Palm Springs HISTORY
Wash On By
Cruise along Highway 111 in Rancho Mirage, and you’ll spot the pink elephant sign for Rancho...
Explore Palm Springs: Celebrate the Cactus
The original summer survivor in the desert is the cactus. Chester “Cactus Slim” and Patricia Moorten...
Brokeback Fountain
The Rainmaker Fountain was born out of a 1988 decree from then-mayor Sonny Bono for public...
Explore Palm Springs: First Trip on the Tram
The first inaugural trip of the Palm Springs Tram was made on Sept. 12, 1963 after...
Explore Palm Springs: Alexander Construction Company
In the summer of 1959, the Alexander Construction Company brought its successful formula for building residential...
The Wild West That Never Was
The Western mythos of Palm Springs was an invention. Those who created and perpetrated this fantasy...
History in the Making
Millie Browne and her dogged determination helped bring the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians its...
Explore Palm Springs: 1940 City Council Election
To be eligible to vote in the Palm Springs 1940 election, a voter had to be...
Palm Springs Life at 60
Palm Springs Life's 60th anniversary is celebrated with a look back at that first year in...
The First Coachella
What can I say about the first Coachella Valley Music Festival? The vibe was mellow, friendly,...
Desert Dreamers 7: The Architects
This edition of Desert Dreamers focuses on the Palm Springs architects whose works continue to awe...
On Our Radar: February 2018
On Our Radar makes note of important dates, anniversaries, and factoids about the Greater Palm Springs...
Explore Palm Springs: TKO on Boxing
In January 1964, Palm Springs city council members were surprised to discover a legal notice had...
Desert Dreamers 6
Because Hollywood stars were obliged by contract to be within driving distance in the event of...
Explore Palm Springs: More Daylight Savings Time
In December 1945, the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce proposed a daylight savings time plan to...
Explore Palm Springs: Cathedral City Curbs
Cathedral City held a "Fiesta" in December 1950 to raise the extra money needed to construct...
Desert Dreamers 5: The Eccentric Visionaries
In Desert Dreamers 5, There is no doubt that the limitless possibilities offered by the desert...
Explore Palm Springs: Equestrian Field Club
There were nine stables in Palm Springs in the 1930s. Many of these stables were located...
Explore Palm Springs: Bavarian Beer Festival
The Bavarian Beer Festival at El Mirador Hotel began in 1952 when the hotel reopened under...
Explore Palm Springs: Palm Springs Desert Museum
The Palm Springs Desert Museum dedicated its brand new, modern, 10,000 square foot facility designed by...
Explore Palm Springs: College of the Desert
On Oct. 28, 1958, The Desert Sun, in conjunction with the Coachella Valley Junior College District,...
Explore Palm Springs: Welcome New Fire Truck
Rated as one of the finest small town fire departments in the west, the Palm Springs...
Explore Palm Springs: Selling A View
In September of 1936, John Robertson, a capitalist from Pueblo, Colorado and Beverly Hills, California, purchased...
Los Angeles is ‘One for the Books’
During the first decade of the 20th century, the skyline of Los Angeles resembled something more...
Explore Palm Springs: War of Wages
Today we hear cries of “fake news,” but historically in Palm Springs there was also a...
Explore Palm Springs: Airport Takes Flight
On August 1, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Palm Springs Airport Bill allotting money...
Desert Dreamers 4: The Sports Stars
From the beginning, Palm Springs has always been a sporty place. People first came because the...
Explore Palm Springs: When Men Wore Shorts
As the days of summer grow longer and hotter, shorts become a fashion staple for both...
Explore Palm Springs: Mayor Frank Bogert
Palm Springs’ most famous cowboy, Frank Bogert, served the city of Palm Springs as mayor twice...
Be Like Water
_ There is a photograph that captures the genesis of modern Southern California, the very instant...
Desert Dreamers 3
One of the stories often told about Palm Springs’ early history (a story like many others...
Desert Dreamers 2
Back in 1917, the Palm Springs locals didn’t even blink when they saw a woman clad...
Desert Dreamers
“There are two deserts,” Randall Henderson wrote in 1937 for his first Desert Magazine letter from...
Century of Service
There are many sunrise Easter services in Southern California, including those held in Riverside, Los Angeles,...
Explore Palm Springs: Los Angeles Angels
Gene Autry, co-owner of the Los Angeles Angels, led the way as his baseball team embarked...
Explore Palm Springs: Bob Hope Desert Classic Ball
In January of 1974, Bob Hope announced the celebrities Jack Benny, Joey Heatherton, and Charro, would...
Explore Palm Springs: Roy Rogers
The desert area chapter of Roy Rogers Riders, one of the largest in the country, held...
Explore Palm Springs: Fashions in Furs
Four hundred fashionistas from around the Coachella Valley gathered on New Year’s Day, 1950, at the...
Explore Palm Springs: Building Boom
In November of 1972, citizen concern over the Palm Springs building boom put the City Council...
Explore Palm Springs: McCallum Family
John Guthrie McCallum brought his family to Palm Springs in the hopes that the dry, healing...
