Palm Springs, California

Coordinates: 33°49′49″N 116°32′43″W / 33.83028°N 116.54528°W / 33.83028; -116.54528
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Palm Springs
City
FIPS code
06-55254
GNIS feature IDs1652768, 2411357
Websitepalmspringsca.gov

Palm Springs (

resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately 94 square miles (240 km2), making it the largest city in Riverside County by land area. With multiple plots in checkerboard pattern, more than 10% of the city is part of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians reservation land and is the administrative capital of the most populated reservation in California
.

The population of Palm Springs was 44,575 as of the

2020 census, but because Palm Springs is a retirement location and a winter snowbird destination, the city's population triples between November and March.[7]

The city is noted for its mid-century modern architecture, design elements, arts and cultural scene, and recreational activities.[8]

History

Founding

Pre-colonial history

The first humans to settle in the area were the

Uto-Aztecan language.[13]

Numerous prominent and powerful Cahuilla leaders were from the area, including Cahuilla Lion (Chief Juan Antonio).[14] Palm Canyon was occupied during the winter months, but they often moved to cooler Chino Canyon during the summer months.[15]

The Cahuilla Indians had several permanent settlements in the canyons of Palm Springs due to the abundance of water and shade. Various hot springs were used during wintertime. The Cahuilla hunted rabbit, mountain goat, and quail while trapping fish in nearby lakes and rivers. While men were responsible for hunting, women were responsible for collecting berries, acorns, and seeds. They also made tortillas from mesquite seeds.[9] While the Cahuillas often spent the summers in Indian Canyons, the current site of the former Spa Resort Casino, in downtown, was often used during winter due to its natural hot springs.[10]

Native American

pictographs and mortar holes can be seen in Andreas Canyon. The mortar holes were used to grind acorns into meal.[17][18]

The Agua Caliente ("Hot Water") Reservation was established in 1876 and consists of 31,128 acres (12,597 ha). Six thousand seven hundred acres (2,700 ha) are located by Downtown Palm Springs.[19] The Native American land is on long lease land and next to one of California's high-end communities, making the tribe one of the wealthiest in California.[20]

The first name for Palm Springs was given by the native Cahuilla: "Se-Khi" (boiling water).

Southern Pacific Railroad as an incentive to bring rail lines through the Sonoran Desert
.

A number of streets and areas in Palm Springs are named for Native American notables, including Andreas, Arenas, Amado, Belardo, Lugo, Patencio, Saturnino, and Chino. All of these are common Cahuilla surnames.[10]

Presently the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is composed of several smaller bands who live in the modern-day Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass. The Agua Caliente Reservation occupies 32,000 acres (13,000 ha), of which 6,700 acres (2,700 ha) lie within the city limits, making the Agua Caliente natives the city's largest landowners. (Tribal enrollment as of 2010 was 410 people.[23])

Mexican explorers

hot springs
within the area of what is Palm Springs.

As of 1821 Mexico was independent of Spain, and in March 1823, the Mexican Monarchy ended. That same year (in December) Mexican diarist José María Estudillo and Brevet Captain José Romero were sent to find a route from Sonora to Alta California; on their expedition, they first recorded the existence of "Agua Caliente" at Palm Springs, California.[24][25]: 30  With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the Mexican-American War, the region became part of the United States in 1848.

Later 19th century

Early names and European settlers

One possible origin of palm in the place name comes from early Spanish explorers who referred to the area as La Palma de la Mano de Dios or "The Palm of God's hand".

William Bright, when the word "palm" appears in Californian place names, it usually refers to the native California fan palm, Washingtonia filifera, which is abundant in the Palm Springs area.[28] Other early names were "Palmetto Spring" and "Big Palm Springs".[29]

The first European resident in Palm Springs itself was Jack Summers, who ran the

Southern Pacific railroad was laid 6 miles (9.5 km) to the north, isolating the station.[30]: 17  In 1880, local Indian Pedro Chino was selling parcels near the springs to William Van Slyke and Mathew Bryne in a series of questionable transactions; they in turn brought in W. R. Porter to help market their property through the "Palm City Land and Water Company".[25]: 275  By 1885, when San Francisco attorney (later known as "Judge") John Guthrie McCallum began buying property in Palm Springs, the name was already in wide acceptance. The area was named "Palm Valley" when McCallum incorporated the "Palm Valley Land and Water Company" with partners O.C. Miller, H.C. Campbell, and James Adams, M.D.[25]: 280 [31][32]

Land development and drought
Palm Canyon near Palm Springs, showing palm trees over a creek, c. 1901

