Agenda, second session — Indian Wells City Council, September 4, 2025 (part 5 of 6)

Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
The City of Indian Wells
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Details - Investments
May 31, 2025
Average Purchase
CUSIP Investment # Issuer Balance Date
Miscellaneous Securities - Coupon
63877NMM6 531 Natomas CA Sch Dist AA Insured 10/01/2020 Subtotal and Average
Par Value

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Stated YTM Days to Maturity
Market Value Book Value Rate Fitch 360 Maturity Date
300,000.00 298,437.00 300,000.00 1.100 1.085 61 08/01/2025 300,000.00 300,000.00
298,437.00 300,000.00 1.085 61
Componding Certificates of Deposit
4800121693 612
Pacific Premier Bank
Subtotal and Average
09/04/2024 256,217.98 256,217.98 256,217.98 3.570 3.521 95 09/04/2025 256,217.98 256,217.98 256,217.98 256,217.98

3.521 95
Total and Average 93,179,274.19
Run Date: 06/12/2025 - 20:23
98,695,251.93 98,814,770.18
99,089,555.86 3.520 515
Portfolio CITY
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INDIAN WELLS

CALIFORNIA
Investments
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
Investments
Total Earnings
Current Year
Average Daily Balance
Ef€ectivelRate of Return
Par
Value
5,467.51
2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 Series
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Summary
May 31, 2025
Market
Value
5,467.51
Book % of
Value Portfolio
5,467.51 100.00
5,467.51 5,467.51 5,467.51 100.00%
May 31 Month Ending

0.00 5,449.26

0.00%
Kevin+McCaAth Agency T easurer
Reporting period 05/01/2025-05/31/2025
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 14:54
No fiscal year history available
City of Indian Wells
44-950 Eldorado Drive
Indian Wells CA 92210
(760)346-2489
Days to YTM YTM
Term Maturity 360 Equiv. 365 Equiv.
1 1 0.000 0.000
1 1 0.000 0.000
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CUSIP Investment #
Issuer
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
SYS2B 28 2014A Bonds Reserve
SYS26 26 All Bond Series Principal
SYS25 25 All Bond Series Interest
SYS27 27 All Bond Series Debt Svc
SYS24 1 Cost Of Issuance Escrow
Subtotal and Average
Average
Balance
2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 Series
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Details - Investments
May 31, 2025
Purchase
Date
07/01/2023
07/01/2023
07/01/2023
07/01/2023
07/01/2023
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YTM Days to Maturity
Stated
Par Value Market Value Book Value Rate Fitch 365 Maturity Date

0.00 3,160.11
2,306.95

0.45 0.00
0,00
3,160.11
2,306.95

0.45 0.00
5,449.26 5,467.51

0.00 3,160.11
2,306.95

0.45 0.00
5,467.51 5,467.51

0.000 1

0.000 1
Total and Average
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 14:54
5,449.26 5,467.51
5,467.51 5,467.51

0.000 1
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INDIAN WELLS

CALIFORNIA
Investments
Par
Value
2015 A Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Summary
May 31, 2025
Market
Value
Book % of
Value Portfolio
Term
City of Indian Wells
44-950 Eldorado Drive
Indian Wells CA 92210
(760)346-2489
Days to YTM YTM
Maturity 360 Equiv. 365 Equiv.

Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
Investments
Total Earnings
Current Year
Average Daily Balance
Effective Ra{e of Return
1R��Y 6 1 /1
Kevin McCartiy, Agency Treasurt
r

1.00 1.00

1.00 1.00
May 31 Month Ending

0.00 1.00

0.00%
Reporting period 05/01/2025-05/31/2025
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 14:58

1.00 100.00 1 1 0.000 0.000
No fiscal year history available

1.00 100.00% 1
1 0.000 0.000
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CUSIP Investment # Issuer
2015 A Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Details - Investments
May 31, 2025
Average Purchase
Balance Date
Par Value
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Stated YTM Days to Maturity
Market Value Book Value Rate Fitch 365 Maturity Date
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
SYS27
SYS22
27 2015 A Reserve
22 UBC Cost Of Issuance Escrow
Subtotal and Average
07/01/2023
07/01/2023

1.00 1.00 1.00

0.00 0.00 0.00

1.00 1.00

0.000 1

0.000 1
Total and Average
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 14:58

1.00 1.00

0.000 1
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INDIAN WELLS

CALIFORNIA
Investments
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
Investments
Total Earnings
Current Year
Average Daily Balance
Effective Rat Return
Kevin McCarth
Par
Value

1.00 1.00
May 31 Month Ending

0.00 1.00

0.00%
Agency Treasu er
Reporting period 0510112025-05/3112025
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 15:04
2016 A Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Summary
May 31, 2025
Market
Value

1.00 1.00
Book % of
Value Portfolio

1.00 100.00
No fiscal year history available

1.00 100.00%
Term
1 1
City of Indian Wells
44-950 Eldorado Drive
Indian Wells CA 92210
(760)346-2489
Days to YTM YTM
Maturity 360 Equiv. 365 Equiv.
1 0.000 0.000

0.000 0.000
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CUSIP Investment # Issuer
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
SYS28
SYS33
2016 A Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Details - Investments
May 31, 2025
Average Purchase
Balance Date
Par Value
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Stated YTM Days to Maturity
Market Value Book Value Rate Fitch 365 Maturity Date
1 UBC Cost Of Issuance Escrow 07/01/2023
2 Union Bank Reserve Account 07/01/2023
Subtotal and Average

0.00 0.00 0.00

1.00 1.00 1.00

1.00 1.00

0.000 1

0.000 1
Total and Average
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 15:04

1.00 1.00

0.000 1
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INDIAN WELLS

CALIFORNIA
Investments
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
Investments
Total Earnings
Current Year
Average Daily Balance
Par
Value

1.00 2020 A Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Summary
May 31, 2025
Market
Value

1.00 1.00 1.00
May 31 Month Ending

0.00 1.00

0.00%
Kevin M Carthy\AgencyTreasu r
Reporting period 05/01/2025-05/31/2025
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 15:15
Book % of
Value Portfolio

1.00 100.00
No fiscal year history available
City of Indian Wells
44-950 Eldorado Drive
Indian Wells CA 92210
(760)346-2489
Days to YTM YTM
Term Maturity 360 Equiv. 365 Equiv.
1 1 0.000 0.000

1.00 100.00% 1
1 0.000 0.000
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CUSIP Investment #
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
SYS1
SYS2
Issuer
1 2020 A Bonds COI
2 2020 A Bonds Reserve
Subtotal and Average
2020 A Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Details - Investments
May 31, 2025
Average Purchase
Balance Date
07/01/2023
07/01/2023

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Stated YTM Days to Maturity
Par Value Market Value Book Value Rate Fitch 365 Maturity Date

0.00 0.00 0.00

1.00 1.00 1.00

1.00 1.00

0.000

0.000 1
Total and Average
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 15:15

1.00 1.00

0.000
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INDIAN WELLS

CALIFORNIA
Investments
Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
Investments
Total Earnings
Current Year
Average Daily Balance
Effect ve l at of Return
Kevin McCarthy, Agency Treasuer
Par
Value
2,307,144.94
2,307,144.94
2022 Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Summary
May 31, 2025
Market
Value
2,307,144.94
Book % of
Value Portfolio
2,307,144.94 100.00
2,307,144.94 2,307,144.94 100.00%
May 31 Month Ending

0.00 2,299,442.11

0.00%
Reporting period 05/01/2025-05/31/2025
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 14:37
No fiscal year history available
City of Indian Wells
44-950 Eldorado Drive
Indian Wells CA 92210
(760)346-2489
Days to YTM YTM
Term Maturity 360 Equiv. 365 Equiv.
1 1 0.000 0.000
1 1 0.000 0.000
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CUSIP
Investment # Issuer
2022 Bonds
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Details - Investments
May 31, 2025
Average Purchase
Balance Date

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Stated YTM Days to Maturity
Par Value Market Value Book Value Rate Fitch 365 Maturity Date Money Market Sweep/Checking Account
SYS2
SYS4
SYS1
SYS5
SYS3
2 2022 Bonds COI
4 2022 Bonds Interest
1 2022 Bonds Project Fund
5 2022 Bonds Redemption Fund
3 2022 Bonds Payment Fund
Subtotal and Average 2,299,442.11
07/01/2023
07/01/2023
07/01/2023
07/01/2023
o.00
443.39
2,306,230.25
471.29

0.01 o.00
443.39
2,306,230.25
471.29

0.01 2,307,144.94 2,307,144.94 2,307,144.94

0.000 1

0.000 1
Total and Average 2,299,442.11
Run Date: 06/16/2025 - 14:37
2,307,144.94 2,307,144.94 2,307,144.94

0.000 1
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INDIAN WELLS CITY COUNCIL
September 4, 2025
To: City Council
From: Finance Department
Prepared by: Kevin McCarthy, City Finance Director
Subject: Indian Wells Golf Resort Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025

RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS:

Council REVIEWS and RECEIVES a briefing on the Annual Indian Wells Golf Resort Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and
FINDS the project to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provision pursuant to Section 15060.

SUMMARY:

From Fiscal Year 2009-10 through 2021-22, the Golf Resort incurred a cumulative net operating loss of $8.02 million, which was subsidized by the City's General Fund. This calculation does not include the resident golf subsidy. In response, the City Council restructured its management agreement with Troon, shifting from a traditional fixed -fee model to one based on financial performance and profitability.

Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022-23, the City Council adopted and implemented a revised performance -based management agreement with Troon, Inc. (hereinafter "Troon"), whereby Troon's compensation is directly tied to profitability and operational results of the Indian Wells Golf Resort (the "Golf Resort").

Pursuant to this agreement, the Golf Resort generated a cumulative net operating profit of approximately $2.70 million during the three fiscal years spanning 2022-23 through 2024-25. After accounting for capital expenditures, the Golf Resort realized a cumulative profit of approximately $762,274 over the same period.

In addition to profitability at the Golf Resort, the elimination of the resident golf subsidy materially improved the General Fund's operational cash flow. Specifically, the City realized a General Fund expenditure savings of approximately $8.77 million over the same three-year period. This estimate is based on actual calculations for Fiscal Years 2022-23 and 2023-24, as well as an estimate derived from the average resident rate multiplied by the number of actual resident rounds in Fiscal Year 2024-25. These annual savings have

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been reinvested into the community by expanding resident programming, enhancing public safety services, and improving other community services. This outcome reflects both the financial benefit of the revised agreement and the City Council's ongoing commitment to cost containment and long-term fiscal sustainability.

Finally, it is worth noting that under the terms of the revised agreement, the Golf Resort absorbed approximately $80,000 in lost revenue for the first time. Under the prior contract, Troon was authorized to charge the City market rates for residents and special events. Under the current performance -based agreement, however, Troon is required to bill the City only for the direct cost of hosting such events, thereby shifting this financial burden away from the City and further contributing to long-term fiscal discipline.

BACKGROUND:

The City Council's decision to restructure its management agreement with Troon was rooted in the need to reverse persistent operating deficits at the Golf Resort and align operations with clear financial performance objectives.

Strategic Realignment: The New Management Agreement
In 2023, the City Council conducted a comprehensive review of the Troon management contract, culminating in the adoption of a revised agreement that focused on accountability, performance, and financial sustainability. This was not a routine extension —it represented a complete realignment of expectations, roles, and results.

Council's goals centered around:
• Eliminating the General Fund Resident Golf Amenity Subsidy, historically costing the General Fund $2.7 to $3.0 million annually
• Establishing profitability benchmarks following Council -approved routine capital improvements
• Linking management compensation to the achievement of financial and operational targets
• Implementing termination provisions tied to poor financial performance • Defining "Exceptional Customer Service" and "First -Class" service standards, consistent with Troon's training and national benchmarks • These objectives are now embedded into the Golf Resort's Annual Plan, which governs operations and budgeting.

Council's Requirement to be profitable after Capital Expenses As outlined above, the operational turnaround to sustained profitability has been both significant and measurable. Between Fiscal Years 2009-10 and 2021-22, the Golf Resort experienced average annual operating losses of approximately ($500,000). In contrast,

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over the most recent three fiscal years, operations have produced average annual profits of approximately $900,000.

A key distinction of the current Management Agreement is the City Council's directive that the Golf Resort achieve profitability, inclusive of annual capital expenditures approved by the Council. This standard was not in effect during the prior period (Fiscal Years 2009-10 through 2021-22), when capital expenses were funded directly by the City and Troon was not contractually accountable for these costs.

Under the terms of the new Agreement, Troon is responsible for managing operations in a manner that accounts for both operating and capital expenditures. Since the implementation of the Agreement, Troon has successfully achieved this objective, generating a cumulative after -capital profit of approximately $762,274 over the three- year period.

Calculation of Management Fees
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Management Agreement, Troon's management fee is structured on a tiered, performance -based schedule and is calculated as a percentage of actual gross revenues in comparison to the Annual Plan. The "Annual Plan" is defined as the annual operating budget formally adopted by the City Council in a duly noticed public meeting.

For purposes of calculating the management fee, "gross revenues" expressly exclude all Food and Beverage (F&B) operations, including, but not limited to, the restaurant, beverage cart, banquet services, Fairway Grille, and food truck. Troon does not receive a management fee on Food and Beverage sales.

The management fee is determined in accordance with the following schedule:
• 2.5% of gross revenues when actual revenues equal or exceed 100% of the adopted budget;
• 2.0% when actual revenues equal 95.01% to 99% of the adopted budget; • 1.75% when actual revenues equal 90% to 95% of the adopted budget; • 1.5% when actual revenues fall below 90% of the adopted budget.

A termination clause, effective July 1, 2027, grants the City the unilateral right to terminate the agreement should actual gross revenues fall below 85% of the Annual Plan, unless Troon cures the revenue deficiency in accordance with the Agreement.

