King Camp Gillette, inventor of the safety razor, first came to Palm Springs as a hotel guest and later built a home just south of downtown.
How the Desert Played a Role in Classic Christmas Songs
Beginning with "White Christmas", the desert has played an integral part in some of the most treasured and classic holiday songs of all time.
The desert may not conjure up Christmas, but it has played a role in some of the most treasured and classic holiday songs of all time.
Explore Palm Springs: Summer Baseball
During the 1930s and '40s, America's pastime brought a welcome diversion from the summer heat and slowdown in Palm Springs.
During the 1930s and ’40s, summer baseball brought a welcome diversion from the summer heat and slowdown in Palm Springs.
Explore Palm Desert: Shadow Mountain Resort
A unique figure-eight pool highlighted the Palm Desert retreat including high dives, water slides, and a view of the Santa Rosa mountains.
A unique figure-eight pool highlighted the Shadow Mountain Resort including high dives, water slides, and a view of the Santa Rosa mountains.
Explore Palm Springs: Lawrence Crossley
Credited as the first African-American resident in Palm Springs, he started companies and developed land for affordable housing.
Credited as the first African-American resident in Palm Springs, Lawrence Crossley built companies and developed land for affordable housing.
Explore Palm Springs: Fig Tree John
The haunting and elegant image of Fig Tree John makes it easy to understand why he inspired the young short-story writer Edwin Corle to pen an entire book about him.
Fig Tree John, also known as Juanito Razon, was credited with planting the first fig tree in the Coachella Valley and inspiring a novel by Edwin Corle.
Explore Palm Springs: Big Jim Maynard
At 6-foot-6 and 300+ pounds, his wild adventures and kind demeanor made him larger than life after moving to Palm Springs.
Jim Maynard was extra large. At 6-foot-6 and 300+ pounds, his wild adventures and kind demeanor made him larger than life after moving to Palm Springs.
Explore Palm Springs: KCMJ Radio Station
An affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System, the radio station was installed specifically to serve Greater Palm Springs in 1947.
An affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System, radio station KCMJ was installed specifically to serve Greater Palm Springs in 1947.
Explore Palm Springs: B-Bar-H Ranch
The Ranch would become the center of high society activity and desert amusements in Palm Springs.
The B-Bar-H Ranch promoted its natural hot mineral springs, soon becoming an invitation-only resort located just 10 miles northeast of Palm Springs.
Explore Palm Springs: Forrest Bird
His Bird Assister-Controller Mark III and the Bird Resuscitator Mark VII ventilators have been hailed by medical men throughout the country as one the greatest inventions in modern respiratory medicine.
While living in Palm Springs, Forrest Bird invented ventilators that have been hailed as one of the greatest inventions in modern respiratory medicine.