McCallum, who had brought his ill son to the dry climate for health, brought in irrigation advocate Dr. Oliver Wozencroft and engineer J. P. Lippincott to help construct a canal from the Whitewater River to fruit orchards on his property.[25]: 276–279  He also asked Dr. Welwood Murray to establish a hotel across the street from his residence. Murray did so in 1886 (he later became a famous horticulturalist).[25]: 280  The crops and irrigation systems suffered flooding in 1893 from record rainfall, and then an 11-year drought (1894–1905) caused further damage.[24]: 40 

20th century

Resort development

A 1950s postcard publicizing one of the many hotels sprouting in Palm Springs during the early to mid-20th century

The city became a fashionable resort in the 1900s[33] when health tourists arrived with conditions that required dry heat. Because of the heat, however, the population dropped markedly in the summer months.[34] In 1906 naturalist and travel writer George Wharton James's two volume The Wonders of the Colorado Desert described Palm Springs as having "great charms and attractiveness"[35]: 278–281  and included an account of his stay at Murray's hotel.[36] As James also described, Palm Springs was more comfortable in its microclimate because the area was covered in the shadow of Mount San Jacinto to the west[31] and in the winter the mountains block cold winds from the San Gorgonio Pass.[37] Early illustrious visitors included John Muir and his daughters, U.S. Vice President Charles Fairbanks, and Fanny Stevenson, widow of Robert Louis Stevenson. Murray's hotel was closed in 1909 and torn down in 1954.[24]: 45 

Nellie N. Coffman and her physician husband Harry established The Desert Inn as a hotel and sanitarium in 1909.[38][39] It was expanded as a modern hotel in 1927 and continued on until 1967.[24]: Ch. 13 [40][41] Coffman herself was a "driving force" in the city's tourism industry until her death in 1950.[42]

James's Wonders of the Colorado Desert (above) was followed in 1920 by J. Smeaton Chase's Our Araby: Palm Springs and the Garden of the Sun, which also promoted the area.[43] In 1924 Pearl McCallum (daughter of Judge McCallum) returned to Palm Springs and built the Oasis Hotel with her husband Austin G. McManus; the Modern/Art Deco resort was designed by Lloyd Wright and featured a 40-foot (12 m) tower.[24]: 68–69 [44]

The San Jacinto Mountains border Palm Springs to the west.

The next major hotel was the El Mirador, a large and luxurious resort that attracted the biggest movie stars; opening in 1927, its prominent feature was a 68-foot-tall (21 m) Renaissance style tower.[24]: Ch. 23 [45] Silent film star Fritzi Ridgeway's 100-room Hotel del Tahquitz was built in 1929, next to the "Fool's Folly" mansion built by Chicago heiress Lois Kellogg.[46] Golfing was available at the O'Donnell 9 hole course (1926) and the El Mirador (1929) course (see Golf below). Hollywood movie stars were attracted by the hot dry, sunny weather and seclusion—they built homes and estates in the Warm Sands, The Mesa, and Historic Tennis Club neighborhoods (see Neighborhoods below). About 20,000 visitors came to the area in 1922.[47]

Palm Springs became popular with movie stars in the 1930s[48] and estate building expanded into the Movie Colony neighborhoods, Tahquitz River Estates, and Las Palmas neighborhoods. Actors Charles Farrell and Ralph Bellamy opened the Racquet Club in 1934[24]: Ch. 25 [49][50] and Pearl McCallum opened the Tennis Club in 1937.[44] Nightclubs were set up as well, with Al Wertheimer opening The Dunes outside of Palm Springs in 1934[24]: 254  and the Chi Chi nightclub opening in 1936.[51][52]: 206–207  Besides the gambling available at the Dunes Club, other casinos included The 139 Club and The Cove Club outside of the city.[53][54]

Shopping district

Palm trees along shops.

Bullock's, a large upscale department store on Broadway in Los Angeles, opened a Spanish Colonial-style "resort store" within the Desert Inn complex in 1930. When Bullock's opened a full department store at 151 Palm Canyon Drive in 1947, J. W. Robinson's, another large L.A. store, took the former Bullock's location and opened its own resort store there.[55]

Southern California's first self-contained shopping center was in Palm Springs,

Joseph Magnin Co. opened a 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m2) department store in the mall in 1969,[62] meaning that together with a Sears at 611 Palm Canyon Dr., for two decades, downtown boasted seven department stores, plus the Palm Springs Mall
1.5 miles (2.5 km) to the east operating from 1959 to 2005.

World War II

When the United States entered

Air Corps Ferrying Command's 21st Ferrying Group in November 1941 and a new airfield was built 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) from the old site. The new airfield,[63]: 43  designated Palm Springs Army Airfield,[64] was completed in early 1942. Personnel from the Air Transport Command 560th Army Air Forces Base Unit stayed at the La Paz Guest Ranch and training was conducted at the airfield by the 72nd and 73rd Ferrying Squadrons. Later training was provided by the IV Fighter Command
459th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.