In addition to the foregoing, Troon is eligible for a performance -based Food and Beverage incentive. Specifically, if Gross Food and Beverage Revenues for the operational year exceed the projections established in the adopted budget, Troon shall be entitled to an incentive payment equal to one percent (1.0%) of those gross F&B revenues. This

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incentive applies exclusively to Food and Beverage operations and is separate and distinct from the primary management fee.

Since its implementation, Troon has remained in full compliance with all provisions of the Management Agreement, including the performance -based compensation structure described herein. These provisions are designed to ensure a direct correlation between Troon's compensation and its operational performance, thereby aligning management outcomes with the City's financial objectives, safeguarding public resources, and enhancing accountability to the community.

Historical Operating Trends and Performance Turnaround
To assess actual operating performance, the City conducted a historical analysis excluding both the Resident Amenity Fee and capital improvement expenses. This approach offers an unassisted, apples -to -apples comparison of net operating results. • Between FY 2009-10 and FY 2021-22, the Golf Resort generated a cumulative net operating loss of ($8.02 million), all absorbed by the General Fund. • In contrast, since the implementation of the new performance -based agreement in FY 2022-23, the Resort has delivered a net operating profit of $2.72 million through FY 2024-25—a clear reversal of past trends.

Financial Overview
As of June 30, 2025, year-to-date revenues total $17.0 million, representing a shortfall of $342,480 (1.98%) compared to the adopted budget and a decrease of $2.36 million (12.22%) relative to the same period in the prior fiscal year. The primary factor contributing to this decline is the temporary, although considerable, closure of the Player's Course, which significantly reduced the number of rounds played and overall on -site activity.

This reduction in foot traffic adversely affected golf -related revenue streams —including green fees and merchandise sales —as well as food and beverage revenue at Kestrel, both of which are highly dependent on visitor volume. In addition, banquet operations were negatively impacted during the construction period. The Pavilion venue was intentionally unavailable from March through June, eliminating access during three of the highest revenue -generating months for banquets. In Fiscal Year 2024 by comparison, March, April, and May collectively generated over $400,000 in banquet revenue.

Some revenue categories outperformed budget expectations. Golf fees exceeded budget by $556,498, and merchandise sales were ahead by $35,170. However, these gains were offset by declines in range rental/other revenue (down $64,830) and food and beverage, which fell $869,318 below budget.

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Despite these challenges, the cost of sales totaled $2.64 million, resulting in a gross margin of 84.5%, flat to budgeted 84.5% and slightly below last year's margin of 85.0%.

Increased staffing and service costs —unaffected by reduced guest volume —drove operating ratios higher. Payroll through June 30 reached $8.78 million, or 51.78% of revenue, exceeding both the budgeted 50.63% and last year's 47.40%. Operating expenses totaled $5.34 million, or 31.48% of revenue, compared to 29.71% budgeted and 28.91% last year.

As a result, net operating income stands at $201,741, which is $521,805 below budget and $1.47 million less than the same period last year, reflecting the combined impact of reduced activity due to the Player's Course closure and upward pressure on labor and operating costs.

Indian Wells Golf Resort
Financial Performance Summary
Consolidated Financial Report
Year to date through: June -25
Consolidated
Rounds
Covers
Total Revenue
Total COS
Total Payroll
Operating Cost
Total Cost
Net Operating Income
Capital Assets
2024-25 YTD
Actuals
% of
Revenue
2024-25 YTD
Budget
Variance
% of
Revenue
2023-24 YTD
Actuals
Variance
% of
Revenue
66,721
65,838
883
80,631
(13,910)
196,027
215,485
(19,458)
241,801
(45,774)
16,958,300
17,300,780
(342,480)
-1.98%
19,318,040
(2,359,740)
-12.22%
2,636,694

15.5%
2,676,153
(39,459)

15.5%
2,906,038
(269,344)

15.0%
8,781,423

51.8%
8,760,160
21,263

50.6%
9,157, 364
(375, 941)

47.4%
5,338,442

31.5%
5,140,921
197,521

29.7%
5,584,944
(246,502)

28.9%
16, 756, 559 V

98.8%
16, 577, 234
179,325

95.8%
17,648, 346
(891, 787)

91.4%
201,741

1.2%
723,546
(521,805)

4.2%
1,669,694
(1,467,953)

8.6%
545,060

3.2%
Total Golf Operating
Including Capital
(343,319) -2.0%
Kestrel Financial Performance
545,060 - 3.2% 695,563 (150,503) 3.6%
178,486 (521,805) 1.0% 974,131 (1,317,450) 5.0%
Kestrel's performance has also been affected by lower customer volume stemming from the closure of the Player's Course, which has reduced traffic to the restaurant. As a result, Kestrel reported a net operating income deficit of ($306,501), which is $531,740 below budget and $359,168 Tess than the same period last year. While the operation has maintained cost control efforts, the volume -driven nature of food and beverage service has made it vulnerable to reduced guest traffic on the property.

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CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA):

This action has been reviewed per the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State and local CEQA Guidelines, and the City's environmental regulations. The City, acting as the Lead Agency, determined that the ordinance is not subject to CEQA pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment as there is no possibility that the action would result in a significant environmental impact, and because it does not constitute a "project" as defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Fiscal Year 2024-25 Financial Statements ending June 2025

2. Troon Management Fee Report

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Fiscal Year24-25:
• Gross Revenue: $16,958,300 vs Budget of
$17,300,780 (1.98%)
• Cost of Sales: 15.55% vs Budget of 15.47%
• Payroll: 51.78% vs Budget of 50.63%
• Net Operating Income: $201,741 (1.19%)
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Financial Performance
Financial History
• Fiscal Years 2009-10 through 2021-22:
• Cumulative $(8.02) million deficit.
• Experienced average annual Losses of $500,000
• Fiscal Years 2022-23 through 2024-25:
• Cumulative $2.72 million profit
• Experiencing average annual Profits of $900,000
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• Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022-23, Council required Troon to be responsible for ongoing Capital Repairs.
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The management fee is performance -based and calculated according to the following scale:
• 2.5% of gross revenues when actual revenues equal or
exceed 100% of the adopted budget
• 2.0% when actual revenues reach 95.01% to 99%
• 1.75% when actual revenues reach 90% to 95%
• 1.5% when actual revenues fall below 90%
*Troon does not earn a Management Fee on Food &
Beverage Revenues

Other Changes
• Troon is eligible for a 1% performance -based incentive based on meeting or exceeding Kestrel Gross Revenues.
• Council required Troon to be a financial partner in the success of the IWGR:
• Troon invested $1,250,000 to remodel Kestrel.
• Council required Troon to operate City events at cost, decreasing net income by $80,000 annually.
• Implemented new right to terminate if actual Gross
Revenue falls below 85% of the Annual Plan.

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025
ROUNDS
COVERS

REVENUES
ACTUAL
MONTH
2,868
8,301
BUDGET
MONTH
2,553
9,950

VARIANCE

12.34%
-16.57%

PRIOR YEAR
MONTH
3,860
9,640
0/0

VARIANCE
- 25.70%
- 13.89%
ACTUAL

Y -T -D
66,721
196,027
BUDGET 0/0

Y -T -D VARIANCE
I 65, 838
215,485

1.34%
-9.03%

PRIOR YEAR

Y -T -D
80,631
Er 241,801

VARIANCE
-17.25%
-18.93%

GOLF FEES
196,537
218,393
-10.01%
322,385
-39.04%
9,067,221
8,510,723

6.54%
10,072,282
-9.98%

MERCHANDISE
50,642
37,851

33.79%
60,261
-15.96%
1,558,666
1,523,496

2.31%
1,764,656
-11.67%

FOOD & BEVERAGE
142,656
194,251
-26.56%
151,189
-5.64%
5,724,954
6,594,272
-13.18%
6,748,615
-15.17%

RANGE, RENTAL & OTHER
27,775
19,725
1 40.81%
156,434
MK -82.25%
607,459
672,289
-9.64%
_ 732,487
-17.07%

TOTAL REVENUES
417,610
470,219 -11.19%
690,269
-39.50%
16,958,300
17,300,780
-1.98%
19,318,040
-12.22%

COST OF SALES

COS - MERCHANDISE
27,891
20,323
-37.24%
32,822
ir 15.02%
821,635
821,183
-0.06%
946,769

13.22%
AS % OF REVENUE

55.08%

53.69%
-1.38%

54.47%
-0.61%

52.71%

53.90%

1.19%

53.65%

0.94%

COS - FOOD & BEVERAGE
93,311
53,319
-75.01%
38,050
-145.23%
1,667,591
1,678,523

0.65%
1,761,235

5.32%
AS % OF REVENUE

65.41%

27.45%
-37.96%

25.17%
-40.24%

29.13%

25.45%
-3.67%

26.10%
-3.03%

GOLF COS
6,185
5,184
-19.32%
7,693

19.60%
147,468
176,447

16.42%
198,034

25.53%
AS % OF REVENUE

3.15%

2.37%
-0.77%

2.39%
-0.76%

1.63%

2.07%

0.45%

1.97%

0.34%

TOTAL COST OF SALES
AS % OF REVENUE
127,387
78,826 -61.61%
78,565
-62.14%
2,636,694
2,676,153

1.47%
2,906,038

9.27%

30.50%

16.76%
- 13.74%

11.38%
-19.12%

15.55%

15.47%
- 0.08%

15.04%
-0.50%

GROSS MARGIN
290,223
391,393 -25.85%
611,704
-52.56%
14,321,606
14,624,627
-2.07%
16,412,002
-12.74%

PAYROLL

69.5%
619,537

83.2%

88.6%

84.5%
689,360 fflir 10.13%
769,369

19.47%
8,781,423

84.5%
MM -
8,760,160
- 0.24%

85.0%
9,157,364

4.11%

TOTAL PAYROLL
619,537
689,360 10.13%
769,369 19.47%
8,781,423
8,760,160 -0.24% 9,157,364 4.11%
AS % OF REVENUE
148.35%
146.60%
-1.75%
111.46%
-36.89%

51.78%

50.63%
-1.15%

47.40%
-4.38%

OPERATING EXPENSES

OPERATING EXPENSES
351,596
284,192 -23.72%
617,083 43.02%
5,338,442
5,140,921
- 3.84%
5,584,944

4.41%

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
AS % OF REVENUE
351 596
284 192 -23.72%
617 083

43.02%
5 338 442
5 140 921
-3.84%
5 584 944

4.41%

84.19%

60.44%
- 23.75%

89.40%

5.21%

31.48%

29.71%
-1.76%

28.91%
-2.57%
* -87.92% *

NET OPERATING INCOME
(680,910)
(582,159) -16.96%
(774,748) 12.11%
201,741
723,546 -72.12%
1,669,694
AS % OF REVENUE

CAPITAL EXPENSE

CAPITAL EXPENSES
- 163.05%
- 123.81%
- 39.24%
- 112.24%
- 50.81%

1.19%
545,060 100.00%

0.00%
545,060

4.18%
545,060
- 2.99%

8.64%
- 7.45%

0.00%
695,563

21.64%

NET INCOME (LOSS) AFTER CAPITAL EXPENSE
(680,910)
(1,127,219) 39.59%
(774,748) 12.11%
(343,319)
178,486 -292.35%
974,131 -135.24%

DEPRECIATION & OTHER EXPENSES
DEPRECIATION AND OTHER EXPENSES.
149,303
12,530 -1091.56%
12,768 -106.9.35%,
235,664
E, 150,360
-56.73%
142,655
-65.20%
NET INCOME after DEPRECIATION AND OTHER
AS % OF REVENUE
(830,213)
(1,139,749) 27.16%
787,516) -5.42%
(578,983)
28,126 -2158.55%
831,476 -169.63%
- 198.80%
- 242.39%

43.59%
- 114.09%
-84.71%
-3.41%

0.16%
- 3.58%

4.30%
- 7.72%
FTE'S
Note:
101
85 113
* The Consolidated Financial Report is a consolidation of all Indian Wells Golf Resort's Departments:

Golf, Merchandise, Golf Academy, Kestrel, Beverage Cart, Banquet, Food Truck, Night Golf Golf Course Maintenance, Building Maintenance, General & Administrative FY24 Capital Expense has been added to the overall consolidated statement for visibility only, this amount was not recorded on Indian Wells Golf Resort Income Statement ATTACHMENT #1
129
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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
GOLF FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025

RESIDENT ROUNDS

RESIDENT GUEST ROUNDS

ALL OTHER ROUNDS
ACTUAL
MONTH
720
100
2,048
wo

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
MONTH % MONTH
$
$

35.02 62.10

80.62 421
77 2,055
$
$
$

36.00 65.00

96.46 661
118
3,081
0/0

34.95 59.80

94.85 ACTUAL

Y -T -D
19,235
4,475
43,011

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
% Y -T -D % ACTUAL Y -T -D
$ 41.36
$ 104.47
$ 181.44
16,889
4,154
44,795
$ 41.15
$ 103.90
$ 164.84
20,054
4,813
55,762
0/0
$ 41.81
$ 104.06
$ 156.61

