Palm Springs (Cahuilla: Se-Khi ) is a desert resort town in Riverside County, California, United States, inside the Coachella Valley. Located about 55 mi (89 km) east of San Bernardino, 107 miles (172 km) east of Los Angeles, 123 miles (198 km) northeast of San Diego, and 268 mi (431 km) west of Phoenix, Arizona. The population is 44,552 at the 2010 census. Palm Springs covers about 94 square miles (240 km 2 ), making it the largest city in the region by land area.
Cycling, golf, hiking, horseback riding, swimming, and tennis in the desert and mountain areas are the main recreational forms in Palm Springs. The city is also known for its medieval modern architecture, design elements, and views of art and culture.
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History
Establishment
Pre-colonial history
The first humans who settled here were the Cahuilla, 2,000 years ago. Indian Cahuilla lived here in isolation from other cultures for hundreds of years before European contact. They speak Ivoryuat, which is a dialect of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Many of Cahuilla's leading and powerful leaders are from Palm Springs, including Cahuilla Lion (Head of Juan Antonio). While the Palm Canyon is occupied during the winter, they often move to the cooler Chino Canyon during the summer months.
The Cahuilla Indians have several permanent settlements in the Palm Springs valley, due to the abundance of water and shade. Hot springs are used during the winter. Cahuilla hunts rabbits, mountain goats and quails, while also trapping fish in nearby lakes and rivers. While men are responsible for hunting, women are responsible for collecting fruits, seeds and seeds. They also make tortillas from mesquite beans. While the Cahuillas often spend summers in the Indian Canyon, the Spa Resort Casino location in the city center is now often used during the winter because of its natural hot springs.
Native American petroglyphs can be seen in Tahquitz-, Chino- and Indian Canyons. Irrigation canals, dams, and house holes in Cahuilla can also be seen here. Ancient petroglyphs, pictographs and mortar holes can be seen in Andreas Canyon. The mortar hole is used to grind the grain into food.
The Agua Caliente ("Hot Water") Reservation was established in 1876 and consists of 31,128 hectares. 6,700 hectares is located in Downtown Palm Springs. The Native-American soil is on long lease ground and next to one of California's high end communities, making it one of the richest tribes in California.
The first name for Palm Springs is given by the natives of Cahuilla: "Se-Khi" (boiling water). When Agua Caliente Reservation was founded by the United States government in 1876, the reservation land comprised an alternating section (640 acres) of land arranged in the desert in a checkerboard pattern. An alternative non-reservation section is given to the South Pacific Railway as an incentive to carry the railway through the Sonoran desert.
A number of roads and areas in Palm Springs are named for Native Americans, including Andreas, Arenas, Amado, Belardo, Lugu, Patencio, Saturnino, and Chino. All this is a common Cahuilla family name.
Currently Agua Caliente The Indian Cahuilla band consists of several smaller bands living in modern Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass. The Agua Caliente Reservation occupies 32,000 hectares (13,000 ha), of which 6,700 hectares (2,700 ha) lies within the city limits, making Agua Caliente the native of the largest city on the ground. (Tribal registration in 2010 is 410 people.)
Mexican explorer
In 1821 Mexico was independent of Spain and in March 1823 the Mexican Monarchy ended. In the same year (in December), a Mexican diarist, JosÃÆ'Â © MarÃÆ'a Estudillo and Brevet Captain JosÃÆ'Â © Romero was sent to search the route from Sonora to Alta California; in his expedition, they first recorded the existence of "Agua Caliente" in Palm Springs, California. By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the Mexican-American war, the territory became part of the United States in 1848.
The 19th century later
First name and European settlers
One possible origin of palm in place names comes from early Spanish explorers referring to the area as La Palma de la Mano de Dios or "God's hand". The earliest use of the name "Palm Springs" is from Topographical Engineers of the United States using this term on 1853 maps. According to William Bright, when the word "palm" appears in California's name, it usually refers to the original palm of California, Washingtonia filifera , which is abundant in the Palm Springs area. Other early names are "Palmetto Spring" and "Big Palm Springs".
The first European in Palm Springs itself was Jack Summers, who ran a stagecoach station on the Bradshaw Trail in 1862. Fourteen years later (1876), the Southern Pacific railway line was 6 miles north, isolating the station. In 1880, a local Indian Pedro Chino sold parcels near the spring to William Van Slyke and Mathew Bryne in a series of questionable transactions; they in turn brought W. R. Porter to help market their property through "Palm City Land and Water Company". In 1885, when the San Francisco lawyer (later known as "Judge") John Guthrie McCallum began buying property in Palm Springs, the name was widely accepted. The area was named "Palm Valley" when McCallum incorporated "Palm Valley Land and Water Company" with partners O.C. Miller, H.C. Campbell, and James Adams, M.D.