Eight months before Pearl Harbor Day, the El Mirador Hotel was fully booked and adding new facilities.[65] After the war started, the U.S. government bought the hotel from owner Warren Phinney for $750,000,[66] just over $13,000,000 if including inflation in 2020, and converted it into the Torney General Hospital,[67] with Italian prisoners of war serving as kitchen help and orderlies in 1944 and 1945.[68] Through the war it was staffed with 1,500 personnel and treated some 19,000 patients.[50]: 55 

General Patton's

Palm Desert.[63]
: 40 

Post-World War II

Kaufmann Desert House, Palm Springs, by Richard Neutra

Architectural modernists flourished with commissions from the stars, using the city to explore architectural innovations, new artistic venues, and an exotic back-to-the-land experiences. Inventive architects designed unique vacation houses, such as steel houses with prefabricated panels and folding roofs, a glass-and-steel house in a boulder-strewn landscape, and a carousel house that turned to avoid the sun's glare.[69]

In 1946, Richard Neutra designed the Kaufmann Desert House. A modernist classic, this mostly glass residence incorporated the latest technological advances in building materials, using natural lighting and floating planes and flowing space for proportion and detail.[70] In recent years an energetic preservation program has protected and enhanced many classic buildings.

Culver (2010) argues that Palm Springs architecture became the model for mass-produced suburban housing, especially in the Southwest. This "Desert Modern" style was a high-end architectural style featuring open-design plans, wall-to-wall carpeting, air-conditioning, swimming pools, and very large windows. As Culver concludes, "While environmentalists might condemn desert modern, the masses would not. Here, it seemed, were houses that fully merged inside and outside, providing spaces for that essential component of Californian—and indeed middle-class American—life: leisure. While not everyone could have a Neutra masterpiece, many families could adopt aspects of Palm Springs modern."[71]

Hollywood values permeated the resort as it combined celebrity, health, new wealth, and sex. As Culver (2010) explains: "The bohemian sexual and marital mores already apparent in Hollywood intersected with the resort atmosphere of Palm Springs, and this new, more open sexuality would gradually appear elsewhere in national tourist culture."[71] During this period, the city government, stimulated by real estate developers, systematically removed and excluded poor people and Indians.[72][73]

Palm Springs was pictured by the French photographer

golf courses in this particularly dry and hot area of the Colorado desert. Doisneau submitted around 300 slides following his ten-day stay depicting the lifestyle of wealthy retirees and Hollywood stars in the 1960s. At the time, Palm Springs counted just 19 courses, which had grown to 125 by 2010.[75]

Section 14 evictions

Further information: Golden Checkerboard

Section 14 is a square mile of land owned by the Agua Caliente Band within close walking distance of downtown. Former residents in this area, mostly black people and other people of color, lived in land leased in short terms by individual Indigenous owners. Commercial development did not occur due to the 10 year limit on the leases.[76] After changes in the Indian Leasing Act in 1959, long term leases were permitted. Mayor Frank Bogert and other city officials advocated to the conservators that managed the tribe's leases to end the short term leases and enter into long term leases to largely white property owners for redevelopment. City funds were used to clear the land for redevelopment, including burning "shacks and makeshift homes... [which had] rented for $20 to $40 a month."[77] In 2021 the California Attorney General's office later called the displacement a "city-engineered holocaust", depriving dozens of Black and Latino people of generational wealth.[78]

After existing non-Indian residents were evicted in the 1960s, the tribe built the Spa Hotel and Casino downtown and the city built the Palm Springs Convention Center; also, the tribe leased land for developers to build hotels and condos.[79]

The Palm Springs Human Relations Commission cited this history, as well as a conflict of interest while Bogert acted as conservator for tribal land which was being demolished by the city, and racist comments regarding the "poor Blacks" who lived in Section 14, as justification for removing a statue of Bogert on horseback placed in 1990 in front of the Palm Springs City Hall.[80] The City Council of Palm Springs ordered its removal in 2021 and formally apologized for the eviction of the Section 14 residents.[81] After legal objections to its removal from Bogert's supporters and family members were rejected by the courts, the statue was relocated on July 13, 2022.[82] Section 14 residents are still seeking financial reparations for the evictions.[83]

Year-round living

A postcard of Palm Canyon Dr. through Palm Springs' downtown village in the 1950s

Similar to the pre-war era, Palm Springs remained popular with the rich and famous of Hollywood, as well as retirees and Canadian tourists.[84] Between 1947 and 1965, the Alexander Construction Company built some 2,200 houses in Palm Springs effectively doubling its housing capacity.

As the 1970s drew to a close, increasing numbers of retirees moved to the Coachella Valley. As a result, Palm Springs began to evolve from a virtual ghost town in the summer to a year-round community. Businesses and hotels that used to close for the months of July and August instead remained open all summer. As commerce grew, so too did the number of families with children.