TOTAL ROUNDS
2,868 $

68.53 2,553 $

85.54 3,860 $ 83.52 66,721 $ 135.90
65,838 $ 129.27 80,629 $ 124.92

RESIDENT REVENUE

RESIDENT GUEST REVENUE

ALL OTHER GOLF FEE REVENUE
25,215
6,210
165,112
15,156
5,005
198,232

66.37%

24.08%
-16.71%
23,100
7,056
292,229

9.16%
-11.99%
-43.50%
795,631
467,522
7,804,067
695,017
431,604
7,384,102

14.48%

8.32%

5.69%
838,458
500,836
8,732,987
-5.11%
-6.65%
-10.64%

GOLF FEE REVENUES
196,537
218,393 -10.01% 322,385 -39.04% 9,067,221
8,510,723

6.54% 10,072,282 -9.98%

RANGE, RENTAL & OTHER

GOLF ACADEMY
16,046
10,316
14,374
3,100
126,392
1,735
495,992
89,742
486,539
153,750
549,871
126,228

OTHER GOLF REVENUES
26,362 17,474 50.87% 128,127 -79.42% 585,734
640,289
-8.52% 676,099 -13.37%

TOTAL REVENUES
222,900
235,866
-5.50% 450,513 -50.52% 9,652,955
9,151,012

5.49% 10,748,381 -10.19%

COST OF SALES - RANGE, RENTAL & OTHER

COST OF SALES - GOLF ACADEMY
3,753
2,433

23.39%

23.58%
3,084
2,100

21.45%

67.74%
6,948
745

5.50%

42.94%
95,009
52,459

19.16%

58.46%
83,922
92,525

17.25%

60.18%
115,038
82,996

20.92%

65.75%

TOTAL COST OF SALES
6,185

23.46%
5,184

29.67%
7,693

6.00% 147,468

25.18% 176,447

27.56% 198,034

29.29%

GROSS MARGIN
216,714

97.23% 230,683

97.80% 442,819

98.29% 9,505,487

98.47% 8,974,565

98.07% 10,550,347

98.16%

PAYROLL
110,568
126,778
156,240
1,669,510
1,617,657
1,768,051

TOTAL PAYROLL
110,568 49.60% 126,778 53.75% 156,240 34.68% 1,669,510 17.30% 1,617,657 17.68% 1,768,051 16.45%

OPERATING EXPENSES
64,856
43,885
44,123
895,304
852,852
876,262

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
64,856

29.10% 43,885

18.61% 44,123

9.79% 895,304

9.27% 852,852

9.32% 876,262

8.15%
* 41,291 18.52% 60,020 25.45% 242,457 53.82% 6,940,673 71.90% 6,504,056 71.07% 7,906,034 73.56% *

NET OPERATING INCOME

DEPRECIATION & OTHER EXPENSES
5,456
66,482

TOTAL DEPRECIATION & OTHER EXPENSES
5,456
66,482
NET INCOME after DEPRECIATION & OTHER
41,291
60,020
237,000
6,940,673
6,504,056
7,839,552
9955-100 FTE's
Note:

22.61 * The Golf Financial Report is a consolidation of Golf and Golf Academy Financials

19.32 26.25

28.45 30.40

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
MERCHANDISE FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025

MERCHANDISE REVENUE
ACTUAL
MONTH
50,642

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
MONTH % MONTH
37,851
60,261
ACTUAL

Y -T -D
1,558,666

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
Y -T -D % ACTUAL Y -T -D
1,523,496
1,764,656

TOTAL REVENUES
50,642 $ 17.66
37,851 $ 14.83
60,261 $ 15.61 1,558,666 $ 23.36
1,523,496 $ 23.14 1,764,656 $ 21.89

COST OF SALES
27,891
20,323
32,822
821,635
821,183
946,769

TOTAL COST OF SALES
27,891 55.08%
20,323 53.69%
32,822 54.47%
821,635 52.71%
821,183 53.90%
946,769 53.65%

GROSS MARGIN
22,750 44.92%
17,528 46.31%
27,439 45.53%
737,031 47.29%
702,313 46.10%
817,887 46.35%

PAYROLL
17,409
25,134
29,041
214,144
224,880
233,417

TOTAL PAYROLL
17,409 34.38%
25,134 66.40%
29,041 48.19%
214,144 13.74%
224,880 14.76%
233,417 13.23%

OPERATING EXPENSES
645
30 660
11,629
12,030
13,790

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
645

1.27%
30 0.08%
660

1.10%
11,629 0.75%
12,030 0.79%
13,790 0.78%
* 570,680 32.34% *

NET OPERATING INCOME
4,697 9.27%
(7,636) -20.17%
(2,263) -3.75%
511,257 32.80%
465,403 30.55%

DEPRECIATION & OTHER EXPENSES
(1,258)

TOTAL DEPRECIATION & OTHER EXPENSES
(1,258)
NET INCOME after DEPRECIATION & OTHER
4,697
(7,636)
(2,263)
511,257
465,403
571,938
9955-110 FTE's
Note:
* The Merchandise Financial Report is only the Merchandise Financials

2.52 2.50

3.23 2.97

3.44

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
MAINTENANCE FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025

PAYROLL
ACTUAL
MONTH
133,711
BUDGET
MONTH
129,542

PRIOR YEAR
MONTH
212,059
ACTUAL

Y -T -D
2,067,115
BUDGET

Y -T -D
1,941,964

PRIOR YEAR

ACTUAL Y -T -D
2,256,517

TOTAL PAYROLL
133,711
129,542
212,059
2,067,115
1,941,964
2,256,517

OPERATING EXPENSES
52,365
69,918
124,349
1,059,361
1,242,041
1,435,470

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
52,365
69,918
124,349
1,059,361
1,242,041
1,435,470

UTILITIES
68,876
54,509
75,292
817,711
704,520
803,270

TOTAL UTILITIES
68,876
54,509
75,292
817,711
704,520
803,270

NET OPERATING INCOME
(254,953)
(253,969)
(411,700)
(3,944,188)
(3,888,525)
(4,495,256)

DEPRECIATION AND OTHER EXPENSES
5,879
78,641

TOTAL DEPRECIATION AND OTHER EXPENSES
5,879
78,641
* (4,573,898) *

NET INCOME (LOSS) AFTER DEPRECIATION AND OTHER
(254,953)
(253,969)
(417,579)
(3,944,188)
(3,888,525)

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025
ACTUAL
MONTH
1,412
BUDGET
MONTH
2,250

PRIOR YEAR
MONTH
27,058
ACTUAL

Y -T -D
21,725
BUDGET

Y -T -D
32,000

PRIOR YEAR

ACTUAL Y -T -D
41,387

TOTAL REVENUES
1,412
2,250
27,058
21,725
32,000
41,387

PAYROLL
116,123
190,135
157,550
1,205,675
1,411,036
1,327,501

TOTAL PAYROLL
116,123
190,135
157,550
1,205,675
1,411,036
1,327,501

OPERATING EXPENSES
40,573
41,722
286,187
920,606
877,437
1,063,586

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
40,573
41,722
286,187
920,606
877,437
1,063,586

NET OPERATING INCOME
(155,284)
(229,607)
(416,679)
(2,104,556)
(2,256,474)
(2,349,700)

CAPITAL EXPENSES
545,060
545,060
545,060
695,563

NET INCOME (LOSS) AFTER CAPITAL EXPENSE
(155,284)
(774,667)
(416,679)
(2,649,616)
(2,801,534)
(3,045,263)

DEPRECIATION & OTHER EXPENSES
149,302
13,555
1,203
233,466
162,660
(10,409)
NET INCOME (LOSS) after DEPRECIATION & OTHER
(304,586)
(788,222)
(417,882)
(2,883,082)
(2,964,194)
(3,034,854)
9955-500 FTE's
Note:

8.13 10.00
* The G&A Financial Report is only General & Administrative Financials FY'24 Capital Expense has been added to the overall consolidated statement for visibility only, this amount was not recorded on Indian Wells Golf Resort Income Statement

8.37 9.26

9.97

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
BUILDING MAINTENANCE FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025

PAYROLL
ACTUAL
MONTH
40,243
BUDGET
MONTH
56,777

PRIOR YEAR
MONTH
49,602
ACTUAL

Y -T -D
539,069
BUDGET

Y -T -D
598,416

PRIOR YEAR

ACTUAL Y -T -D
555,578

TOTAL PAYROLL
40,243
56,777
49,602
539,069
598,416
555,578

OPERATING EXPENSES
14,233
9,266
15,077
165,484
121,106
144,305

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
14,233
9,266
15,077
165,484
121,106
144,305

UTILITIES
40,923
26,373
37,311
372,325
367,881
386,748

TOTAL UTILITIES
40,923
26,373
37,311
372,325
367,881
386,748
* (1,086,631)

NET INCOME (LOSS)
(95,399)
(92,416)
(101,989)
(1,076,878)
(1,087,403)
9955-550 FTE's
Note:
* The Building Financial Report is only Building Maintenance Financials

6.73 700
749

6.61 8.26

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
FOOD & BEVERAGE FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025

COVERS - RESIDENT

COVERS - ALL OTHER COVERS
ACTUAL
MONTH
314
7,987

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
MONTH % MONTH
788
9,162
152
9,488
ACTUAL
Y-T-D
8,568
187,459
wo

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
Y -T -D % ACTUAL Y -T -D wo
7,363
208,122
7,216
234,585

TOTAL COVERS
8,301 $ 17.19
9,950 $ 19.52
9,640 $ 15.68
196,027 $ 29.20
215,485 $ 30.60
241,801 $ 27.91

FOOD & BEVERAGE REVENUE
142,656
194,251
151,189
5,724,954
6,594,272
6,748,615

TOTAL FOOD & BEVERAGE REVENUE
142,656
194,251
151,189
5,724,954
6,594,272
6,748,615

COST OF SALES
93,311
53,319
38,050
1,667,591
1,678,523
1,761,235

TOTAL COST OF SALES
93,311 65.41%
53,319 27.45%
38,050 25.17% 1,667,591 29.13% 1,678,523

25.45% 1,761,235 26.10%

GROSS MARGIN
49,345 34.59%
140,933 72.55%
113,139 74.83% 4,057,363 70.87% 4,915,749 74.55% 4,987,380 73.90%

PAYROLL
201,483
159,995
164,624
3,080,229
2,960,958
3,006,667

TOTAL PAYROLL
201,483 141.24%
159,995 82.37%
164,624 108.89% 3,080,229 53.80% 2,960,958 44.90% 3,006,667 44.55%

OPERATING EXPENSES
69,125
38,463
31,698
1,101,700
956,003
865,099

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
69,125 48.46%
38,463 19.80%
31,698 20.97% 1,101,700 19.24%
956,003 14.50%
865,099 12.82%

NET OPERATING INCOME
(221,263) -155.10%
(57,526) -29.61%
(83,183) -55.02%
(124,567) -2.18%
998,787 15.15% 1,115, 615 16.53%

OTHER NON -OPERATING INC/EXP
2,197
247

NET INCOME/LOSS
(221,263)
(57,526)
(83,183)
(126,764)
998,787
1,115,367
FTE'S

32.02 27.78

27.99 6728
124.37

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KESTREL FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025
Council Agenda- September 4, 2025

COVERS -RESTAURANT

COVERS - RESIDENT
ACTUAL
MONTH
2,109
314

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
% MONTH % MONTH %
4,056
788
1,281
86 ACTUAL

Y -T -D
38,776
8,100
0/0
BUDGET

PRIOR YEAR
Y -T -D % ACTUAL Y -T -D %
64,318
7,363
54,364
5,779

TOTAL COVERS
2,423 $ 38.22
4,844 $ 33.15
1,367 $ 31.50
46,876 $ 41.38
71,681 $ 40.03
60,143 $ 35.05

FOOD & BEVERAGE REVENUE
92,608
160,601
43,064
1,939,560
2,869,041
2,108,208

TOTAL REVENUES
92,608
160,601
43,064
1,939,560
2,869,041
2,108,208

COST OF SALES
70,824
45, 592
10,104
582,052
811,527
590,769

TOTAL COST OF SALES
70,824 76.48%
45,592 28.39%
10,104 23.46%
582,052 30.01%
811,527 28.29%
590,769 28.02%

GROSS MARGIN
21,784 23.52%
115,009 71.61%
32,961 76.54%
1,357,509 69.99% 2,057,515 71.71% 1,517,439 71.98%

PAYROLL
60,805
88,068
34,069
1,186,842
1,414,003
1,193,435

TOTAL PAYROLL
60,805 65.66%
88,068 54.84%
34,069 79.11% 1,186,842 61.19% 1,414,003 49.28% 1,193,435 56.61%

OPERATING EXPENSES
44,137
26,448
7,884
477,167
418,274
271,337

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
44,137 47.66%
26,448 16.47%
7,884 18.31%
477,167 24.60%
418,274 14.58%
271,337 12.87%
* 52,667 2.50% *

NET OPERATING INCOME
(83,158) -89.80%
492 0.31%
(8,992) -20.88%
(306,501) -16%
225,239 7.85%

OTHER NON -OPERATING INC/EXP
(3,098)

NET INCOME / LOSS
(83,158)
492
(8,992)
(306,501)
225,239
55,766
9955-200 FTE's
Note:

16.12 19.48

11.95 34.44
* Kestrel Financial Report is only Kestrel Financials
* ROU (Right of Use) Leases is new Accounting guidance from GASB as of FY2021-22. All leases are categorized as financial leases and are recorded as an asset and a liability then depreciated similar to a capital lease.