Land development and drought
McCallum, who brought his sick son to a dry climate for health, brought in Dr. Ir. Oliver Wozencroft and engineer J. P. Lippincott to help build channels from the Whitewater River to the orchard on his property. He also asked Dr. Welwood Murray to set up a hotel across the street from his residence. Murray did so in 1886 (he later became a famous horticulture expert). Crops and irrigation systems flooded in 1893 from record rainfall, and then an 11-year drought (1894-1905) caused further damage.
20th century
Resort development
The city became a fashionable resort in 1900 when health tourists arrived with conditions requiring dry heat. Because of the heat, however, the population declined sharply in the summer. In 1906, the writer of naturalist and travel writer George Wharton James, two volumes of the Wonders of the Desert Desert described Palm Springs as having "enchanting charm and magnetism" and including records of his stay at the Murray hotel. As James also explained, Palm Springs is more comfortable in its microclimate because it is covered in the shadows of San Jacinto Mountain in the west and in winter the mountains block the cold winds of San Gorgonio. Early famous visitors include John Muir and his daughter, US Vice President Charles Fairbanks, and Fanny Stevenson, widow of Robert Louis Stevenson; still, Murray's hotel closed in 1909 and was demolished in 1954.
Nellie N. Coffman and her husband's physician Harry founded The Desert Inn as a hotel and sanatorium in 1909. It expanded as a modern hotel in 1927 and continued until 1967. Coffman himself was a "driving force" in the city's tourism industry until his death in 1950.
James' The Magic of the Colorado Desert was followed in 1920 by J. Smeaton Chase's
The next big hotel is El Mirador, a large and luxurious resort that attracts the greatest movie stars; opening in 1927, a prominent feature is the 68-foot-tall Renaissance style tower. Silent Fritzi Ridgeway's 100-room star Hotel del Tahquitz was built in 1929, next to the "Fool's Folly" castle built by Chicago Lois Kellogg heir. Golf is available at O'Donnell's 9 hole course (1926) and El Mirador (1929) course (see Golf below). Hollywood movie stars are attracted by dry and sunny summer weather and seclusion - they build homes and estates in the Warm Sands, The Mesa, and Historic Tennis Club areas (see Environment below). About 20,000 visitors came to the area in 1922.
Palm Springs became popular with movie stars in the 1930s and the estate estate expanded into the Colony Film neighborhood, Tahquitz River Estates, and Las Palmas neighborhoods. Actors Charles Farrell and Ralph Bellamy opened the Raket Club in 1934 and Pearl McCallum opened the Tennis Club in 1937. The nightclub was also established, with Al Wertheimer opening The Dunes outside of Palm Springs in 1934 and the opening of the Chi Chi club in 1936. In addition gambling available at Dunes Club, other casinos include The 139 Club and The Cove Club just outside the city. South California's first independent shopping center was established in Palm Springs as Plaza Shopping Center in 1936.
World War II
When the United States entered World War II, Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley were important in the war effort. The original airfield near Palm Springs became the staging ground for the 21st Corps Ferry Cruises Group in November 1941 and the new airfield was built ½ miles from the old site. The new airfield, designated Palm Springs Army Airfield, was completed in early 1942. Personnel of the Air Force 560 Air Force Command Air Force Base Unit stayed at La Paz Guest Ranch and the training was conducted at the airstrip by the 72nd and 72nd Ferry Squadron. 73. Then the training was given by Headquarters of IV Fighter Command 459th Base and Air Base Squadron.
Eight months before Pearl Harbor Day, El Mirador Hotel is fully booked and adds new facilities. After the war began, the US government purchased the hotel from Warren Phinney owner for $ 750,000 and turned it into Torney General Hospital, with Italian prisoners of war serving as kitchen aid and orders in 1944 and 1945. Through the war it was managed with 1,500 personnel and cared for about 19,000 patient.
Patton's General Patton Training Center covers the entire region, with its headquarters at Camp Young at the Chiriaco Summit and a depot of equipment guarded by 66 GERMANS in today's Palm Desert.
Post World War II
Modernist architecture thrives with commissions from the stars, using the city to explore architectural innovations, new artistic venues, and exotic experiences back to the mainland. The inventive architects designed unique holiday homes, such as steel houses with prefabricated panels and folding roofs, greenhouses and steel in rock-laden landscapes, and carousel houses that turned to avoid the sun's glare.
In 1946 Richard Neutra designed the House of Edgar and Liliane Kaufmann. A modernist classic, this largely glass residence combines the latest technological advances in building materials, using natural lighting and floating fields and flowing spaces for proportion and detail. In recent years energetic conservation programs have protected and improved many classical buildings.
Culver (2010) argues that Palm Springs architecture is a model for mass-produced suburban housing, especially in the Southwest. This "Modern Desert" style is an upscale architectural style featuring open plan designs, wall-to-wall carpets, air conditioning, swimming pools and enormous windows. As Culver concludes, "While the environment may condemn the modern desert, the masses will not.Here, it seems, are houses that fully joins inside and outside, providing space for an important component of California - and indeed the American middle class - life : recreation Although not everyone can have Neutra work, many families can adopt modern Palm Springs aspects. "
Hollywood's values ​​permeate the resort because it combines celebrities, health, new wealth, and sex. As Culver (2010) explains: "The sexual bohemian and marriage marriage is evident in Hollywood intersected with the resort atmosphere of Palm Springs, and this, more open sexuality will gradually emerge elsewhere in the national tourism culture." During this period, the municipal government, stimulated by real estate developers, systematically removed and removed the poor and the Indians.