The

recession of 1973–1975 affected Palm Springs as many of the wealthy residents had to cut back on their spending.[85] Later in the 1970s numerous Chicago mobsters invested $50 million in the Palm Springs area, buying houses, land, and businesses.[86] While Palm Springs faced competition from the desert cities to the east in the later 1980s,[87] it has continued to prosper into the 21st century.[88]

Palm Springs (as well as surrounding areas) became a desired destination as the COVID-19 pandemic began; the city saw an increase of residents from larger cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle, with new residents seeking less dense areas from which to work remotely.[89]

Spring break

Since the early 1950s[90] the city had been a popular spring break resort. Glamorized as a destination in the 1963 movie Palm Springs Weekend,[91] the number of visitors grew and at times the gatherings had problems. In 1969 an estimated 15,000 people had gathered for a concert at the Palm Springs Angel Stadium and 300 were arrested for drunkenness or disturbing the peace.[92] In the 1980s, 10,000 or more college students would visit the city and form crowds and parties—and another rampage occurred in 1986[93] when Palm Springs Police in riot gear had to put down the rowdy crowd.[94] In 1990, due to complaints by residents, mayor Sonny Bono and the city council closed the city's Palm Canyon Drive to spring breakers and the downtown businesses, normally filled with tourists, lost money.[95]

Today

Tourism is a major factor in the city's economy with 1.6 million visitors in 2011.

Coachella and Stagecoach Festivals in nearby Indio attract younger people, making greater Palm Springs a more attractive area to retire.[97]

Following the 2008 recession, Palm Springs revitalized its Downtown, "the Village". Rebuilding started with the demolition of the Bank of America building in January 2012, with the Desert Fashion Plaza scheduled for demolition in 2013.[98]

In 2020, Christy Holstege became the mayor of Palm Springs, which made her the first openly bisexual mayor in the United States, as well as the first female mayor of Palm Springs.[99][100] The following year, Lisa Middleton became mayor, making her the first openly transgender mayor in California history.[101]

The movement behind mid-century modern architecture (1950s/60s era) in Palm Springs is backed by architecture enthusiasts, designers, and local historians to preserve many of Palm Springs' buildings and homes of famous celebrities, businessmen, and politicians. Stores sell furniture and gifts that feature a mid-century modern theme. The city holds a Modernism Week celebration every February, along with several related smaller events during the year.[102]

Geography

Palm Springs is located in the Sonoran Desert. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 95.0 square miles (246 km2), of which 94.1 square miles (244 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (1%) is water. Located in the Coachella Valley desert region, Palm Springs is sheltered 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

Köppen-Geiger classification (BWh), with over 300 days of sunshine and 4.93 inches (125.2 mm) of precipitation annually.[103] The winter months are warm, with a majority of days reaching 70 °F (21 °C) and in January and February days often see temperatures of 80 °F (27 °C) and on occasion reach over 90 °F (32 °C), while, on average, there are 17 nights annually dipping to or below 40 °F (4 °C);[103] freezing temperatures occur in less than half of years. The lowest temperature recorded is 19 °F (−7 °C), on January 22, 1937.[104]

Summers are extremely hot, with daytime temperatures consistently surpassing 110 °F (43 °C) while overnight temperatures often remain above 80 °F (27 °C). The mean annual temperature is 75.6 °F (24.2 °C). There are on average 176.6 days with a high reaching 90 °F (32 °C), and 100 °F (38 °C) can be seen on 114.8 days.[103] The highest temperature on record in Palm Springs is 123 °F (51 °C), most recently achieved on June 17, 2021.[105] The climate of Palm Springs is suitable for some palm trees, although tropical types that need more water and humidity do not grow as well. [106]

Climate data for Palm Springs, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1922–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 95
(35) 		99
(37) 		104
(40) 		112
(44) 		116
(47) 		123
(51) 		123
(51) 		123
(51) 		122
(50) 		116
(47) 		102
(39) 		93
(34) 		123
(51)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 70.5
(21.4) 		73.7
(23.2) 		80.6
(27.0) 		86.7
(30.4) 		94.7
(34.8) 		103.6
(39.8) 		108.6
(42.6) 		108.1
(42.3) 		101.8
(38.8) 		91.1
(32.8) 		78.7
(25.9) 		69.2
(20.7) 		88.9
(31.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 59.0
(15.0) 		61.7
(16.5) 		67.5
(19.7) 		72.9
(22.7) 		80.3
(26.8) 		88.2
(31.2) 		94.0
(34.4) 		94.0
(34.4) 		88.1
(31.2) 		77.8
(25.4) 		66.0
(18.9) 		57.7
(14.3) 		75.6
(24.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 47.6
(8.7) 		49.7
(9.8) 		54.4
(12.4) 		59.1
(15.1) 		65.9
(18.8) 		72.7
(22.6) 		79.4
(26.3) 		79.8
(26.6) 		74.4
(23.6) 		64.5
(18.1) 		53.4
(11.9) 		46.2
(7.9) 		62.3
(16.8)
Record low °F (°C) 19
(−7) 		24
(−4) 		29
(−2) 		34
(1) 		36
(2) 		44
(7) 		54
(12) 		52
(11) 		46
(8) 		30
(−1) 		23
(−5) 		23
(−5) 		19
(−7)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.14
(29) 		1.11
(28) 		0.51
(13) 		0.09
(2.3) 		0.02
(0.51) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.25
(6.4) 		0.14
(3.6) 		0.24
(6.1) 		0.20
(5.1) 		0.23
(5.8) 		0.68
(17) 		4.61
(117)
Average precipitation days 2.7 3.1 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.9 1.3 2.7 16.9
Source: NOAA[107][108]

