A century ago, Nellie Coffman single-handedly made Palm Springs a visitor destination. But you won’t find a city landmark honoring her.
Paradise Lost
During Easter week in 1969, hippies, bikers, concertgoers, and college kids rolled into Palm Springs and raised hell in Tahquitz Canyon.
During Easter week in 1969, hippies, bikers, concertgoers, and college kids rolled into Palm Springs and raised hell in Tahquitz Canyon.
Among the Stars
Busybody Barbara Foster Henderson has seen it all, and she’s about to tell all in a memoir.
Since arriving in Palm Springs in 1941, Barbara Foster Henderson has seen it all, and she will tell all in a memoir, “Life Among the Stars”.
Spring Breakdown
Palm Springs was once a vacation haven for college students until a violent riot and a very famous mayor pulled the plug on the party.
Palm Springs was once a vacation haven for college students until a violent riot and a Mayor Sonny Bono pulled the plug on the party.
Anything Went
How Hollywood’s “two-hour rule” transformed Palm Springs.
Hollywood’s “2-hour rule” brought celebrities to Palm Springs trying to escape from the press and changed the trajectory of the desert city.
The Ballad of Frank Bogert
Charming in his own gruff way, the “cowboy mayor” played a starring and sometimes controversial role in the pioneer days of Palm Springs.
Charming in his own gruff way, Frank Bogert played a starring and sometimes controversial role in the pioneer days of Palm Springs.