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BEVERAGE CART FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025
Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
ACTUAL
MONTH

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
MONTH % MONTH
ACTUAL
Y -T -D 0/0

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
Y -T -D Vo ACTUAL Y -T -D

COVER (ROUNDS)
2,868
2,553
3,860
66,641
65,838
80,629

TOTAL COVERS (ROUNDS)
2,868 $ 9.22
2,553 $ 10.02
3,860 $ 9.28
66,641 $ 9.68
65,838 $ 10.03
80,629 $ 9.17

FOOD & BEVERAGE REVENUE
26,443
25,571
35,804
644,909
660,449
739,637

TOTAL REVENUES
26,443
25,571
35,804
644,909
660,449
739,637

COST OF SALES
10,444
5,724
8,317
153,754
152,216
177,896

TOTAL COST OF SALES
10,444 39.49%
5,724 22.38%
8,317 23.23%
153,754 23.84%
152,216 23.05%
177,896 24.05%

GROSS MARGIN
15,999 60.51%
19,847 77.62%
27,488 76.77%
491,155 76.16%
508,233 76.95%
561,741 75.95%

PAYROLL
6,938
9,854
8,620
135,233
126,103
156,409

TOTAL PAYROLL
6,938 26.24%
9,854 38.54%
8,620 24.08%
135,233 20.97%
126,103 19.09%
156,409 21.15%

OPERATING EXPENSES
7,747
2,997
6,101
117,052
113,712
84,769

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
7,747 29.30%
2,997 11.72%
6,101 17.04%
117,052 18.15%
113,712 17.22%
84,769 11.460/0
* 320,563 43.34% *

NET OPERATING INCOME
1,314 4.97%
6,996 27.36%
12,766 35.66%
238,870 37.04%
268,418 40.64%

OTHER NON -OPERATING INC/EXP
(952)

NET INCOME I LOSS
1,314
6,996
12,766
238,870
268,418
321,515
9955-220 FTE's
Note:

1.70 2.00

2.36 3.50
* Beverage Cart Financial Report is only Beverage Cart Financials * ROU (Right of Use) Leases is new Accounting guidance from GASB as of FY2021-22. All leases are categorized as financial leases and are recorded as an asset and a liability then depreciated similar to a capital lease.

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
BANQUET FINANCIAL REPORT- JUNE 2025
Council Agenda- September 4, 2025

COVERS - BANQUET
ACTUAL
MONTH
142
13/0
BUDGET
MONTH
0/0

PRIOR YEAR
MONTH
553
0/0
ACTUAL

Y -T -D
15,869
0/0
BUDGET

Y -T -D
12,850

PRIOR YEAR

ACTUAL Y -T -D
20,400

TOTAL COVERS
142 $ 73.21
553 $ 104.89
15,869 $ 125.41
12,850 $ 142.08
20,400 $ 133.18

FOOD & BEVERAGE REVENUE
10,396
58,006
1,990,160
1,825,668
2,716,923

TOTAL REVENUES
10,396
58,006
1,990,160
1,825,668
2,716,923

COST OF SALES
5,044
16,250
682,357
486,466
767,237

TOTAL COST OF SALES
5,044 48.52%

0.00%
16,250 28.01%
682,357 34.29%
486,466 26.65%
767,237 28.24%

GROSS MARGIN
5,352 51.48%

0.00% 41,756 71.99% 1,307,803 65.71% 1,339,201 73.35%
1,949,686 71.76%

PAYROLL
12,997
10,311
30,352
660,965
552,074
725,292

TOTAL PAYROLL
12,997 125.02%
10,311 0.00%
30,352 52.33%
660,965 33.21%
552,074 30.24%
725,292 26.70%

OPERATING EXPENSES
7,541
600
10,442
242,960
184,098
292,845

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
7,541 72.54%
600 0.00%
10,442 18.00%
242,960 12.21%
184,098 10.08%
292,845 10.78%
* 931,549 34.29% *

NET OPERATING INCOME
(15,186) -146.08%
(10,911) 0.00%
962 1.66%
403,877 20.29%
603,030 33.03%
9955-230 FTE's
Note:

2.54 1.30

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* ROU (Right of Use) Leases is new Accounting guidance from GASB as of FY2021-22. All leases are categorized as financial leases and are recorded as an asset and a liability then depreciated similar to a capital lease.

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
SHOTS IN THE NIGHT FINANCIAL REPORT- JUNE 2025
Council Agenda- September 4, 2025

TOTAL HOURS
ACTUAL
MONTH

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
MONTH % MONTH
ACTUAL

Y -T -D

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$
$
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$
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SHOTS IN THE NIGHT REVENUES
841
736,595
863,672
790,302

TOTAL REVENUES
841
736,595
863,672
790,302

COST OF SALES
253
127,529
135,014
126,998

TOTAL COST OF SALES

0.00%

0.00%
253

0.00%
127,529

17.31%
135,014 15.63%
126,998 16.07%

GROSS MARGIN
841 100.00%

0.00%
(253) 0.00%
609,066

82.69%
728,657 84.37%
663,304 83.93%

TOTAL PAYROLL
333
423
92,345
140,385
112,006

TOTAL PAYROLL
333 39.55%

0.00%
423 0.00%
92,345 12.54%
140,385 16.25%
112,006 14.17%

OPERATING EXPENSES
6,757
5,000
4,362
171,070
147,006
141,524

OPERATING EXPENSES
6,757 802.99%
5,000 0.00%
4,362
0%
171,070

23.22%
147,006 17.02%
141,524 17.91%
* 46.93% 441,267 51.09% 409,775 51.85% *

NET OPERATING INCOME
(6,248) -742.54%
(5,000) 0.00%
(5,038) 0.00°/o
345,651
9955-240 FTE's

0.09 1.13

2.15

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
FOOD TRUCK FINANCIAL REPORT - JUNE 2025
Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
ACTUAL
MONTH

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
MONTH % MONTH
ACTUAL

Y -T -D

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
Y -T -D % ACTUAL Y -T -D

COVERS (ROUNDS)
2,868
2,553
3,794
66,173
65,116
79,192

TOTAL HOURS AND COVERS
2,868 $ 4.31
2,553 $ 3.16
3,794 $ 3.77
66,173 $ 6.25
65,116 $ 5.77
79,192 $ 4.97

FOOD & BEVERAGE REVENUE
12,369
8,080
14,314
413,730
375,442
393,545

TOTAL REVENUES
12,369
8,080
14,314
413,730
375,442
393,545

COST OF SALES
7,000
2,003
3,127
121,900
93,300
98,335

TOTAL COST OF SALES
7,000 56.59%
2,003 24.79%
3,127 21.85%
121,900 29.46%
93,300 24.85%
98,335 24.99%

GROSS MARGIN
5,369 43.41%
6,077 75.21%
11,187 78.15%
291,830 70.54%
282,142 75.15%
295,210 75.01%

PAYROLL
13,068
3,045
7,284
200,910
147,665
163,803

TOTAL PAYROLL
13,068 105.66%
3,045 37.68%
7,284 50.89%
200,910 48.56%
147,665 39.33%
163,803 41.62%

OPERATING EXPENSES
3,624
818
2,447
65,909
37,664
47,700

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
3,624 29.30%
818 10.12%
2,447 17.09%
65,909 15.93%
37,664 10.03%
47,700 12.12%
* 83,708 21.27% *

NET OPERATING INCOME
(11,324) -91.55%
2,215 27.41%
1,456 10.17%
25,011 6.05%
96,813 25.79%

OTHER NON -OPERATING INC/EXP
(380)

NET INCOME / LOSS
(11,324)
2,215
1,456
25,011
96,813
84,087
9955-250 FTE's

3.12 1.00

2.11 4.49

5.82

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INDIAN WELLS GOLF RESORT
FB ADMIN FINANCIAL REPORT- JUNE 2025
Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
ACTUAL
MONTH

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
MONTH % MONTH
ACTUAL

Y -T -D

BUDGET PRIOR YEAR
Y -T -D % ACTUAL Y -T -D

TOTAL PAYROLL
106,661
49,718
84,128
809,614
585,978
665,356

TOTAL PAYROLL
106,661 0.00%
49,718 0.00%
84,128 0.00%
809,614 0.00%
585,978 0.00%
665,356 0.00%

OPERATING EXPENSES
0 1,600
209
21,862
50,000
17,291

OPERATING EXPENSES
0 0.00%
1,600 0.00%
209

0.00%
21,862 0.00%
50,000 0.00%
17,291 0.00%

NET OPERATING INCOME
(106,661) 0.00%
(51,318) 0.00%
(84,337) 0.00% (831,476) 0.00% (635,978) 0.00% (682,647) 0.00%

OTHER NON -OPERATING INC/EXP
2,197
4,677
*

NET INCOME / LOSS
(106,661) 0.00% (51,318) 0.00% (84,337) 0.00% (833,673) 0.00% (635,978) 0.00% (687,324) 0.00% 9955-210 FTE's
Note:
* F & B Management

8.54 4.00

6.17 9.50

59.12

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ATTACHMENT #2 Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
TROON
August 4, 2025
Kevin McCarthy, Director of Finance
City of Indian Wells
44-950 Eldorado Drive
Indian Wells, CA 92210
Subject: Clarification of Management Fee Terms and Termination Rights under Troon Agreement
Dear Kevin,
In response to the recent inquiry from a Councilmember regarding the Troon management agreements and incentive structure, the following clarifications are provided. This summary references the executed Golf Course Management Agreement dated September 7, 2023, the Restaurant Lease Agreement dated July 1, 2024, and the Trail Blais Consulting Agreement dated November 15, 2023.

1. Golf Resort Management Fee (Section 7.1)
Troon's annual base management fee is tiered based on the Golf Resort's actual gross revenues as a percentage of the City -approved Annual Plan:
• 2.5% of gross revenues if the Golf Resort achieves or exceeds 100% of the Annual Plan.
• 2% of gross revenue if the Golf Resort achieves between 95.01% - 99% • 1.75% of gross revenues if the Golf Resort achieves between 90% - 95% • 1.5% of gross revenue if the Golf Resort achieves between 0% - 89.99% ** Per section 1.1.26 of the Management Agreement, specifically excluded from the calculation of Gross Revenues are:
(A) - Food and Beverage Revenues
(C) - That portion of any lesson fees charged by a golf professional which are not paid to the Golf Resort.
• Therefore, we will reduce gross revenue by the cost -of -sales golf lessons expense.
(D) - The amount of any gratuities paid or given by a customer to Golf Resort employees or service charges added to customer billings which represent gratuities to Golf Resort Employees.
• Therefore, we will reduce gross revenue by the cost -of -sales service charge expense.
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TROON

2. Termination Rights Due to Financial Performance (Section 6.5) The Councilmember correctly noted the performance threshold of 85% of plan; however, it is important to clarify when this provision becomes actionable:

This termination right does not become effective until the conclusion of FY 2026-2027 (June 30, 2027).
• Beginning July 1, 2027, the City may terminate the agreement only if gross revenues for the previous fiscal year fall below 85% of the Annual Plan. • Before any such termination can proceed, Troon has the right to cure by paying the Shortfall up to the 85% threshold.
• If Troon pays the Shortfall, the termination notice is nullified, and the agreement remains in effect.
• This clause is not applicable to the current fiscal year (2024-2025) or the next (2025-2026).

3. Food & Beverage Incentive (Section 7.2 and Restaurant Lease §4.2) If Kestrel meets or exceeds their food and beverage revenue target in the Annual Plan, Troon is entitled to a 1.0% incentive fee calculated on gross food and beverage revenues only —not the gross revenues of the Golf Resort as a whole. ** Per section 1.1.27of the Management Agreement, specifically excluded from the calculation of Gross Food and Beverage Revenues are:
(C) - Employees or service charges added to a customer billing representing gratuities to Golf Resort employees.
• Therefore, we will reduce gross revenue by the cost -of -sales service charge expense.

4. Adjustment for 2024-2025 Player's Course Closure
The Agreement (Section 6.5.3 and Section 10.3) acknowledges that major disruptions (such as course closures for capital improvements) may constitute a Force Majeure Event or otherwise justify financial adjustments.
• During the fiscal year '25 budget process, the closure of the Players Course was recognized as reduction of rounds, revenue and expenses.

5. Pending Financial Reporting (Per Council Request)
As requested, a complete two-year financial report will be provided upon completion of FY 2024-2025 closeout. The report will include:

1. FY 2023-2024 Plan and Actual Gross Revenues (Golf Resort and Vue/Kestrel) - Actual $19,318,040 Plan $19,717,021

2. FY 2023-2024 Management Fee ($337,400) and F&B Incentive (no incentive fee in FY'24)
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TROON

3. FY 2024-2025 Plan and Actual Gross Revenues (Golf Resort and Vue/Kestrel) - Actual $16,958,300 Plan $17,300,780

4. FY 2024-2025 Management Fee ($277,147) and F&B Incentive (will not be realized for FY'25)
Best regards,
Robin Graf
General Manager
CC: Bi11 O'Brien, SVP Operations
Jeff Hansen, EVP and General Counsel
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TROON
Exhibit A - Management Fee Calculation
Total Revenue (Excluding F&B)
11,233,345
Less: COS Golf Lessons
(52,448)
Less: COS Group Service
(95,009)
Total Adjusted Gross Revenue
11,085,888
Management Fee % Calculation

2.5%
Total Management Fee
277,147.20
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CITY OF

INDIAN WELLS CITY COUNCIL
September 4, 2025
To: City Council
From: City Manager Department
Prepared by: Angelica Avila, City Clerk
Subject: Consideration of a Historic Neighborhood Recognition Program in Partnership with the Indian Wells Preservation Foundation
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

Council DISCUSSES and provides DIRECTION on development of a Historic Neighborhood Recognition Program for the City of Indian Wells; and FINDS the action exempt from CEQA review under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3).

DISCUSSION:

The City of Indian Wells is distinguished by its rich architectural and civic heritage, including mid-century modern residences, golf and tennis communities, and civic landmarks. Since its founding in 2002, the Indian Wells Preservation Foundation (IWPF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has played a key role in documenting and preserving this history through initiatives such as:
• Designation of Casa Dorado as Historic Landmark No. 6 • Oral History Project in partnership with Cal State University Fullerton • Community engagement and education programs
IWPF has expressed interest in collaborating with the City to develop a Historic Neighborhood Recognition Program. Such a program could highlight architecturally and culturally significant sites through interpretive signage, thereby enhancing community awareness, supporting heritage tourism, and reinforcing preservation efforts.

Comparable programs in nearby communities have yielded substantial public engagement benefits. For example, the City of Palm Springs has implemented a robust historic signage program that has successfully promoted tourism and cultural education. Likewise, the

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City of Rancho Mirage has advanced preservation through its Historic Preservation Commission, a Historic Resources Survey, and educational initiatives in partnership with Preservation Mirage.