Ecology

A wind farm in Palm Springs

The locale features a variety of native Low Desert flora and fauna. A notable tree occurring in the wild and under cultivation is the California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera.[109]

Wildlife

The fauna of Palm Springs is mostly species adapted to desert, temperature extremes and to lack of moisture. It is located within the

sparrow hawks and a variety of raptors.[112]

The

vinegaroon.[115]

Although black bears are not common in the Coachella Valley, bears have been observed in Palm Springs and other parts of California.[116]

Today,

jaguars roam the northern Mexican dry-lands; however, they were previously common throughout the Coachella Valley. The last documented jaguar sighting in Palm Springs, was in 1860.[117]

Neighborhoods

View through the San Jacinto Mountains to Palm Springs

The City of Palm Springs has developed a program to identify distinctive neighborhoods in the community.[118] Of the 45 neighborhoods,[118] 7 have historical and cultural significance.[119]

Movie Colony neighborhoods

The Movie Colony is just east of Palm Canyon Drive.[120] The Movie Colony East neighborhood extends further east from the Ruth Hardy Park.[121] These areas started growing in the 1930s as Hollywood movie stars built their smaller getaways from their Los Angeles area estates. Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Estée Lauder, Carmen Miranda and Bing Crosby built homes in these neighborhoods.

El Rancho Vista Estates

In the 1960s, Robert Fey built 70 homes designed by Donald Wexler and Ric Harrison in the El Rancho Vista Estates.[122] Noted residents included Jack LaLanne and comic Andy Dick.

Warm Sands

Historic homes in the Warm Sands area date from the 1920s and many were built from adobe.[123] It also includes small resorts and the Ramon Mobile Home Park. Noted residents have included screenwriter Walter Koch, artist Paul A. Grimm, activist Cleve Jones and actor Wesley Eure.

The Mesa

The Mesa started off as a gated community developed in the 1920s near the Indian Canyons.[124] Noted residents have included King Gillette, Zane Grey, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Suzanne Somers, Herman Wouk, Henry Fernandez, Barry Manilow and Trina Turk. Distinctive homes include Donald Wexler's "butterfly houses" and the "Streamline Moderne Ship of the Desert".[125]

Tahquitz River Estates

Tahquitz Canyon Way

Some of the homes in this neighborhood date from the 1930s. The area was owned by Pearl McCallum McManus, and she started building homes in the neighborhood after World War II ended. Dr. William Scholl (Dr. Scholl's foot products) owned a 10-acre (4.0 ha) estate here. Today the neighborhood is the largest neighborhood organization with 600 homes and businesses within its boundaries.[126]

Sunmor Estates

During World War II, the original Sunmor Estates area was the western portion of the Palm Springs Army Airfield.[127] Homes here were developed by Robert Higgins and the Alexander Construction Company. Actor and former mayor Frank Bogert bought his home for $16,000 and lived there for more than 50 years.

Historic Tennis Club

Impoverished artist

Buffalo Bill Cody)[130][131] and the Ingleside Inn,[132] built in the 1920s by the Humphrey Birge family. The neighborhood now has about 400 homes, condos, apartments, inns and restaurants.[133]

Las Palmas neighborhoods

To the west of Palm Canyon Drive are the Vista Las Palmas,

Albert Frey's private residential complex Villa Hermosa
.

Racquet Club Estates

Historic Racquet Club Estates, located north of Vista Chino, is home to over five hundred mid-century modern homes from the Alexander Construction Company. "Meiselman" homes, and the famed Donald Wexler steel homes (having Class One historic designation) are also prominent in the area.[136] Racquet Club Estates was Palm Springs' first middle income neighborhood and became popular with Hollywood's elite in the 1950s and 60's.[52]: 41 

Deepwell Estates

Deepwell Estates, the eastern portion of the square mile (2.6 km2) defined by South/East Palm Canyon, Mesquite, and Sunrise, contains around 370 homes, including notable homes architecturally and of celebrity figures. Among the celebrities who lived in the neighborhood are Jerry Lewis, Loretta Young, Liberace, and William Holden.[137][138]

Demographics

2010

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19403,434—
19507,660123.1%
196013,46875.8%
197020,93655.4%
198032,35954.6%
199040,18124.2%
200042,8076.5%
201044,5524.1%
202044,5750.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[139]

The

Latino
of any race were 11,286 persons (25.3%).