Palm Springs was described by French photographer Robert Doisneau in November 1960 as part of a duty for Fortune on the construction of a golf course in this very dry and hot region of the Colorado desert. Doisneau filed about 300 slides after her ten-day stay describing the lifestyle of wealthy retirees and Hollywood stars in the 1960s. At that time, Palm Springs only counted 19 courses, which had grown to 125 in 2010.
Life all year
Similar to the pre-war era, Palm Springs remains popular among the rich and famous in Hollywood, as well as retired and Canadian tourists. Between 1947 and 1965, Alexander Construction Company built about 2,200 homes in Palm Springs that effectively doubled its housing capacity.
As the 1970s got closer, more and more retirees moved to Coachella Valley. As a result, Palm Springs began to evolve from the virtual ghost town in the summer to the community throughout the year. Businesses and hotels usually closed during July and August stay open all summer. As trade grows, so does the number of families with children.
The 1973-1975 recession affected Palm Springs because many rich people had to cut back on their spending. Then in the 1970s many Chicago mafia invested $ 50 million in the Palm Springs area, buying homes, land, and businesses. While Palm Springs faced competition from the desert towns of the east in the late 1980s, it continued into the 21st century.
Spring break
Since the early 1950s, the city has become a popular spring resort. Favored as a destination in the 1963 movie Palm Springs Weekend, the number of visitors increased and sometimes the encounter was problematic. In 1969 about 15,000 people gathered for a concert at the Palm Springs Angel Stadium and 300 people were arrested for drunkenness or disturbing the peace. In the 1980s, 10,000 more students would visit the city and form havens and parties - and other unrest occurred in 1986 when Palm Springs Police with riot gear had to put a rowdy crowd. In 1990, due to complaints by residents, mayor Sonny Bono and the city council shut down the city of Palm Canyon Drive to Spring Breakers and the downtown business lost money usually filled by tourists.
Today
Tourism is a major factor in the city economy with 1.6 million visitors in 2011. The city has more than 130 hotels and resorts, many bed and breakfasts and over 100 restaurants and eating places.
After the 2008 recession, Palm Springs is revitalizing the Town Center or "Village". The rebuilding begins with the demolition of the Bank of America building in January 2012, with Desert Fashion Plaza scheduled to be destroyed in 2012.
The movement behind medieval modern architecture (1950s/60s) in Palm Springs is supported by architects, artistic designers and local historians to preserve the many buildings of Central Palm Springs and the homes of famous celebrities, businessmen and politicians.
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Geography and environment
Palm Springs is located on 33Ã, Â ° 49? 26? N 116Ã, Â ° 31? 49? W (33,823990, -116,530339) in the Sonoran Desert. According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​95.0 square miles (246 km 2 ), of which 94.1 square miles (244 km 2 ) is ground and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km 2 ) (1%) is water. Located in the desert area of ​​Coachella Valley, Palm Springs is protected by the San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south, by the San Jacinto Mountains to the west and by the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the east.
Climate
Palm Springs has a hot desert climate, with more than 300 days of sunlight and about 4.83 inches (122.7 mm) of rain every year. The warm winter months, with the majority of days reaching 70Ã,  ° F (21Ã,  ° C) and in January and February days often see temperatures of 80Ã, ° F (27Ã,  ° C) and sometimes reaching more than 90Ã,  ° F (32  ° C), meanwhile, on average, there are 17 nights each year dipping to or below 40  ° F (4  ° C); freezing temperatures occur in less than half a year. The lowest temperatures recorded were 19  ° F (-7  ° C), on January 22, 1937. Summer often sees daytime temperatures above 110  ° F (43  ° C) plus the overnight lows remaining above 80  ° F (27  ° C). The average annual temperature is 74.6  ° F (23.7  ° C). There are 180 days with high reaching 90Ã,  ° F (32Ã,  ° C), and 100Ã,  ° F (38Ã,  ° C) can be seen on 116 days. The highest recorded temperatures in Palm Springs were 123Ã, ° F (51Ã,  ° C), the latter achieved on 28 and 29 July 1995.
Ecology
This location has a variety of original Low Desert flora and fauna. Important trees that occur in the wild and under cultivation are California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera .
Nearby Areas
The city of Palm Springs has developed a program to identify the typical environment in the community. Of 33 neighborhoods, 7 have historical and cultural significance.
Colony Film Environment
The Movie Colony is on the east side of Palm Canyon Drive. The Colony East Film Environment stretches farther east than Ruth Hardy Park. These areas began to grow in the 1930s when Hollywood movie stars built up their smaller vacation from their plantation area in Los Angeles. Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Està © e Lauder, and Bing Crosby built a home in this neighborhood.