Palm Springs' Blade Signs Program
IWPF is seeking Council's consideration to replicate the "Blade" sign program offered in Palm Springs. In 2008, the City of Palm Springs established this program to identify officially recognized neighborhood organizations by placing additional signage (blade signs) onto existing city street signs. The program was developed with the Palm Springs Neighborhood Involvement Committee (ONE -PS), which brings together people who are working to improve the livability and character of their neighborhood. ONE -PS is comprised of representatives from 52 recognized neighborhoods in Palm Springs who are active in promoting communication between the City and these neighborhoods. There is no requirement that these neighborhoods be formed based upon any historical significance.

Those neighborhoods that wish to have blade signs installed are able to do so, at their cost to manufacture the signage, of which the city will install. The neighborhood must be part of ONE -PS, be community initiated, and use the city pre -approved signage template.

For more information on Palm Springs' program, visit the following website. Palm Spring Blade Sign Program (Neighborhood Identification "Blade" Signs City of Palm Springs).

IWPF is seeking the city's consideration to create its own blade sign program to recognize historic neighborhoods in Indian Wells. IWPF has provided the attached packet of information to help guide the discussion in recognizing various neighborhoods in Indian Wells, based on historical significance (e.g. Desert Bel Air Estates).

1. If there is support for exploring a street signage program, staff recommends Council consider various key elements, which could include the following and other considerations: Development of a program based upon historic significance or alternative criteria.

2. Confirmation of the criteria to be used. For example, if criteria are based upon historical significance, what qualifies as historical significance.

3. Level of support from residents within the neighborhoods. Are residents in support of such recognition.

4. Responsible party for costs associated with manufacturing and installing signage.

5. Evaluation of potential future historic district formation.

6. Public education and outreach opportunities.

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Staff recommends the City Council evaluate IWPF's proposal and determine if there is interest to proceed in the development of a program.

OPTIONS:

Since there are a number of unanswered policy issues and additional research is needed, staff recommends the Council select one of the following options.

1. Direct staff to research and develop a program in consultation with IWPF based upon a recommended criteria by the City Council, which would be considered at a future Council meeting.

2. Form a Council Ad -Hoc Committee to assist staff and IWPF in developing a program for Council consideration at a future meeting.

3. Determine not to move forward with the program at this time.

4. Provide alternative directions.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with considering IWPF's proposal. Costs will be determinant of City Council direction, and may include:
• Staff time for program development, research, and community engagement • Public outreach materials and community workshops
• Program administration if a designation process or incentive program is adopted • Costs to develop and install signage
These costs will be evaluated and presented to Council as part of a future implementation plan.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA):

The action is not a project within the meaning of Section 15378 of the State of California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change in the environment, directly or indirectly; and that the action is nonetheless exempt from the requirements of CEQA in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. (14 CCR 15061(b)(3).) ATTACHMENTS:

1. IWPF Proposal

2. Neighboring City Programs

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September 4, 2025 - Public Comment
General Business Item I.2
Sheldon Anderson
Date: 8/18/2025
City of Indian Wells
44-950 Eldorado Drive
Indian Wells, CA 92210
RE: Desert Bel -Air
To Angelica Avila, City Clerk
My wife and I purchased our home in 2019. At the time, we knew nothing about the home's history. A short time after renovating the house, I found the daughter of the original owners of the home. She began to tell us about the rich history of the home and how her mother purchased the house from the original developer, Filmore Crank, who acquired 20 acres and master -planned the land. I then went to Newspapers.com and started looking for old newspaper articles regarding Filmore Crank. I found several articles and learned that the development was named Desert Bel -Air.

I have always loved the named neighborhoods in Palm Springs and immediately came up with the idea to get our neighborhood recognized by the City of Indian Wells as Desert Bel -Air. Over the next couple of years, I discussed my idea with my neighbors, who all thought it was a great idea.

It wasn't until we met Linda Blank, who we learned was the new president of the Indian Wells Preservation Foundation, that I discussed my idea with her. She loved it. We invited her to our home, and I showed her the research that I had uncovered. It was at this point that a game plan was developed, and Linda took the lead to make it happen.

I am so appreciative of the support that the city has shown to make this dream a reality. On the following page are some of the neighbors that I have spoken to regarding this and who have expressed their support.

Sincerely,
Sheldon Anderson

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Stephanie Fox
Lisa Wagner
Tim and Karen Morton -Smith
Stephen and Laura Kukta
Adam Ochoa
Jen Burton
Lino and Kelly Fiorella
Keith Wexler
Drew and Molina
Tim Venturi
Joe and Kim Hammer
Joe and Debbie Fiorella
Tim and Lori Jonasson

Council Agenda- September 4, 2025
ATTACHMENT #1
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INDIAN WELLS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
COLLABORATIVE IWPF/CITY OF INDIAN WELLS:

HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD RECOGNITION PROPOSAL
June 26, 2025
Nestled amid the arid elegance of the Coachella Valley, the City of Indian Wells stands as a living tapestry woven from centuries of cultural heritage, architectural innovation, and community spirit. What began as a tranquil oasis for the Cahuilla people would, over generations, blossom into a city distinguished by its carefully cultivated neighborhoods and deep reverence for its past. As Indian Wells looks toward its future, it seeks to honor those threads of history that have shaped its unique identity, ensuring that the legacy of its neighborhoods is celebrated and preserved for generations yet to come.

Indian Wells began its evolution in 1776 when Cahuilla Native Americans inhabited this area. As the City's 60th Anniversary draws near in 2027, IWPF proposes launching the Historic Neighborhood Recognition Project as a collaborative initiative designed to recognize and celebrate the storied, architecturally significant neighborhoods that led to incorporation of the City of Indian Wells on July 14, 1967.

Overview: The primary goal of this phased initiative is to elevate awareness and understanding of the history surrounding our neighborhoods throughout the community inclusive of our residents, visitors, businesses, and local governance. Such recognition of our historical neighborhoods also serves to energize and increase real estate values. By educating all about the importance of architectural heritage, we enhance community continuity and awareness of the value of preservation.

Historic connotes buildings, structures, objects or sites that have been in existence more than fifty (50) years and possess integrity of location, design or setting and is designated as historic by the City.

Identification: The City's four ungated neighborhoods provide the focus for this project, and Desert Bel Air Estates serves as the pilot community for Phase I. Phase 2 follows with El Dorado Palms Estates, Indian Wells Village, and Rancho Palmeras Estates.

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Pilot Project Desert Bel Air Estates - Historical Brief • Located across from the entrance of Eldorado Country Club, this neighborhood is among the oldest ungated communities in Indian Wells (1961 - 1964). It boasts rich historical and architectural significance, including two historically designated homes (William F. Cody, FAIA - Crank -Garland Home,1961, Landmark #4, 2019; The Petrie Home, 1963, Landmark #8, 2025) • Six Cody -designed homes are located on Altamira Drive, 3 on Vista Dorado Drive and 3 on Fairway Drive; 1 Charles Du Bois -designed home on Altamira Drive, 1 Richard Dorman -designed home on Eldorado Drive. • A total of 49 homes comprise the neighborhood bordered on the corner of Eldorado Drive and Fairway Drive by Fairway Park ( Hermann Design Group, landscape architect), the City's first park dedicated on April 15, 2024.

Phase I: Collaborative Objectives and Deliverables (2025) • Present concept to City Council and staff for discussion July • Request staff to determine logistics, community survey and budget -August - September
• Gather resident consensus (survey) for historical recognition including installation of street sign blade toppers August - September • Consider use of original neighborhood logo or seek unique City -designed sign blade topper August - September
• Convene City-wide meeting to introduce and vet Historic Neighborhood Recognition Project and its synergy with 2027 Indian Wells 60th Anniversary September — October
• Seek City Council approval at meeting - October
• Consider unveiling Historic Neighborhood Recognition signage in concert with Landmark #8 designation (December 3, 2025) including neighborhood celebration events at the home and Fairway Park — December or delay unveiling to January2026
• Deliverables: Social media and Event Publication (describing neighborhood history, architects, notable residents, photos)

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Phase II: Objectives (2026)
• Follow-up on successful momentum from Desert Bel Air Estates and present concept to City Council and staff for discussion, budget for community survey and study of historic architectural inventory - January • Launch mobilization for historic recognition of El Dorado Palms Estates. (1957)- February
• Garner neighborhood support by establishing Neighborhood Committees and Team Leaders — IWPF to facilitate and incentivize — February • Begin to create comprehensive map of neighborhoods and historic homes/buildings — March - September
• Begin to develop collateral materials to support community education and engagement March - September
• Expedite concurrently Rancho Palmeras Estates (1958) and Indian Wells Village (1959) initiatives (May 2026) using established process with resident committees April - May
• Get ready for the City's 60th Anniversary- Recognize our Historic Neighborhoods
Benefits to the Community:
• Elevate pride of our residents through greater understanding and appreciation of community lineage.
• Stimulate increased interest in these historic neighborhoods with impact leading to higher real estate and taxable values.
• Enhance tourism potential by showcasing our historic significance as part of the 60th Anniversary citywide celebration.
• Provide historic documentation for use by Gerald Ford Elementary School, other educational venues, local hotels (Sands Hotel and Spa, Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa, Indian Wells Resort Hotel, etc. • Commemorate Historic Neighborhoods in Indian Wells with publication marking City's 60th Anniversary, July 14, 2027.

Conclusion:

Implementing the Historic Neighborhood Recognition Project not only honors the rich history of our neighborhoods but also reinforces community ties, stimulates local economic growth, and fosters a deeper appreciation for the architectural legacy of Indian Wells.

IWPF Board: President Linda Blank, Vice President Kevin Mead, Secretary Ginny Whitman, Treasurer Kim Wilson, Creative Director Katherine Mead, Director at Large Donna Griffith, Council Liaison Brian Penna

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CONTENTS
Contributors 1Contacts. .._.._ ..._._.._...__.2 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILES Welcome From Author Eric Chief _.„..„....___ 4
Welcome From ONE -PS Chair
Kathy Cohn
What is ONE -PS?..... .... .. ........
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Welcome From Palm Springs Mayor
Robert Moon
8 Welcome From Ague Caliente Tribal
Chairman JeffGrubbr 10
What is NUSA?__,..--..___._.___11
Palm Springs Neighborhoods Timeline. —...._12
Our Neighborhood Parks ---- .14
Neighborhood Blade Signs --__.16
ONE -PS Neighborhoods Map. — ---_18
. ............18
Recognitions, Honors,
and Celebrated Readers_ —.._._.._—.._._..20
How Wen Do You Know
Our Neighborhoods?... _........

Andreas Hills
Araby Commons. _» .. 26
Araby Cove _ ..._......_......_.27 Ranch Club Estates_ ..... ....61 Beristo..._........._........_. - ..... . 28 Rimrock....... __........ ___--- .. ....62
Canyon Corridor . .29 Rogers Ranch... .

Deepwelf Estates _........_-..._.....,...30 Sonora Sunrise ....__._.. 64 ParkviewMobile Estates M .. . ..<58
Racquet Club Estates......_,.......__ —_...._.....59
Desert Highland Gateway Estates........_W...32
Desert Park Estates ............_......__,_.....»..._. 33 EI Mirador.._...__._..._....._.______.._..»_...34
EI Rancho Vista Estates....,.............,...

Escena 36
Four Seasons 38
Gateway
Gene Autry---_ _ _ __.. _40
Historic Tennis Club..... ._..._....._....___.42
Indian Canyons ....._ ..............__......... _._.._..._.44 Lawrence Crossley __________....—.46
Little Beverly Hills_.„... _ —_.47
Los Compadres
_-49
The Mesa 51
Midtown _...».........

Mountain Gate.

The Movie Colony...—
..,..._. 52
Racquet Club West
..60
Sunmor ...»...s __....__..._65
Sunrise Park....._....__...... _..__ _._ 66
Tahquitt Creek Golf...

Tahquitt River Estates w..._. .._-70
Twin Palau _ _-.72
Upper West Side_-_--...-----
Vista Las Palmas _.._ __.....__._.76
Vista Norte. . ._78
Wh tewater Club....__.....__.
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ONE -PS began providing American
.53 Sign Language (ASL)interpretation on
request at its monthly meetings in 2018.

Members of our local deaf community
have attended every meeting since.

In the doorwayof Stanley's home,
Mary Anne Puglin signs "Welcome"
and Stanley Potrude sighs"Home."
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Movie Colony East..._.........._...._._.__..._._.55
Oasis Del Sol . —.56
Old Las Palmas, .....