The Census reported that 44,013 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 343 (0.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 196 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 22,746 households, out of which 3,337 (14.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,812 (25.6%) were

families (38.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.82.

Palm Springs Presbyterian Church

The population was spread out, with 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, and 11,811 people (26.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.8 males.

There were 34,794 housing units at an average density of 366.3 per square mile (141.4/km2), of which 13,349 (58.7%) were owner-occupied, and 9,397 (41.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 6.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 15.5%. 24,948 people (56.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19,065 people (42.8%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009–2013, Palm Springs had a median household income of $45,198, with 18.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[4]

2000

A view of Palm Springs from the Museum Trail

As of the census

Latino of any race were 23.7% of the population.

Church of St. Paul-in-the-Desert.

There were 20,516 out of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.9% were non-families. 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.1 and the average family size was 2.9.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 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% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,973 and the median income for a family was $45,318. Males had a median income of $33,999 versus $27,461 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,957. About 11.2% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

LGBTQ community

Palm Springs has one of the highest concentrations of same-sex couples of any community in the United States.

same-sex married couples or partnerships, compared to the national average of 1%. Palm Springs has the fifth-highest percentage of same-sex households in the nation.[142]: 27  Former mayor Ron Oden estimated that about a third of Palm Springs is gay.[144] Over various times, the city has catered to LGBT tourists with an increasing number of events such as the annual Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend, as well as hosting various clothing-optional resorts and events.[145][146] Palm Springs is host to the Greater Palm Springs Pride Celebration. This celebration, held every year in November, includes events such as the Palm Springs Pride Golf Classic, the Stonewall Equality Concert, and a Broadway in Drag Pageant. The city also held same-sex wedding ceremonies at the iconic Forever Marilyn statue located downtown, before its relocation in 2014. In January 2018, Palm Springs ushered in America's first fully LGBTQ comprised city government.[147]

Economy

The Hotel California
Restaurants near La Plaza
Palm Springs Official Visitors Center is located in the historic Tramway Gas Station building designed by Albert Frey.

Though celebrities still retreat to Palm Springs, many establish residences in other areas of the

transient occupancy tax). The city hosts numerous festivals, conventions, and international events including the Palm Springs International Film Festival
.

The world's largest rotating aerial tramcars[148] (cable cars) can be found at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. These cars, built by Von Roll Tramways,[148] ascend from Chino Canyon two and a half miles (4 km) up a steep incline to the station at 8,516 feet (2,596 m). The San Jacinto Wilderness is accessible from the top of the tram and there is a restaurant with notable views.

The

Fentress Bradburn Architects[149] from Denver
, Colorado for the redesign.

Numerous hotels, restaurants and attractions cater to tourists, while shoppers can find a variety of high-end boutiques in downtown and uptown Palm Springs. The city is home to 20 clothing-optional resorts including many catering to gay men.[150] Downtown Palm Springs shopping is anchored by historic La Plaza, built in 1936.

Top employers

According to the City's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[151] the top employers in the city are:

No. Employer No. of Employees
1 Palm Springs Unified School District 2,584
2
Desert Regional Medical Center
 2,459
3 Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs 547
4 City of Palm Springs 470
5
Walmart Supercenter
 387
6 Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs 251
7
The Home Depot
 220
8
Lowe's Home Improvement
 152
9 Ace Hotel & Swim Club 114
10 Hilton Palm Springs Resorts 108

Notable businesses

Arts and culture

Annual cultural events

Village Fest in Palm Springs

The following three parades, held on Palm Canyon Drive, were created by former Mayor Will Kleindienst:

Ongoing cultural events

For many years, The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies was a stage-show at the historic Plaza Theatre featuring performers over the age of 55. Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies is a 1997 Mel Damski short documentary film about the Follies. The Palm Springs Follies closed for good after the 2013–14 season.[168]

Starting in 2004, the city worked with downtown businesses to develop the weekly Palm Springs VillageFest. The downtown street fair has been a regular Thursday evening event, drawing tourists and locals alike to Palm Canyon Drive to stroll amid the food and craft vendors.[169]

Events related to films and film-craft are sponsored by the Desert

Film Society.[170]

Public art

The city and various individuals have sponsored different public art projects in the city, including Robolights.[171][172] Numerous galleries and studios are located in the city and region.[173] The California Art Club has a chapter in Palm Springs.[174] The Desert Art Center of Coachella Valley was established in Palm Springs in 1950.[175]

Modern architecture

Main article:
Mid-Century modern § Mid-century modern in Palm Springs
Mid-century modern house in Palm Springs
Miller House, by Richard Neutra

Besides its tradition of mid-century modern architecture, Palm Springs and the region features numerous noted architects. Other (non-Mid-Century Modern) include[176] Edward H. Fickett, Haralamb H. Georgescu, Howard Lapham, and Karim Rashid.[177]

Museums and other points of interest

Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium.

