estate in the 1920s, it became nationally prominent as Trump's "Winter White House" during and after his presidency.

The name, Spanish for "sea to lake," describes the property's location between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Worth.

The FBI searched Mar-a-Lago for classified documents.

estate

Palm Beach

Affluent Florida barrier island

grounds · ballroom · oceanfront · gilded · private · membership · luxury · opulent · Mediterranean · tower

political

Trump

American political surname

summit · diplomacy · Xi Jinping · Shinzo Abe · world leaders · press conference · security · Secret Service · motorcade · administration

social

gala

Festive formal occasion

elite · wealthy · donors · black-tie · event · banquet · reception · socialite · networking · guests

Categories
Opposites
political symbolism

Mar-a-LagoMartha's Vineyard

Massachusetts island off Cape Cod

Berkeley · San Francisco · Camp David · Montecito · Hyde Park

wealth and class

Mar-a-Lagopublic housing

Subsidized homes for poor

housing project · homeless shelter · trailer park · Skid Row · tenement

aesthetic and cultural style

Mar-a-LagoMonticello

Virginia presidential estate

Walden Pond · Fallingwater · minimalist architecture · understated elegance

Family

mar, lagoon

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G