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ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOODS OF PALM SPRINGS

ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Creative Director and. Author
Eric Chiel (Twin Palms)
E ric C hi eL W ri t er(o7 i CI o ud. c o m
Contributors
David Freedman (lndion Canyons), Denise Goolsby (City of Palm Springs), Eric Meeks (Tahquitr River Estates), Julie Salazar (Little Beverly Hills), Rosie Vacates (The Meso) New Photography
Clark Dugger (ClarkDugger.com; Movie Colony East), David A. Lee (Vista Norte), Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau, Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism Archival/Celebrity Photography
Palm Springs Life Archives, Palm Springs Historical Society Additional Photography as Credited
ONE -PS Board of Directors
Officers
Kathy Cahn, Chair (Sunrise Park)
Jim Knauss, Vice Chair (Tohquitr Creek Golf)
Peter Sipkins, Treasurer (Me/ody Ranch)
Eric Chiel, Communications Officer (Twin Palms)
Bob Heinbeugh, Secretary (Upper West Side)
At -Large Directors
Don Barrett (Warm Sands), Roy Clark (Four Seasons), Sheila Cohrin (Vista Las Palmas), Bob Ferran (Racquet Club West), Christine Hammond (Sonora Sunrise), Chris Ruetz (Movie Colony East)
The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods is a project of the ONE -PS Communications Committee:

Paula Auburn (Rogers Ranch), Don Barrett (Warm Sands), Richard Bowman (Sunmor), Eric Chiel (Chair) (Twin Poims), Mary Clifford (Sonora Sunrise), Kathy Cohn (Sunrise Park), Jerry Cruz (Rogers Rcnch), Denise Goolsby (City of Palm Springs), Bob Heinbaugh (tipper West Side), Paul Hinrichsen (Upper Wert Side), Kerstin Pollack (Araby Cove), Peter Sipkins (Melody Ranch), Vic Spadaccini (Sonora Sunrise), Phil Strout (Los Compadres), Jan Wacker (Rogers Ranch)
ONE -PS is a 501(c)4 nonprofit public benefit corporation The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods was designed and printed by Desert Publications Inc.,
publishers of Palm Springs Life and other lifestyle periodicals. 303 N. Indian Canyon Dr., Palrn Springs, CA 92262, 760-325-2333; FAX: 760-325.7008; Franklin W. Jones, Publisher; Winston Gieseke, Editorial Director, Custom Publishing; Stuart Funk, Art Director; Olga Reyes, Managing Editor; Miranda Caudell, Senior Editor; Randee Bayne, Christina Carrera, Jim Doyle, Cindy Elliott, Pauline Larson, Michael Mathews, Katbi Pettenen, Julie Rogers, Sales Representatives; Gracie De La Pat, Advertising Graphics Manager; Emma B. Reyna, Advertising Art Director;
Laura Reyes, Production Manager, Marco Moracha, Digital Imaging. © 2019 by ONE -PS
The neighborhoods of Palm Springs are rich in history and steeped in legend. We welcome your comments at [email protected]. 2 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS

CONTACTS
P.O. Box 4345, Palm Springs, CA 92263-4345
General Information: PalmSpringsNeighborhoodsl ONE-PS.org Website: ONE-PS.org
© Facebook: ONE -PS Palm Springs
t Nextdoor: Enter neighborhood name at Nextdoor.com

NEIGHBORHOOD CONTACTS

O ANDREAS HILLS
A drea:HdlySONE-PS.org
s-1 ARABY COMMONS
Ara byComrnars•PONE-PS.org

C ARABY COVE
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BARISTO
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Ca myonCorndorPON E-PS.org

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PSICNO.net

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RacquetClubWest@ONE- PS.org

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O UPPER WEST SIDE
UpperWestSde(@ONE•PS.org

O VISTA LAS PALMAS
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O VISTA NORTE
[email protected]

OO WARM SANDS
[email protected]

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11632 Barrington court
los .engeles, ca 90049
3111 17(.-"`176

F U R N I S H I N G
interior design & home collections
www.gracehotnefurnishings.com

UPTOWN DESIGN DISTRICT
1001 n. palm canyon drive
palm springs, ca 92_?0?
760-90-i-6337

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With a population of less than 50,000,
the City of Palm Springs is relatively
small, But its culture is so rich, its history so deep, its personality so quirky, its resources so abundant, and its residents so passionate, that its terrain remains fertile for this: a third edition of The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods. I'm privileged to again be entrusted with this project.

As before, l owe an enormous debt of gratitude to everyone who brought this edition to life. Most notable among them:
my colleagues at ONE -PS for allowing me so much latitude in realizing the vision, and my collaborators at Desert Publications — Editorial Director, Custom Publishing Winston. Gieseke; Art Director Stuart Futile; and Publisher Frank Jones — for their talents and practical guidance in areas beyond my experience or inclination. And thanks to cveryone.elsc acknowledged on page 2. Each contributed in a way that made this edition more informative, easier to read, more accurate, more strikingto look tit, more efficient to create, or mere widely available. Thanks to oneand all. -
I'll once again paraphrase myself from this publication's first edition by saying: "It's been a joy for me to contribute to this guide. If it successfully conveys my affection and enthusiasm for Palm Springs, then half its goal is realized. If it moves you to share that affection and enthusiasm, its goal is met in full." I look forward to meeting you downtown.

Eric Chiel
ONE -PS Communications Officer and Board Member
Creative Director and Author,
The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods
Twin Palms resident
[email protected]

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ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOODS OF PALM SPRINGS

WELCOME
from ONE- PS Chair Kathy Cohn
Sunrise Park resident
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Dear Friends, Neighbors, and Visitors,
It is my pleasure as the chair of Organized Neighborhoods of Palm Springs to welcome you to the third edition of The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods. This guide is an entertaining and practical perspective on our beloved city and its neighborhoods. Whether you are a newcomer to Palm Springs or know it like the back of your hand, I'm sure as you browse the magazine, you will learn something new about our city that lives up to its slogan as being "like no place else."
Now 47 neighborhoods strong, ONE -PS is a network of organizations that gives voice to the issues and concerns of our community. We further the goal of our neighborhoods to be informed and collaborative as they work to resolve common issues. A primary objective is to promote open communication between the neighborhoods and city leaders in order to improve quality of life for our residents and provide a better experience for our visitors. In fulfillment of this objective, this magazine profiles each neighborhood and illustrates how their diversity contributes to the strength, character, and well-being of Palm Springs.

This publication is also a great introduction for our visitors. Who knows — maybe someone will discover their ideal neighborhood and dream home with its guidance! ONE -PS was recently honored and proud to be among the organizers of the 44th annual conference of Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA), a national association of neighborhood organizations and their advocates. In May 2019, Palm Springs hosted that conference, the theme of which — "Opening Doors to the Future" — reflected the mission of N USA and was inspired by the cover of this publication.

We are grateful to all our volunteers, supporters, and partners who have contributed to the production of this edition and for the ongoing work of ONE -PS.

Kathy Cohn
Chair, Organized Neighborhoods of Palm Springs
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JIM RICE (;•.•P Jwl, appa..t.), DENISE GOOLSBY(Os ga.....d, p...d.). ERIC CHIEL S ONE -PS is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit public
benefit corporation of neighborhood
volunteers dedicated to building our
community. Widely recognized as the
consensus voice of Palm Springs, we're
frequently sought for information,
opinion, and perspective on matters of
interest to the city. Our representatives
interact with local government,
schools and institutions, other service
organizations and civic groups,
the business community, the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and
the media.

ONE -PS gives voice to public
issues and seeks their equitable
resolution. We promote constructive
communication in a productive
and congenial manner and provide
opportunities for rewarding civic
engagement.

Our goals are to create an
informed and engaged citizenry,
encourage pride in our city and a
sense of responsibility for it, and
to contribute to the city's livability,
vitality, and favorable perception.

Here's how you can be part of
ONE -PS:

ATTEND OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS
These business meetings bring
together representatives of all
our certified neighborhoods for
discussion and decision -making,
presentations, updates, and
announcements.

JOIN A STANDING COMMITTEE OR

AD HOC TASK GROUP
Our standing committees are Budget
and Finance, Code Enforcement and
Public Works, Communications,
Ecology, Events, Governance, and
Neighborhood Formation and
What is 0\
INTERACT DURING "BROWN BAG
LUNCH" INFORMATION SESSIONS
These monthly gatherings allow us
time to discuss issues in greater depth
than possible during our regular
business meeting. These single -topic,
interactive 90 -minute sessions may
address any neighborhood -related
subject and are often led by guest
speakers.

CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL

PROJECTS
ONE -PS periodically sponsors
special events such as public
forums with local candidates or
around issues prior to a popular
vote. We host an annual Picnic and
Community Exposition; coordinate
our city's delegation to the national
Neighborhoods, USA annual
conference; and provide volunteer
opportunities for local events
Support. Ad hoc task groups are
project -specific, temporary, and
formed as needed.
sponsored by partner organizations
and city departments.

PARTICIPATE IN OUR ANNUAL

MODERNISM PREVIEW WEEK

CITYWIDE HOME TOUR
Thousands have already experienced
the ever-changing portfolio of
modernist homes on the only tour
supporting ONE -PS. You may
volunteer to staff the event, take the
tour to learn more about our city's
architectural heritage, or offer your
home as a potential destination.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...

Visit ONE-PS.org for more information
and current schedules. You can also visit:
• Your neighborhood's website:

See contacts page
• Your neighborhood's page at
Nextdoorcom
• The ONE -PS page or the
Office of Neighborhoods page
at the City of Palm Springs
website: PalmSprings-CA.gnv

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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS

WELCOME
from Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon
Vista Los Palmas resident
Dear Palm Springs Neighbors, Visitors, and Future Residents:

I am delighted to welcome you to the third edition of The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods.

As a former neighborhood representative to ONE -PS and president of my neighborhood organization, I am well aware of the tremendous value the members of its 47 constituent neighborhood organizations bring to our city. The commitment of ONE -PS to community service complements, supports, and extends city government functions and makes essential contributions to the remarkable quality of life we enjoy here in Palm Springs. In fact, I have no doubt my personal involvement in ONE -PS over the years has both inspired and prepared me for my current responsibilities as mayor of this extraordinary city.

I could not be more grateful to ONE -PS for the education I have received and for the many friends I have made along the way.

This unique publication provides an illuminating profile of each of our distinctive neighborhoods. It reveals the rich history, engaging activities, abundant cultural opportunities, and charming quirks each one offers. Every neighborhood in Palm Springs has its own special qualities, and I know this guide will help you discover this captivating place we call home.

Our wonderfully diverse neighborhoods make Palm Springs truly "like no place else." The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods says that best! C
Robert Moon
Mayor, Palm Springs, California
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THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS

IS PROUD TO SPON, OR
THE 3RD ANNUAL ONE -PS NEIGnBORItOD_:UgJt7E.

Congratulations on 13 Plus, 'ears;
of Connecting Residents with Our Locgl Dover, ent

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AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS

WELCOME
Tribal Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe
Me Yah Whae (Hello).

On behalf of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation and this neighborhood publication.

Palm Springs is a wonderful community in which to live and work and a memorable place to visit. It has been home to my ancestors for thousands of years. This is why discovering Palm Springs neighborhoods is also about discovering Agua Caliente culture and heritage.

With more than 500 members, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized American Indian tribe. We are a sovereign government and steward of more than 31,500 acres of ancestral lands that span many city and county jurisdictions and a protected bighorn sheep habitat. We are proud to own and operate Tahquitz Canyon,, the Indian Canyons, the Indian Canyons Golf Resort, and the Spa Resort Casino — all in Palm Springs. We arc pleased to be building in the heart of this city a beautiful cultural center that includes a new museum, a spa, and a bathhouse to celebrate and share the Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, a new gathering plaza, and an Oasis Trail.

The mark of our Tribe is interwoven with the Palm Springs community. Its neighborhood names reference Andreas, Baristo, and Chino — all paying tribute to Tribal members who came before us. We navigate our neighborhoods on streets named Patencio, La Verne, Belardo, Amado, Saturmino, and Arenas — all honoring our predecessors. Other streets bear the names Mesquite, Chuckawalla, or Tahquitz — recognizing and immortalizing components of our culture.

The Agua Caliente are committed to working with the city of Palm Springs and its neighborhood organizations to continue to make this community great. We embrace our cultural heritage and we look to the future by investing in charities and communities inside and outside our Tribal land in Palm Springs, the Coachella Valley, and beyond.

Palm Springs is a community proud to trace the roots of all its people and all its neighborhoods. Let this publication be your guide.

Ah cha ma (Thank you).

Tribal Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
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What Is IUSA?
On behalf of
ONE -PS and the
city. Palm Springs
City Councilmember
Lisa Middleton accepts
the honor of Pater
Spnngs' selection as
2O19 conference host.

NUSA (Neighborhoods, USA) is a
nationwide nonprofit organization
committed to building and strength-
ening neighborhoods by supporting
neighborhood organizations and the
cities, groups, businesses, and indi-
viduals working on their behalf.

Created in 1975, NUSA
continues to encourage the sharing
of experience and best practices
to develop partnerships among
neighborhood organizations,
government, and the private sector.

NUSA
Neighborhoods, Lige
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ANNUAL NUSA CONFERENCE
NUSA fulfills its mission
primarily through its annual
conference that provides an
opportunity for representatives
of neighborhoods nationwide to
seek informed guidance so they
can more effectively address their
issues. The conference typically
attracts 800 to 1,000 delegates,
collectively representing thousands
of neighborhoods nationwide,
and some from outside the U.S.,
and is hosted by a different city
each year. NUSA also publishes a
membership newsletter to serve its
constituencies.

NUSA RECOGNITIONS
Each year, NUSA solicits
nominations to recognize the value
of neighborhood programs, actions,
and individuals or enterprises by
offering awards in the categories
of Neighborhood of the Year,
Best Neighborhood Programs,
Neighborhood Newsletter,
and Who's Who in America's
Neighborhoods. Presented since
1984, N USA's Neighborhood of the
Year awards are the only national
recognitions regularly presented
to neighborhood organizations
for self-help initiatives. The Best
Neighborhood Programs awards are
how NUSA recognizes outstanding
government entities and businesses
for improving the quality of life in
their communities.

FOR MORE INFORMATION..

For more information about NUSA,
please visitNUSA.org.

PALM SPRINGS AND NUSA
Through ONE -PS and the Palm Springs
Office of Neighborhoods, Palm Springs
first affiliated with NUSA in 2005 and
has attended every annual conference
since 2014.
• In 2005, we attended the lectures
and participated in the workshops of
the annual conference.
• In 2014, Palm Springs earned three
awards from NUSA for its neighbor-
hood programs and two for neighbor-
hood newsletters.
• In 2015, Palm Springs led two NUSA
workshops and received the NUSA
award for "Best Electronic Newsletter."
Also that year, then -ONE -PS
Chairperson Lisa Middleton was elected
to the NUSA Board of Directors.
• In 2016, ONE -PS partnered with the
Palm Springs Police Department
to lead a NUSA community policing
workshop and presented a Palm
Springs neighborhood program under-
taken in cooperation with The Clinton
Foundation Day of Action.
• In 2017, ONE -PS partnered with the
Palm Springs Public Library to lead
a neighborhood history workshop, and
The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs
Neighborhoods earned a "First Place`°
publications award.
• In 201B, ONE -PS, in collaboration
with the City of Palm Springs Police
and Public Works Departments,
presented the workshop
Cooling the Hot Spots for a Safer City.
• In 2019, Palm Springs proudly hosted
NUSA's annual conference and led
10 workshops and discussions.