Sports

O'Donnell Golf Club in Palm Springs

Baseball

Palm Springs is home to the Palm Springs Power, a summer collegiate baseball team currently playing in the California Premier Collegiate League.[191] The Power also operate the California Winter League a professional baseball showcase league. The league has run since 2010 playing games in January and February.[192] The winter league plays their games in Palm Springs Stadium and next to the stadium in Cerritos Park. Both sites also feature teams from the Palm Springs Collegiate League in the summer.[193]

The Palm Springs stadium was once the spring training site of the

Oakland A's in the 1970s, and the 1950s minor league Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League
also trained there.

Hockey

In 2019, Palm Springs was approved to become the home to an

Coachella Valley Arena in nearby Thousand Palms, California.[198][199]

Tennis

The Palm Springs area features numerous major sports events, including the annual

BNP Paribas Open in March, voted by professional players over several years in the early 21st century as the premier mandatory Tournament of the Year.[200] The Easter Bowl, sponsored by the United States Tennis Association is a showcase tournament for junior tennis players (girls and boys aged 12 to 18 years) held annually in March among several tennis centers of the Palm Springs area.[201]

Golf

Aerial view overlooking the O'Donnell Golf Club during the 1960s

With more golf courses than any other region in California, Coachella Valley is the most popular golf vacation destination in California. Early golf courses in Palm Springs were the O'Donnell Golf Club (built by oil magnate Thomas A. O'Donnell)[202] and the El Mirador Hotel course, both of which opened in the 1920s.[24]: 120  After the Cochran-Odlum (Indio) and Shadow Mountain pitch and putt courses were built after World II, the first 18-hole golf course in the area was the Thunderbird Country Club, established 1951 in Rancho Mirage.[203][204] Thunderbird was designed by golf course architects Lawrence Hughes and Johnny Dawson[205] and in 1955 it hosted the 11th Ryder Cup championship.

In the 1970s the area had over 40 courses and in 2001 the 100th course was opened.

Canadian Tour's Desert Dunes Classic.[206]

Soccer

The Palm Springs AYSO Region 80 plays in Section 1H of the American Youth Soccer Organization.[207][208]

Parks and recreation

City parks

  • City parks include:[209]
    • Baristo Park
    • DeMuth Park
    • Desert Healthcare (Wellness) Park
    • James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center[210]
    • Dog Park (behind city hall)[211]
    • Frances Stevens Park
    • Ruth Hardy Park
    • Sunrise Park
    • Victoria Park

Recreation

In 1931 the Desert Riders was established.[214] Starting off as a social organization for the cream of Palm Springs society, the group sponsors horseback riding and trail building for equestrians, hikers, and bicyclists.[215] The Desert Riders were also significant in providing combination chuckwagon meals and rides through nearby canyons to hotel guests as Palm Springs developed its tourist industry.[216]

Government

City

See also:
List of Mayors of Palm Springs, California

Business owners in the village first established a Palm Springs Board of Trade in 1918, followed by a chamber of commerce; the city itself was established by election in 1938[217][218] and converted to a charter city, with a charter adopted by the voters in 1994.[219]

Presently the city has a

police and fire departments including parks and recreation programs, public library,[220]
sewer system and wastewater treatment plant, international airport, and planning and building services.

The city government is a member of the Southern California Association of Governments.[221]

Christy Holstege, who took office as mayor in December 2020, was the first female and the first openly bisexual mayor in the city's history, and the first openly bisexual mayor in American history.[99][100] Lisa Middleton, the first transgender mayor in California history, took office in 2021.[222]

Palm Springs' longest-tenured mayor was Frank Bogert (1958–66 and 1982–88). He was credited with leading the city as it evolved from a small resort town into a larger community.[223] Bogert's actions as mayor have proved controversial in recent years, as allegations that Bogert removed hundreds of citizens of color from a city neighborhood led to the removal of a statue on city property that honored him.[224]

Former entertainer Sonny Bono had the most recognizable name; Bono served from 1988 to 1992 and was eventually elected to the U.S. Congress.[225]

County

Palm Springs is in Supervisorial District 4 of Riverside County represented by Democrat V. Manuel Perez[226]

State

In the

the 32nd Senate District, represented by Republican Kelly Seyarto, and in the 47th Assembly District, represented by Republican Greg Wallis.[227]

Federal

In the United States House of Representatives, Palm Springs is in California's 41st congressional district, represented by Republican Ken Calvert.[228]

Tribal Council

Palm Springs is the seat of government and the administrative capital for the tribal council of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.[229] The tribal government governs over parts of the city where reservation jurisdictions overlap.[230]

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.[231] The Palm Springs High School[232] is the oldest school in the district, built in 1938. Originally it was a K–12 school in the 1920s and had the College of the Desert campus from 1958 to 1964. And Raymond Cree Middle School in its current site since the mid-1960s.