El Rancho Vista Plantation
In the 1960s, Robert Fey built 70 houses designed by Donald Wexler and Ric Harrison at El Rancho Vista Estates. Noted residents include Jack LaLanne and Andy Dick comics.
Warm Sand
The historic homes in the Warm Sands area date back to the 1920s and many are built of brick. It also includes a small resort and Ramon Mobile Home Park. Notable residents included screenwriter Walter Koch, artist Paul Grimm, Cleve Jones activist and actor Wesley Eure.
Mesa
Mesa began as a fenced community developed in the 1920s near the Indian Canyon. Notable residents include King Gillette, Zane Gray, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Suzanne Somers, Herman Wouk, Henry Fernandez, Barry Manilow and Trina Turk. Typical houses include Donald Wexler's "butterfly house" and "Streamline Moderne Ship of the Desert".
Tahquitz River Estates
Some of the houses in this neighborhood date back to the 1930s. The area is owned by Pearl McCallum McManus and he started building homes in the wards after the end of World War II. Dr. William Scholl (Dr. Scholl's foot product) has an area of ​​10 hectares here. Today, the environment is the largest environmental organization with 600 homes and businesses within its boundaries.
Sunmor Estates
During World War II, the original area of ​​Sunmor Estates was the western part of Palm Springs Army Airfield. The houses here are developed by Robert Higgins and Alexander Construction Company. Actor and former mayor Frank Bogert bought his home for $ 16,000 and lived there for over 50 years.
Historical Tennis Club
The poor artist Carl Eytel first founded his hut on what would become the Tennis Club in 1937. Another artist in the neighborhood, who built the Morocco-style "Marocac" estate in 1924, was Gordon Coutts. Other areas include the Samuel Untermyer Mediterranean villa (now The Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn), Casa Cody Inn, built by Harriet and Harold William Cody (Buffalo Bill Cody's cousin) and Ingleside Inn, built in 1920 by the Humphrey Birge family. The neighborhood now has about 400 homes, condominiums, apartments, inns, and restaurants.
Laser Las Palmas environment
To the west of Palm Canyon Drive are Vista Las Palmas, Old Las Palmas, and the Little Tuscany neighborhood. These areas also have distinctive houses and celebrity plantations.
Racquet Club Estates
Historic Racquet Club Estates, located north of Vista Chino, is home to more than five hundred medieval modern houses from Alexander Construction Company. The "Meiselman" house, and the famous Donald Wexler steelhouses (having a First Class historical appointment) are also prominent in the area. Racquet Club Estates is the middle income neighborhood in Palm Springs.
Deepwell Estates
Deepwell Estates, east of the square mile defined by South/East Palm Canyon, Mesquite, and Sunrise, contains about 370 homes, including architecturally renowned homes and celebrity figures. Among the celebrities living in the neighborhood are Jerry Lewis, Loretta Young, Liberace, and William Holden.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 US Census reported that Palm Springs had a population of 44,552. Population density was 469.1 persons per square mile (181.1/km ²). Palm Springs racial makeup is 33,720 (75.7%) White (63.6% Non-Hispanic White), 1,982 (4.4%) African American, 467 (1,0%) Native American, 1,971 (4.4 %) Asia, 71 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 4,949 (11.1%) of other races, and 1,392 (3.1%) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 11,286 (25.3%).
The Census reported that 44,013 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 343 (0.8%) lived in unembienced groups, and 196 (0.4%) were institutionalized.
There were 22,746 households, of which 3,337 (14.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,812 (25.6%) were married couples, 1,985 (8.7%) had homes ladies without husbands were present, 868 (3.8%) had a householder male in the absence of a wife. There are 1,031 (4.5%) unmarried partners of the opposite sex, and 2,307 (10.1%) of the same married couple or partnership. 10,006 households (44.0%) consisted of individuals and 4,295 (18.9%) had individuals living alone aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 1.93. There are 8,665 families (38.1% of all households); the average family size is 2.82.
The population is spread by 6,125 people (13.7%) under the age of 18, 2,572 people (5.8%) aged 18 to 24, 8,625 people (19.4%) aged 25 to 44, 15,419 people (34.6%) aged 45 to 64 years. , and 11,811 people (26.5%) aged 65 years or older. The median age was 51.6 years. For every 100 women, there are 129.3 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 133.8 men.
There are 34,794 housing units with an average density of 366.3 per square mile (141.4/km²), of which 13,349 (58.7%) are owner-occupied, and 9397 (41.3%) are occupied by tenants. Homeowner vacancy rate is 6.7%; rental vacancy rate is 15.5%. 24,948 people (56.0% of the population) live in housing units occupied by owners and 19,065 people (42.8%) live in rental housing units.
During 2009-2013, Palm Springs had an average household income of $ 45,198, with 18.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.
2000
In the 2000 census, there were 42,807 people, 20,516 households, and 9,457 families living in the city. Population density was 454.2 people per square mile (175.4/km 2 ). There are 30,823 housing units with an average density of 327.0 per square mile (126.3/km 2 ). City's racial makeup is 78.3% White, 3.9% African American, 0.9% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Island, 9.8% of other races, and 3.1% % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 23.7% of the population.