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1967

OCTOBER
Gateway Estates
(now Desert Highland
Gateway Estates)
becomes Palm
Springs' first organized
neighborhood
1998

DECEMBER
The Palm Springs
Coalition of
Neighborhoods
(PSCON) —
predecessor to ONE -PS
— is formed by Deepwell
Estates, Historic Tennis
Club, Las Palmas, The
Movie Colony, and
Racquet Club
PI 1105
Coalition of (Ytl9hb«'hoodJ
1999
AUGUST
Despite a temperature
oF103° and no air
conditioning at the
venue, about 75 Palm
Springs residents attend
a PSCON forum to
introduce the idea of
creating a City H311 —
based neighborhoods
department and an
official liaison to PSCON
FALL
Palm Springs Planning
Manager Hope
Sullivan assumes some
neighborhood liaison
responsibilities
2001

JANUARY
About 200 attend the
first public meeting
called by the city of
its newly established
Office of Neighborhood
Involvement and Public
Participation (ONIPP,
later shortened to
ONI), with presenting
neighborhoods Including
The Movie Colony,
Deepwell Estates, and
Historic Tenn Club.

Working with City
Manager David Ready,
Hope Sullivan becomes
the first city liaison to
PSCON

DECEMBER
Fallowing the departure
of Hope Sullivan,
Palrn Springs Public
Information Officer
Lea Bonno takes cn
limited neighborhood
responsibilities
2003

SEPTEMBER
ONE proposes formalizing
a citizen committee
made up of one or two
members From each
officially recognized
neighborhood
2004
MAY
The City Council
establishes a
neighborhood
subcommittee of then -
Mayor Pro Tens Chris
Milts and Councilmember
Ginny Foat
JULY
David Ready and the city
attorney's office begin
drafting an ordinance
to delineate the role of
a citizen committee,
then referred to as
the "Neighborhood
Oversight Committee"
Organizations With
Bylaws Prior to 2005
Bel Des .211C.,
(crow El Morador}
Chino Canyon (now
Little Tuscany}
Deepwell Estates
Desert Highland
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Historic
Tennis Club
The Move Colony
Trhquitz River Estates
200
APRIL
Palm Springs City
Council passes Ordinance
#1666, creating the
Office of Neighborhood
Involvement and allowing
for the creation of an
independent Palm
Springs Neighborhood
Involvement Committee
(PSNIC) — successor
organization to PSCON
and later to be renamed

ONE -PS
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JUNE
Bel Desierto becomes
the first neighborhood to
complete an application
for city certification

DECEMBER
Bob Mahlowitz becomes
first PSNIC chair
2005 Certifications
Bel Desierto
Deepwell Estates
I listoerc Tennis Club
The Movie Colony
Old Las Palmas
Sunmor
Tahquitz River Estates
Vista Lis P lrnas
200G

JANUARY
First annual PSNIC
strategic planning retreat
2006 Certification
Warm Sands
2007

SEPTEMBER
Acknowledging
increased neighborhood
responsibilities,
Lee Bonno's title is
changed to director
of neighborhood and
community relations,
essentially creating that
position

OCTOBER
PSNIC sponsors
Candidates Forum for
City Council and mayor
2007 Certifications
Barkto
Desert Park Estates
Mane Ceieny Eat,.

Racquet Club West
Sunrise Vista Chino
(tem Roger: Ranch)
The Mesa
2008
MARCH
Jahn Williams becomes
second PSNIC chair
Nearly 400 attend the
first annual PSNIC Picnic
and Community Expo
JUNE
The Neighborhood
Policing Officer (N PO)
Program is initiated
JULY
City Councilmember
Ginny Foatisappointed
liaison to PSNIC
First PSNIC Brown Bag
Lunch session (month
approximate)

DECEMBER
The neighborhood
blade sign visual identity
program is initiated
2008 Certifications
Araby Cc e
Demuth Pad,
Desert Highland
Getosvay Estates
l -our Seasons
Racpe t C b Estates
2009
MARCH
Se uie. annual PSNIC
Picric and Community Expo
2009 Certifications
Indian Canyons
Racquet Cub South
(now Ranch Ctluh
Estates)
Vlsti Norte
2010

JANUARY
Kevin Towner becomes
third PSNIC chair
MARCH
Third annual PSNIC Picnic
and Community Expo
2010 Certifications
El Rancho V sta.Estates
2011
MARCH
PSNIC sponsors Town Hall
Forum on Whitewater Jail
Fourth annual PSNIC
Picnic and Community
Expo

OCTOBER
PSNIC sponsors
Candidates Forum for city
council and mayor
2011 Certifications
Andreas Hills
Araby Commons
Carty -on Corridor
2012
MARCH
More than 700 attend
fifth annual PSNIC Picnic
and Community Expo
2012 Certifications
_os Ccmpsdres
Parkview Monde
Estates
Sonora Sunrise
2013

JANUARY
Jim Gross becomes fourth
PSNIC chair
MARCH
Sixth annual PSNIC Picnic
and Community Expo

OCTOBER
PSNIC sponsors
Candidates Forum for City
Council
2013 Certification
Twin Palms

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2014
MARCH
Seventh annual PSNIC
Picnic and Community
Expo
MAY
At the annual
Neighborhoods, USA
(NUSA) conference,
Palm Springs earns five
awards — more than any
other city that year, three
"Best Neighborhood
Program" awards (Blade
Sign, Annual Picnic and
Community Expo, and
Tahquitz Creek Yacht
Club restoration and
maintenance initiative)
and two Gold Awards.
for "Best Electronic
Newsletter" (Los
Compadres and Tahquirz
River Estates)

OCTOBER
First annual PSNIC
Modernism Week
Citywide Horne Tour
attracts more than 100
people
PSNIC votes to
change its name to
ONE -PS (Organized
Neighborhoods o' Palm
Springs), effective at our
next annual Picnic and
Community Expo
2014 Certifications
Gene Autry
Little Beverly HIIIS
Sunrise Park
2015

JANUARY
Lisa Middleton becomes
fifth PSNIC chair
MARCH
"PSNIC" name retired
upon introduction of
ONE -PS name and logo
The eighth annual ONE -
PS Picnic and Expo
celebrates next month's
10th anniversary of the
adoption of the founding
ordinance
Picnic and Expo
attendance exceeds
1,000 for the first time
APRIL
ONE -PS celebrates
10th anniversary of its
founding ordnance
MAY
Palm Spring selected
to lead two NUSA
workshops: Strangers
Into Neighbors
and, with partner
Desert Horticultural
Society of Coachella
Valley, Drought as an
Opportunity
The ONE -PS quarterly
newsletter receives
NUSA award for "Best
Electronic Newsletter"

OCTOBER
Second annual ON E -
PS Modernism Week
Citywide Home Tour
attracts more than 200
ONE -PS partners with
KMIR-TV, the Palm
Spring Chamber of
Commerce, and the
Jewish Community
Center to sponsor
Candidates Forum for
City Council and mayor
ONE -PS partners with
The Desert Sun and
Desert Regional Medical
Center to sponsor
Candidates Forum for
Desert Water Agency
Board of Directors
2015 Certifications
Lavrencc C.resley
Little lo;cany
Mefady R,irc
2016
MARCH
Ninth annual ONE -PS
Picnic and Community
Expo
MAY
ONE -PS becomes a
California nonprofit
public benefit corporation
ONE -PS partners with
Palm Springs Police
Department to lead
the NUSA workshop
The Palm Springs
Neighborhood Policing
Officer (NPO) Program
The Palm Springs
neighborhood program
Gnawing Peace in
Communities: The City
of Palm Springs, and
the Clinton Foundation
Fruit Orchord Project
presented at NUSA
JULY
Lee Banno retires as the
first ONI manager
AUGUST
ONE -PS receiises 501(c)(4)
exempt status from IRS

OCTOBER
Third annual ONE -PS
Modernism Week
Citywide Horne Tour
attracts more than 400
ONE -PS partners with
Palm Springs Life to
publish first edition of The
ONE -PS Guide to Palm
Springs Neighborhoods
ONE -PS partners with
The Desert Sun and Desert
Regional Medical Center
to sponsor Candidates
Debate for Desert
Healthcare District Board
of Directors

NOVEMBER
Denise Goolsby becomes
second ONI Manager
Deniselr slay
2016 Certifications
Escena
OW, DPI col
Lr},:;uitz Creel. Gef
2017

JANUARY
Phil Strout becomes sixth
ONE -PS chair
MARCH
Tenth annual ONE -PS
Picnic and Expo
MAY
Palm Springs selected
host city for 2019 NUSA
conference
The ONE -PS Guide
to Palm Springs
Neighborhoods earns "First
Place" NUSA award
ONE -PS partners with
Palm Spring Public
Library to lead the NUSA
workshop Researching
end Communicating Your
Neighborhood History

OCTOBER
ONE -PS partners
with the Palm Springs
Public Library to sponsor
Candidates Forum for
City Council
Fourth annual ONE -PS
Modernism Week
Citywide Home Tour
The ONE -PS Guide
to Palm Springs
Neighborhoods selected
for inclusion in a city time
capsule to be opened in
2042
2017 Certifications
SanR::=.I
(rte.', Upper er.t Side)
Wlnt��'wat. r Club
2018

JANUARY
Second edition of The
ONE -PS Guide to Palm
Springs Neighborhoods is
published
MARCH
Eleventh annual
ONE -PS Picnic and
Community Expo
MAY
In collaboration with the
City's Police and Public
Works Departments,
ONE -PS presented the
NUSA workshop Cooling
the Hat Spots fora Safer
City.

ONE -PS partne-s with
Desert Regional Medical
Center to host a ballot -
issue forum on a vacation
rental ordinance

SEPTEMBER
ONE -PS begins
providing on -demand
Amencan Sign Language
(ASL) interpretation at
monthly membership
meetings

OCTOBER
Fifth annual ONE -PS
Modernism Week
Citywide Home Tour
ONE -PS sponsors
Candidates Forum for
Desert Water Agency
Board of Directors
2018 Certification
Gateway
2019

JANUARY
Kathy Cohn becomes
seventh ONE -PS Chair

FEBRUARY
"Sunrise -Vista Chino"
changes its name to
"Rogers Ranch"
MARCH
Twelfth annual ONE -PS
Picnic and Community
Expo
MAY
Palm Springs hosts
2019 Neighborhoods,
USA (NUSA) national
conference and leads
10 workshops and
discussions
Third edition of The ONE -
PS Guide to Palm Springs
Neighborhoods published
4;'t
Olaskyllaaslig
11111 1�
663 neighborhood blade
signs now mounted
citywide
2019 Certifications
Ruiirock
WestGatePS
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C
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Few things make a neighborhoodfeel like a neighborhood than a nearby park to gather in. It's a communal area in which to relax, play a sport, learn a skill, walk your dog, share a picnic, or make a friend.

Palm Springs has more than a dozen such public spaces. Nearly all provide green space, seating areas, playgrounds, grills, and picnic areas.

But each one offers something that makes it unique among our parks — a special valued feature for visitors to gather around. Here arc the features that distinguish each of our parks.

Visit PalmSpringsCA.gov/Government/Departments/Parks-
Recreation for more information about our public spaces.

Index numbers following each park's name correspond to the map on pages IS and 19.

DESERT HIGHLAND PARK (1)
What Makes It Special
• Community Center with
gymnasium, weight room,
crafts and skills classes, and
children's programs
• Covered picnic area
• Outdoor stage
Closest Neighborhoods
Desert Highland Gateway Estates,
Mountain Gate, Upper West Side
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VICTORIA PARK (2)
What Makes It Special
• Covered picnic area
• Tot lot
Closest Neighborhoods
Racquet Club Estates,
Racquet Club West,
Upper West Side
GATEWAY PARK (3)
What Makes It Special
• Bocce court
• Strolling path
Closest Neighborhoods
El Rancho Vista Estates, Escena,
Gene Autry
WELLNESS PARK (4)
What Makes It Special
• Exercise course
• Strolling/jogging path
Closest Neighborhoods
El Mirador, Movie Colony East,
The Movie Colony
RUTH HARDY PARK (5)
What Makes It Special
• Tot lot and playground
including handicap -accessible
features
• Tennis courts lighted for
evening play
• Volleyball
Closest Neighborhoods
El Mirador, Movie Colony East,
The Movie Colony
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FRANCIS STEVENS PARK(6)
What Makes It Special
• Historical site and structures
• Theater and arts complex
Closest Neighborhoods
Midtown, Old Las Palmas,
The Movie Colony
JACKIE LEE HOUSTON PLAZA(7)
What Makes It Special
• Adjacent to Convention Center
• Strolling path with public art
Closest Neighborhoods
Baristo, Midtown, The Movie
Colony, Movie Colony East

PALM SPRINGS DOG PARK (B)
What Makes It Specia!
• Two fully fenced dog run -and -
play areas
Closest Neighborhoods
Gateway, Sunmor, Sunrise Park
OPENING IN 2010!
DOWNTOWN PARK (9)
What Makes It Special
• Multipurpose facilities for
community events
Closest Neighborhoods
Baristo, Historic Tennis Club,
Midtown, Old Las Palmas,
Vista Las Palmas
VILLAGE GREEN (10)
What Makes It Special
• Several historical and cultural
attractions
Closest Neighborhoods
Baristo, Historic Tennis Club,
Midtown
BARISTO PARK (11)
What Makes It Special
• Basketball courts lighted for
evening play
Closest Neighborhoods
Baristo, Midtown, Warm Sands
SUNRISE PARK (12)
What Makes It Specia!
• Main library
• Skate park
• Swim Center
• Senior center
• Boys & Girls Club
• Multifunction public hall
• Recreation center
• Handicap -equipped
playground
• Stadium facilities
Closest Neighborhoods
Baristo, Sonora Sunrise, Sunrise
Park, Tahquitz River Estates,
Warm Sands
DEMUTH PARK (13)
What Makes It Special
• Pickleball courts
• Soccer fields lighted for
evening play
• Administration building with
gymnasium, weight room, and
meeting facilities
Closest Neighborhoods
Demuth Park
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A LEGACY ON EVERY CORNER
The Palm Springs City Council
adopted a resolution in 2008
to create a neighborhood blade
sign program as a way to "help
foster a sense of pride in one's
neighborhood as well as a
sense of belonging." ONE -PS
was granted responsibility for
administering the program.