Elementary schools in Palm Springs include:[233]

Alternative education is provided by the Ramon Alternative Center.[236]

Private schools

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 College Preparatory High School[237] 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 University of California, Riverside used to have satellite campuses available within the College of the Desert campus, but now have their own buildings in Palm Desert.

Private post-secondary education institutions include

Kaplan College (Palm Springs),[240] University of Phoenix (Palm Desert),[241] Mayfield College (Cathedral City),[242] and California Nurses Educational Institute (Palm Springs).[243]

Media

Radio and television

Further information: List of television stations in California § LPTV stations

Palm Springs is the 144th largest TV market as defined by

DMA
is unique among TV markets as it is entirely located within only a small portion of Riverside County. Also, while many cities launched local television stations during the 1950s, Palm Springs did not have a local TV station until October 1968, when stations KPLM-TV (now KESQ) and KMIR-TV debuted. Prior to that time, Palm Springs was served by TV stations from the Los Angeles market, which were carried on the local cable system that began operations in the 1950s and which predated the emergence of local broadcast stations by more than a decade.

TV stations serving the Palm Springs and Coachella Valley area include:

The CW, MyNetworkTV, PBS, and other networks are covered by low power TV stations in the market.

Additionally, Palm Springs and the surrounding area are served by AM and FM radio stations including the following:

News outlets and magazines

  • The Desert Sun is the local daily newspaper serving Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley region. It is owned by the Gannett Corporation, parent company of USA Today.
  • The Palm Springs Post is a digital-only news site and daily newsletter serving only Palm Springs. It is independently owned and operated.[244]
  • Desert Magazine is a monthly lifestyle magazine delivered to 40,000 homes.
  • The Desert Star Weekly (formerly the Desert Valley Star) is published in Desert Hot Springs, California.
  • The Desert Daily Guide[245] is a weekly LGBT periodical.[246]
  • Palm Springs Life is a monthly magazine; it also has publications on
    El Paseo Drive shopping in Palm Desert, desert area entertainment, homes, health, culture and arts, golf, plus annual issues on weddings and dining out.[247]
  • The Palm Springs Villager[248][249] was published in the early 20th century until 1959.
  • The Palm Canyon Times was published from 1993 to 1996.
  • The Desert Post Weekly – Cathedral City.[250]
  • The Public Record – Palm Desert, is a business and public affairs weekly.[251]

Infrastructure

Libraries

The city's library was started in 1924 and financed by Martha Hitchcock. It expanded in 1940 on land donated to the newly incorporated city by Dr. Welwood Murray and was financed through the efforts of Thomas O'Donnell.[252] The present site now operates as a branch library, research library for the Palm Springs Historical Society, and tourism office for the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism.[253]

Transportation

One of the first transportation routes for Palm Springs was on the

Southern Pacific Railroad expanded its lines into the Coachella Valley.[254]

Modern transportation services include:

Highways include:

SR 111 – California State Route 111, which intersects the city.
Interstate 10
generally runs north of the city.
Pines to Palms Scenic Byway
(California State Route 74) runs from the coast, over the San Jacinto Mountains to nearby Palm Desert several miles southeast of Palm Springs.
SR 62 – California State Route 62 (a Blue Star Memorial Highway) intersects I-10 northwest of the city and runs northeast to Joshua Tree and the Colorado River.

Cemeteries

In 1890, the Jane Augustine Patencio Cemetery was established on Tahquitz Way with the burial of Jane Augustine Patencio.[68] It is maintained by the Agua Caliente Tribe.

The

Welwood Murray Cemetery was started by hotel operator Welwood Murray in 1894 when his son died.[24]: 46 [259] It is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District,[260] which also maintains the Desert Memorial Park
in Cathedral City.

Also in Cathedral City is the Forest Lawn Cemetery, maintained by Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries.

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Palm Springs, California

Over 400 Palm Springs and Coachella Valley residents have been recognized on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.

In popular culture

See also:
List of films and TV series set in Palm Springs, California and List of films shot in Palm Springs, California

The Palm Springs area has been a

topical setting, and storyline subject
for many films, television shows, and works of literature. The April 20, 1958 "Gunsmoke" radio episode "The Partners" features a prominent commercial lauding Palm Springs.

See also

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