- Museums Open
The Adobe: Everyday, Monday - Sunday 10am to 4pm unless noted. Tel: 760-323-8297 The Cornelia White House: Sat and Sun only 10am to 4pm. Tel: 760-3...
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Ancient well site has many incarnations
The Desert Sun newspaper in 1949 celebrated taking the time to observe the wonders of the natural desert, as people had done for centuries before.
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Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians
Ethnohistorically these Native people are the earliest inhabitants of the Coachella Valley....
Establishment of the
Agua Caliente Reservation
On May 15, 1876, Section 14 and a portion of Section 22 (Tahquitz Canyon) were set aside by Executive Order of President Ulysses S. Grant as the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation....
Nellie Coffman
Resort Town
Healing waters, desert sun and air all provided the perfect setting for hospitality. Nellie's Desert Inn helped turn the little village into a resort town....
Celebrities
Hollywood
Early on the desert was an enticing filming location. As Hollywood glamour rendezvous with the Palm Springs casual vibe this desert oasis became a playground for the stars...
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Architects
Talented architects from all over the world moved to Palm Springs starting in the 1920s, creating the gems that are now the shinning stars throughout town...
Insights
- Fire burns historic 1935 Palm Springs Community Church
An early morning fire Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 4:30am all but gutted one of the city's oldest structures, the Palm Springs Community Churc...
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