There are 20,516 of them 16.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% are married couples living together, 8.5% have married women without husband, and 53.9% are not family. 41.6% of all households are individuals and 18.3% have a self-sufficient 65 or older. The average household size is 2.1 and the average family size is 2.9.
In the city, the population is spread by 17.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% years or more. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 women, there are 107.8 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 107.4 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 35,973 and the average income for families is $ 45,318. Men have an average income of $ 33,999 versus $ 27,461 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 25,957. Approximately 11.2% of families and 15.1% of the population are below the poverty line, including 28.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.8% of those aged 65 and older.
same-sex couples
Palm Springs has one of the highest concentrations of same-sex couples from any community in the United States. In the city, 7.2% of households had same-sex couples compared with a national average of 1%. Palm Springs has the fifth highest percentage of same-sex households in the country. Former mayor Ron Oden estimates that about a third of Palm Springs is gay. Over the past few times, this city has served LGBT travelers. Palm Springs is host to the Pride Palm Springs celebrations. This celebration, held annually in November, includes events such as Palm Springs Pride Golf Classic, Stonewall Equal Concert, and Broadway at Drag Pageant. The city also holds the same sex marriage ceremony at the iconic 'Forever Marilyn' statue located in the city center, before relocation in 2014.
Economy
Although celebrities are still retiring to Palm Springs, many people today build residence in other areas of Coachella Valley. The urban economy now relies on tourism, and local government is largely supported by the associated retail sales tax and TOT (temporary shelter tax). It is the city of numerous international festivals, conventions and events including the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The world's largest rotating aerial vehicle (cable car) can be found in the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. These cars, built by Von Roll Tramways, climbed from Chino Canyon for two and a half miles to a steep slope to the station at 8,516 feet (2,596 m). The Wilderness San Jacinto is accessible from the top of the tram and there is a restaurant with a famous view.
The Palm Springs Convention Center is expanding millions of dollars and renovating under Mayor Will Kleindienst. City Council Sub-Committee Mayor Kleindienst and City Councilor Chris Mills chose Fentress Bradburn Architects from Denver, Colorado for redesign.
Many hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions cater to tourists, while shoppers can find upscale boutiques in downtown and downtown Palm Springs. The city is home to 20 optional clothing resorts including many serving gay men.
Famous business
- Ace Hotel & amp; Swim Club - a renovated mid-20th-century motel.
- Bird Medical Technology
- Colony Palms Hotel - opened in 1936 as The Colonial House by the owner of Las Vegas casino, Al Wertheimer.
- Raven Productions - a television production company based in Palm Springs.
- Hello Paradise - a weekly television magazine about the Palm Springs area produced by Raven.
- Earth Tracks - travel and adventure programs produced by Raven.
Art and culture
Annual cultural event
- The Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival ("ShortFest") feature a star-studded, red carpet in January and June.
- Modernism Week, in February, is an 11-day event featuring medieval modern architecture through films, lectures, tours, and Modernism Show & amp; Sales. A Modern Week Weekend was held in mid-October.
The Black Palm Palm History Committee celebrates the Black History Month with city parades and exhibitions every February.
- Agua Caliente Cultural Museum presents the Film Festival & amp; Culture at the Camelot Theater in the center of Palm Springs.
- The Dinah Shore Weekend Club skirt, known as "The Dinah", is the LGBT show called "The Greatest Girl Party in the World" held every March.
- The White Party Circuit was held in April, attracting 10,000 visitors.
- Noir Arthur Lyons Film Festival, sponsored by the Palm Springs Cultural Center, was held in May with a screening at the Camelot Theater. Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week is held every June, featuring 10 days of dining at over 100 restaurants in Coachella Valley.
- Caballeros, a gay male choir and member of Chorus GALA, has been presenting concerts since 1999.
The following three parades, held at Palm Canyon Drive, were created by former Mayor Will Kleindienst:
- The Palm Springs Annual Homecoming Parade was held on Wednesday before the Palm Homecoming High School Game on Friday night.
- The city sponsors the Veteran's Day parade, concert and fireworks show since 1996. This is one of 54 US Veterans Affairs Departments designated as Regional Sites for national Veterans Day celebrations.
- Since 1992 the Palm Springs Lights Parade Festival was held on the first Saturday of December.
Ongoing cultural events
Over the years, The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies is a stage show at the historic Plaza Theater featuring players over the age of 55. Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies is a short documentary by Mel Damski in 1997 about Follies. The Palm Springs Follies are closed for good after the 2013-14 season.
Starting in 2004, the city works with downtown businesses to develop the weekly Palm Springs VillageFest. The downtown street fair has become a regular Thursday night event, attracting tourists and locals to Palm Canyon Drive for a stroll amidst food and craft dealers.
Events related to films and films sponsored by Desert Film Society.
