Explore Palm Springs: The Desert Inn Coffee Shop
Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein make a stop during summer of 1947
Explore Palm Springs: Naturalist John Muir Visits the Desert
Brings youngest daughter in hopes of relieving her severe respiratory condition
Explore Palm Springs: 4th of July Splash
An erupted fire hydrant helps locals cool off from summer heat
Explore Palm Springs: Tramway Bill
State establishes Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority to govern Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Explore Palm Springs: Splish, Splash
A municipal pool opens at a couple's Old Las Palmas home in June 1945
One of Palm Springs’ first municipal swimming pools was opened at a neighborhood home in June 1945, and 25 eager swimmers showed up.
Explore Palm Springs: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Tribal management granted approval in June 1939
Explore Palm Springs: Frank Sinatra Collar
Jimmy Van Heusen aids 'The Chairman' in catching night prowler
Nelda Linsk, Then and Now
Long before the 1980s anthem, a young woman and her racquet club crowd showed the world that girls just want to have fuu-u-u-n!
The late Gloria Greer used to say it wasn’t a party until she showed up. But it wasn’t a great party until Nelda Linsk arrived.
Explore Palm Springs: Road to Nowhere
Proposed development never gained traction, and left an abandoned road in its place
The road that scales the hill at the intersection of Highway 111 and Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs has always generated curiosity from onlookers.