The Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, brought his entourage to Palm Springs for a little sun and fun, including baseball great Leo Durocher.
Explore Palm Springs: Colonial House
Under what is now the Colony Palms Hotel was an underground playground dating back to the 1930s.
The Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs hides an infamous underground playground when booze and gambling in the 1930s were outlawed.
“I Obey the Laws of Nature”
He wasn’t sick, but laborer-turned-hermit William Pester found many reasons to seek a cure in the canyons near Palm Springs.
He wasn’t sick, but laborer-turned-hermit William Pester found many reasons to seek a cure in the canyons near Palm Springs.
Explore Palm Springs: Historic Site Preservation Board
The demolition of the ticket booth at the Plaza Theatre started a movement to protect historic buildings.
In January 1978, the groundwork was laid to create the Historic Site Preservation Board to protect buildings like the 1936 Plaza Theatre.
Call of the Wild
Armed with a camera and a .38 revolver, Susie Keef Smith and her cousin, Lula Mae Graves, set out in the 1920s to document the desert outback.
Armed with a camera and a .38 revolver, Susie Keef Smith and her cousin, Lula Mae Graves, set out in the 1920s to document the desert outback.
Artistry of a Gourd Rattle
The makings of an ancient instrument.
Gourd rattles are the most common and have been an inherent part of Agua Caliente culture for generations.
From Here to Eternity
Walter and Leonore Annenberg invited presidents and diplomats to let down their guard and work toward world peace at their sunnylands estate, which continues their tradition today.
Walter and Leonore Annenberg appear to have delighted in bringing their circle of friends together at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage.
A Towering Presence
Take away your midcentury modernism and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more iconic structure in Palm Springs than El Mirador Tower.
Treasured Gifts to the Annenbergs
Walter and Leonore Annenberg’s legendary hospitality inspired countless gifts, most of which they displayed at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage.
Explore Palm Springs: Town & Country Café
Opens its doors in 1948 with a special exhibit of rare glass bottles dating back to 1753.
On Nov. 7, 1948 the brand-new Town & Country Café opened its doors in downtown Palm Springs at the top of “The Center”.