Public art
City council has established a 7-member commission to promote art in the city. The commission has sponsored several well-known public art projects in the city, including:
- "Red Echo" (2010) by Konstantin Demopoulos. Ramon Road and Gene Autry Trail
- "Balzac Male Figure" (2009) by Christopher Georgesco. Palm Canyon Blvd. and Andreas Road
- "Gene Autry, American Favorite Cowboy Singer" (2007) by DeL'Esprie
- "Squeeze" (2007) by John Clement. 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive
- "Agua Caliente Women" (1994) by Doug Hyde, Tahquitz corner and Indian Canyon Way
- "Private History of Palm Springs" by Tony Berlant diptych mural, Convention Center lobby
- "The Batter" by Bill Arms, baseball stadium
- "Standing Woman" by Felipe Castaneda, Palm Canyon in front of the Historical Society
- "Flight" by Damian Prior, entrance to Bird Medical Technologies at Gene Autry Drive
- "Daimaru XII" by Michael Todd. Convention Center; on rent from the Palm Springs Art Museum
- "Lucy Ricardo" by Emmanuil Snitkovsky. Tahquitz Canyon in Palm Canyon
- "Desert Highland Mural Project" by Richard Wyatt. Desert Highland Unity Center, Tramview Road
- "Desert Reflection" by Phill Evans. City Dog Park
- "Nines and Elevens" by James Jared Taylor III. Demuth Park
- "Charlie Farrell" by George Montgomery. Palm Springs International Airport
- "Rainmaker" by David Morris. Fountain, Frances Stevens Park
- "Lawn Chair" by Blue McRight. Pepper Tree Inn
- "Whirlwind" by Gary Slater. Ruth Hardy Park
- "Wave Rhythms" by John Mishler. Sunrise Park
Museums and other points of interest
- Agua Caliente Indian Cahuilla Band
- Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (currently located downtown in Village Green)
- Tombstone of India (Palm Canyon, Andreas Canyon, Murray Canyon)
- Tahquitz Canyon, a wildlife area, and a one-time staging venue for "The Game" The outer desert in the 1920s
- Tahquitz Waterfall, 60 foot waterfall is used as a scene in Frank Capra's 1937 film, Lost Horizon .
- Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage
- Spa Resort Casino, based on the city's original hot spring
Statue - Forever Marilyn by Seward Johnson in downtown Palm Springs (currently in New Jersey for Seward Johnson exhibition)
- Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium
- Palm Springs Community History Museum (and Village Green)
- Miss Cornelia White's "Little House" (railroad connection from dead Palmdale Railroad used to build houses)
- The McCallum Adobe - the oldest remaining building, was built in 1884
- Ruddy's General Store Museum - 1930s general store
- Palm Springs Air Museum - located at Palm Springs International Airport
- The Palm Springs Art Museum - originally developed as the Desert Museum
- Annenberg Theater
- Palm Springs Walk of Stars
- The San Jacinto Mountains
- Cactus to Clouds Trail - leads from Museum of Art to San Jacinto Peak
- Mount San Jacinto State Park
- Palm Springs Air Tramway
- Santa Rosa Mountain National Monument and San Jacinto
- Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert - in Rancho Mirage
- Wilderness Zoo and Zoo - in Palm Desert, California
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Little San Bernardino Mountains
Many galleries and studios are located in towns and areas. The California Art Club has a chapter in Palm Springs. The Coachella Valley Desert Art Center was founded in Palm Springs in 1950.
- Delos Van Earle "Jungle Red"
Sports
Baseball
Palm Springs is home to Palm Springs POWER, a college semi-pro league baseball team comprised of all campus stars of the Southern California Baseball Baseball Association. It has a winter league baseball team, winter POWER team and Palm Springs Chill from California Winter League (2010) consisting of 12 other teams in 2016. The league plays its game in Palm Springs Stadium and also on the baseball field near Palm Springs High School. Both sites feature 6 teams from the Palm Springs Collegiate League in the summer.
The Palm Springs Stadium was once the spring training location of the Major League Baseball California Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) of the American League from 1961 to 1993. The stadium also hosts spring training from Oakland A's and Chicago White Sox, and minor league 1950s Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League are also trained there.
Tennis
The Palm Springs area features sports events including the BNP Paribas Open, one of the world's most significant tennis events, after four Grand Slam tournaments.
Easter Bowl, sponsored by the United States Tennis Association for Juniors has been held in the Palm Springs area in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Golf
With more golf courses than any other region in California, Coachella Valley is the most popular golf vacation destination in California. The early golf courses in Palm Springs are the O'Donnell Golf Club (built by oil businessman Thomas A. O'Donnell) and the El Mirador Hotel course, both opened in the 1920s. After Cochran-Odlum (Indio) and Shadow Mountain pitch and putt courses were built after World II, the first 18-hole golf course in the area is the Thunderbird Country Club, founded in 1951 at Rancho Mirage. Thunderbird was designed by golf course architect Lawrence Hughes and Johnny Dawson and in 1955 hosted the 11th Ryder Cup championship.
In the 1970s the area had more than 40 programs and in 2001, the 100th course was opened. This area is also home to the Humana Challenge PGA Tour in partnership with the Clinton Foundation (formerly Bob Hope Chrysler Classic), Inspiration ANA LPGA and Canadian Desert's Desert Dunes Classic.
Soccer
The Palm Springs AYSO Region 80 plays in Part 1H of the American Youth Soccer Organization.
American soccer
The Desert Fire Cats women's soccer team plays in Palm Springs. They were scheduled to play in the Independent Women's Soccer League in 2011, but the team's season was canceled and they moved on to play as an affiliate team in the Women's Spring Soccer League.
Parks and recreation
City Park
Recreation
- The iceberg ice cream ice palace of Palm Springs opened in the nearby Cathedral City in October 2011.
- Boom Generation! is a family entertainment center in Cathedral City.
- The town skatepark is designed after the famous Nude Bowl.
- CNL Financial Group operates Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs water park in summer. (Previously operated as Knott's Soak City by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.)
In 1931 the Desert Riders were established. Started as a social organization for the people of Palm Springs, the group sponsors horseback riding and builds lanes for migrants, pedestrians, and cyclists. The Desert Riders are also significant in providing a combination of chuckwagon food and rides through the closest valley to hotel guests as Palm Springs develops the tourism industry.
Government
City
The business owner in the village first established the Palm Springs Trade Council in 1918, followed by the chamber of commerce; The city itself was founded by elections in 1938 and converted into a charter city, with a charter adopted by voters in 1994.
Currently the city has a board-manager type government, with a five-person city council hiring a city manager and a city lawyer. The mayor was elected directly and served for four years. The other four members of the council are also serving a four-year sentence, with staggered elections. The city is considered a full-service city, where staff and managing police and fire departments themselves include parks and recreational programs, public libraries, sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants, international airports, as well as planning and development services.
The city government is a member of the Southern California Government Association.
The current mayor is Robert Moon, who was elected in 2015. Mr. Moon is the city's third openly gay mayor in the city's history. The longest municipal mayor of Palm Springs is Frank Bogert (1958-66 and 1982-88), but the city's most famous mayor is Sonny Bono. Bono served from 1988 to 1992 and was eventually elected to the US Congress.
Territory
Palm Springs is in District Supervision 4 in Riverside County.
Status
In the State Legislature of California, Palm Springs is in the 28th Senate District, represented by the Republic of Jeff Stone, and in the 42nd District of the Assembly, represented by the Republic of Chad Mayes.
Federal
In the United States House of Representatives, Palm Springs is in the 36th congress district of California, represented by Democrat Raul Ruiz.
Education
Public schools
Public education in Palm Springs is under the jurisdiction of the Palm Springs Unified School District, an independent district with five board members. Palm Springs High School is the oldest school in the district, built in 1938. Originally it was a K-12 school in 1920 and had its College of the Desert campus from 1958 to 1964.
Primary schools in Palm Springs include:
- Cahuilla Elementary School
- Ciego Vista Charter School (received the National School of Education National Blue Ribbon award in 2011, and the US National University Golden Ribbon Award in 2016)
- Katherine Finchy Elementary School (received the National School of Education National Blue Ribbon award in 2011, and the US National Gold Ribbon Award in 2016)
- Vista del Monte Elementary School
Alternative education is provided by the Ramon Alternative Center.
Private school
Private schools in Palm Springs and nearby communities include Desert Chapel Christian School (K-12), Desert Adventist Academy (K-8), Sacred Heart School (PS-8), St. Theresa (PreK-8), King's School - formerly known as Palm Valley School (K-8), Desert Christian (K-12), Marywood-Palm Valley School, and The Academy.
In 2006 the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino built the Xavier Preparatory Preparatory School in Palm Desert.
Post-secondary education
The Desert Community College District, headquartered with its main campus, College of the Desert, is located in Palm Desert. California State University, San Bernardino and the University of California, Riverside used to have satellite campuses available on the College of the Desert campus, but now has its own building in Palm Desert.
Private post-secondary education institutions including Brandman University (Palm Desert branch), California Desert Judiciary Law Academy (in Indio), Kaplan College (Palm Springs), Phoenix University, Mayfield College and California Nurses Educational Institute (Palm Springs).
Media
Radio and television
Palm Springs is the 144th largest TV market as defined by AC Nielsen. DMA Palm Springs is unique amongst the TV market as it is entirely located within only a fraction of Riverside County. Also, while most areas received their first local television station during the 1950s, Palm Springs did not receive its first TV station until October 1968 when the KPLM-TV station (now KESQ) and KMIR-TV made its debut. Before that time, Palm Springs was served by a TV station from the Los Angeles market, which was carried on a local cable system that began operating in the 1950s and which preceded the rise of local broadcast stations by more than a decade.
TV stations serving the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley areas include:
- KESQ-TV ABC, Channel 42 (Line 3 on cable)
- KMIR-TV NBC, Channel 36 (Channel 13 on cable)
- CBS CBS, Channel 38 (Line 2 on cable)
CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, and other networks are covered by low-power TV stations in the market.
In addition, Palm Springs and the surrounding area are served by AM and FM radio stations including the following:
Newspapers and magazines
- Desert Sun is a local daily newspaper serving Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley area.
- Desert Magazine is a monthly lifestyle magazine sent to 40,000 homes.
- The Desert Star Weekly (formerly Desert Valley Star ) was published in Desert Hot Springs, California.
- The Desert Guides Daily is a regular LGBT weekly.
- Palm Springs Life is a monthly magazine; it also has publications about El Paseo Drive shopping in Palm Desert, desert entertainment, home, health, culture and art, golf, plus annual issues on weddings and dinners.
- The Palm Springs Villager was published in the early 20th century until 1959.
- The Palm Canyon Times was published from 1993-1996.
- The Desert Post Weekly - Cathedral City.
- General Record - Palm Desert, is a weekly affair and public affairs.
Infrastructure
Library
The city's library began in 1924 and was financed by Martha Hitchcock. It was expanded in 1940 on donated land to a new town entered by Dr. Welwood Murray and financed through the efforts of Thomas O'Donnell. The site now operates as a branch library, research library for the Historical Society of Palm Springs, and the tourism office for the Palm Springs Tourism Bureau.
Transportation
One of the first transportation routes for Palm Springs is on the Bradshaw Trail, a historic land route coach route from San Bernardino to La Paz, Arizona. Bradshaw Trail operates from 1862 to 1877. In the 1870s, the South Pacific Railroad extended its course to Coachella Valley.
Modern transport services include:
- Palm Springs International Airport serves Palm Springs and Coachella Valley.
- Historical note: during World War II operated as Palm Springs Army Airfield.
- SunLine Transit Agency provides bus services in Coachella Valley.
- The Morongo Basin Transit Authority provides bus services to and from the Morongo Basin community.
- Amtrak's Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle form a single train that stops three times a week at Palm Springs Amtrak station.
- Motorway Thruway from Amtrak connects Palm Springs to Bakersfield, Claremont, Indio, La Crescenta, Ontario, Pasadena, Riverside and San Bernardino. A Thruway city bus stop is located at 3400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way.
- Historical note: South Pacific Railway Argonaut serves Palm Springs from 1926 to 1961.
- Greyhound Bus Lines has a stop (without tickets) at Palm Springs Amtrak station.
Highways include:
- SRÃ, 111 - California State Route 111, which bypassed the city.
- I-10 - Interstate 10 runs north of town.
- SRÃ, 74 - The Pines to Palms Scenic Byway (California State Route 74) runs from the beach, across the San Jacinto Mountains to the nearby Palm Desert.
- SRÃ, 62 - California State Route 62 (Blue Star Memorial Highway) cuts I-10 north-west of the city and runs north to San Bernardino County and Colorado River.
Funeral
In 1890, Jane Augustine Patencio Cemetery was founded in Tahquitz Way with the burial of Jane Augustine Patencio. Defended by Agua Caliente Tribe.
Welwood Murray's funeral was started by hotel operator Welwood Murray in 1894 when his son died. It is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District, which also maintains the Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City.
Also in Cathedral City is Forest Lawn Cemetery, run by Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & amp; Mortuaries.
Famous people
More than 300 residents of Palm Springs have been recognized in the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.
Modern architecture
In addition to the medieval modern architectural tradition, Palm Springs and the region showcase many famous architects. Other (non-Mid-Century) include Edward H. Fickett, Haralamb H. Georgescu, Howard Lapham, and Karim Rashid.
Palm Springs in popular culture
The Palm Springs area has been the location of filming, topical setting, and subject of the story for many movies, television shows, and literature.
Wildlife
The Palm Springs fauna of most species adapt to deserts, extreme temperatures and lack of moisture. It lies within the Nearctic faunal region in an area containing a collection of species similar to North Africa. Indigenous fauna including Pronghorns, Desert Bighorn Sheep, Desert Turtles, Fox Kits, Iguana Desert, Horned Lizards, Chuckwalla, Bobcats, Mountain Lion, and Monsters Crazy. Other animals include ground squirrels, stone squirrels, porcupines, skunks, cactus mice, kangaroo rats, pocket pockets, and raccoons. The desert here includes the iconic Roadrunner, which can run at speeds exceeding 15 mp/hr. Other avifauna include Ladder-backed triggers, flycatchers, elf owls, large horned owls, sparrow hawks and various raptors.
The Sonoran desert has more species of rattlesnake (11) than anywhere else in the world. The most common species is the venomous venomous Mojave, considered the most dangerous poisonous snake in the world. The biggest snake toy species here are Western venomous snakes, while other species include Black-tailed snakes, Tiger rattles and Sidewinder rattler. Palm Springs is home to Tarantula and Scorpion species, including Vinegaroon.
Although black bears are not common in Coachella Valley, bears have been observed in Palm Springs and other parts of California.
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