Today, more than 660 of these
colorful graphics sit atop street
signs in 37 neighborhoods —
some displaying a single sign,
some more than 40.

Neighborhood residents
design signs to reflect their
area's unique history, character,
or aspiration. Some emphasize
distinctive architecture or
a geographic feature. Some
acknowledge a location within
the city or a notable landmark.

Some recall the neighborhood's
founding or a memorable period
in its history. Residents assume
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the cost to manufacture them,
but the signs are mounted by the
city's Public Works Department
at no cost.

Our blade signs define
neighborhood borders,
communicate character, and
identify ONE -PS member
organizations. They reveal insights
into our past and suggest who
we are today. Collectively, they
transform broad boulevards
into inviting gateways. Most
importantly, the process of
funding, designing, promoting,
and celebrating them
brings residents together
around a common goal that
fosters a sense of pride
and affinity through group
accomplishment. Since their
inception, our neighborhood
blade signs have grown in
stature from ornament to icon and
now symbolize the best of what we
love about our city.

JUST WHAT ISA
"BLADE SIGN"?
A blade sign is a type of placard
mounted an a building facade or
pole that generally projects per-
pendicular to normal traffic flow.

They're thought to have been
the original retail or pub signs
first used in the 14th century to
attract passersby to commercial
establishments.
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s Recognitions,Honors,and Ceebrated Readers
Since the October 2016 release of its first issue, The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods has garnered attention from several quarters...

Awards aid Notices

BEST PUBLICATION AWARD
Neighborhoods, USA (MUSA) is the national association of neighborhood organizations and those who support them. At its annual conference
in May 2017, NUSA
awarded The ONE -PS
Guide to Palm Springs
Neighborhoods First
Place in its category for
neighborhood -focused
publications.

T NUSA
1st Place

STATE -OF -THE -CITY ADDRESS
By September 2017, The ONE -PS Guide to Palm Springs
Neighborhoods had already becotne a thread in the fabric of the City. Palm Springs Mayor Rob Moon referenced its role in ne his State -of -the-
' City Address to
more than 400
civic, business,
44 philanthropic,
Neighbodi social, and creative
Organs leaders from
throughout the
region.
n.

UNDERGROUND PUBLICATION
In December 2017, the City of Palm Springs celebrated a redevelopment landmark with a groundbreaking ceremony for its new downtown. The proceedings included the ceremonial depositing of
items into a
time capsule
to be opened
in 2042. The
ONE -PS Guide
so Palm Springs
Neighborhoods
was among the
items selected
for inclusion.

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LINDSAY JARVIS
If you hold in your
heart a special place for
all things modernist,
then you're a reader
of Atomic Ranch
— the magazine of
midcentury marvels.

And if you read Atomic
Ranch, you've seen
the "Lindsay Jarvis"
byline. Lindsay is the
senior editor for that
publication and is
thoroughly immersed
in the period. No
mystery why she chose
MidMod Palm Springs
as her residence. It
was only a question of
which neighborhood.

LINDSEY AND ERIC BENNETT
Since 2016, Lindsey and Eric Bennett have been known for their HGTV home -renovation show, Desert Flippers. But when the Palm Springs residents put down their sledge hammers and take off their dust masks, the neighborhoods guide helps them identify settings for their next renovation,
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FRED WILLIAMSON
Not many in the entertainment industry can be credited with appearing in 130 films and TV episodes, directing 23, producing 21, and writing 12. All the more remarkable because this is Fred
Williamson's second career. In his first,
Williamson (aka "The Hammer"), played
eight seasons of professional football
for both the American and National
Football Leagues. He's been signed by the
Pittsburgh steelers, the Oakland Raiders,
and the Kansas City Chiefs. Williamson
earned his nickname when the coach
of the San Francisco 49ers asked him
to quit "hammering" his players with
karate -like blows. More gentle these
days, he prefers reading about his own
neighborhood in The ONE -PS Guide to
Palm Springs Neighborhoods.

WINK MARTINDALE
He started his career as a disc
jockey for $1.00 a week. But
Wink went on to host some
of television's most popular
game shows, including Tic-
Tac-Dough, Gambit, and High
Rollers. He's emceed other
shows — many of which he
created or produced — for the
Travel Channel, The Family
Channel, and the Game Show
Network. He also hosted
Lifetime's highest -rated quiz
show. Wink received a star on
the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was among the first inductees into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame. We tried to stump him here with the "Know Your Neighborhoods" quiz.

ARMISTEAD MAUPIN
Author of the six -volume
Tales of the City series,
Armistead Maupin built
a career illuminating
neighborhoods by revealing
the unpredictable,
captivating, and interwoven
lives that inhabit them. The
first three volumes became
a landmark PBS series
starring O1vmpia Dukakis
and Laura Linney. Maupin
is seen here scouring
the neighborhoods
guide as inspiration for
volume seven.

BRUCE VILANCH
Six -time Emmy Award -winning writer Bruce
Vilanch preferred the neighborhoods guide to
the in-flight magazine while returning to Los
Angeles. Not sure which of our neighborhoods
so alarmed him, but the long-time head writer
for the Oscars and featured writer for the Tony,
Grammy, and Emmy awards (not to mention
joke writer for Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Billy
Crystal, Rosie O'Donnell, Paul Reiser, and Robin
Williams) clearly found something provocative
way beyond our city's midcentury architecture.

WAYNE NEWTON
"Mr. Las Vegas" Ls one
of the best-known,
highest -drawing,
and hardest -working
entertainers on "The
Strip." He's received a
star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, has
40 acting credits in
film, appears on 41
soundtracks, and has
performed more than
30,000 Las Vegas
shows —many in a
mom that bears his
name. But he still finds
time to take a break
with The ONE -PS
Guide to Pam Springs
Neighborhoods. Danke
schoen, Mr. Newton.

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llov Nell Do You
Kit Yor Neighborhoods?
Each of our neighborhoods is distinguished by its own
history, architecture, geography, landmarks, quirks,
and superlatives. And each is influenced by the ever-
changing profile of its residents. How well do you know the details of each of our neighborhoods?
Stumped? The answers can be found at right and on each
neighborhood's page!
jai
Questions

1. Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein,
and Marilyn Monroe were among the
overnight guests of this neighborhood.

2. In the mid -1950s, this neighborhood
introduced the concept of "condominium"
to Palm Springs.

3. Though this neighborhood is an eclectic
mix of several architectural styles, it's
home to the city's first -ever modernist -
design residence.

4.James Bond — Agent 007 — almost
met his demise in view of this
neighborhood.

5. This neighborhood got
its name as the result
of its original landowner
drilling more than 600
feet into the earth in
1926.

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6. Dating to 1967, this was the first
organized neighborhood in Palm Springs.

7. This neighborhood took its name from
the same local icon that the region's first
television station took its call letters.

S. This neighborhood was home to the resort
that brought celebrity tennis to the city in
the 1930s.

9. Which neighborhood has only two points
of entry and only a single through street?

10. This neighborhood brought a midcentury
architect out of retirement to design a 2019
addition to one of his earlier creations.

11. This is our only neighborhood in which
you'll find a hand -carved eight -foot totem
pole.

12.. This neighborhood takes its name
from an entertainment industry giant and
entrepreneur who once owned the baseball
team now known as the Los Angeles Angels.

13. President Richard Nixon was among the
investors that funded the original country
dub at the heart of this neighborhood.

14. This neighborhood sports the only
remaining stone corner -marker dating from
the earliest days of the formation of the city
of Palm Springs.

15. Were it not for his extraordinary talent and
character, the namesake of this neighborhood
— a multifaceted civic leader — would not have
been permitted to own land.

16. This neighborhood is made up almost
entirely of23 cul-de-sacs and four loop
streets.

17. Residents of this neighborhood enjoy
seclusion and unobstructed mountain views
as the result of being bordered on two sides
by a country club.

18. This neighborhood is adjacent to an
enormous and scenic alluvial fan that drains
mountain runoff.

19. The large public -art installation that
ushers you into this neighborhood is named
for the color of Joan Crawford's nail polish.

20. This neighborhood borders a forever -wild
nature preserve deeded to the city.

21. A hotel in this neighborhood was once
the subject of.a reality television series.

22. As originally conceived, this
neighborhood was to have swimming pools,
horse stables, a community center, two
nightclubs, and a golf course open to the
public in addition to up to 1,000 homes.

23. The city's most metropolitan area,
this neighborhood is home to the region's
only convention center, the Ague Caliente
Cultural Museum, several hotels, and many
condominium complexes.

24. Our northernmost neighborhood, one of
its developments was a retreat for the Dallas
Cowboys.

25. In which of our neighborhoods is the
pioneering 1940s Modernist home designed
by Albert Frey?
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26, Which of our neighborhoods became
a celebrity magnet as the result of a wining
poker hand?

27. Onginally developed to house
GIs returning from World War I i , this
neighborhood was first known as the
"Veterans' Tract"

28. This is one of very few Palm Springs
neighborhoods that is 100 percent
residential and 100 percent free of above-
ground wiring.

29. An architecturally distinctive
neighborhood, this is where midcentury
design interprets Tiki culture as
Alpine Chalet

30. The art district in this neighborhood
spawned one of the region's most
successful theater companies.

31. This neighborhood was given its name
by a visiting magician.

32. This neighborhood is noted for its
especially walkable broad streets and
pedestrian -friendly wide sidewalks.

33. Legendary Frank Sinatra pal Jilly Rizzo
presided over the Rat Pack hangout that
bears his name in this neighborhood.

34. As if suggesting the
desired state of mind
when in residence, this
neighborhood contains
streets named Plaimor,
Easmor, and Livmor.

35. Our southernmost
neighborhood, this is a
gateway to hundreds of
miles of wilderness trails.

36. This neighborhood is
home to the city's largest
park and the Palm Springs
Cultural Center.

31. This neighborhood
arose when the original
landowners were denied
a license for their
intended horse -
racing track.

38. Native American legends of a vengeful
evil spirit are very much alive in the
mountainside that defines this neighborhood.

39. The New Years Day festivities that
attended the grand opening of this
neighborhood attracted 1,500 people.

40. John F. Kennedy and Marilyn
Monroe once stole away in a resort in this
neighborhood.

41. This is the first Palm Springs
neighborhood you encounter when entering
the city on State Route 111 from the freeway.

42. This neighborhood was home to one of
the city's hottest nightspots named for the
range of it clientele: The Mink and Manure
Club.

43. A church in this neighborhood once
served parishioners that included Bob and
Dolores Hope, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz,
Jane Wyman, and Loretta Young.

44. Which neighborhood features a fountain
designed by Walt Disney's animators?

45. This neighborhood was named
among the "100 Best Master -Planned
Communities in the U.S." by Where to Retire
magazine.

46. This was the first neighborhood to
connect to CV Link, the environmentally
friendly hiking, biking, and jogging path
proposed to eventually run the
length of the Coachella Valley.

47. Which
neighborhood
formed too
recently to have a
profile page in this
edition?
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Top: Andreas Hills
was developed to
accommodate its
natural environment.

Right: Our homes
reflect a balance of
style and elegance.

Below: Red -tiled
rooftops of Andreas
Hills residences are
within a stone's throw
of hundreds of miles
of trails through
scenic, undeveloped
mountainscapes.

Grab your camera and
lace up your walking
shoes. You're about to enter
Andreas Hills.

Andreas Hills is our 400 -home
neighborhood in the southwest
corner of Palm Springs. Whether
we live in a cozy condo or a 5,000 -
square -foot estate, chances are, one
reason we chose this neighborhood
was to be close to nature.

We're elevated above
the valley floor, so we have
commanding views of the San
Jacinto Mountains soaring
above Murray Canyon, and we
enjoy breathtaking cityscapes
stretching beyond the wind
turbines far in the distance.

Some of the beauty of Andreas
Hills is concealed from easy view.

But just follow one of our well -
trodden trails to explore the hidden
and discover the unexpected. Our
neighborhood affords easy access
to the trailheads that will wind
you through our local mountains.

One path brings you to Bob Hope's
former palatial estate on nearby
Southridge. Another is the gateway
to Palm Canyon, where you can join
bighorn sheep and cool yourself in
the world's largest fan palm oasis.

Certainly this area's serene
setting and low winds were among
its attractions to Frank Bogert,
who famously led trail rides
through our hills. Born in 1910,
Bogert became an actor, rodeo
announcer, author, and politician.

He arrived here on horseback in
1927 and spent most of his adult
life in this city. Bogert managed the
Palm Springs Racquet Club and
later became our first Chamber
of Commerce director. He was
elected to City Council in 1958
and soon after became mayor — a
position he held for eight years.

Today, our longest street bears his
name: Bogert Trail.

Like the rest of us, Frank Bogert
was attracted to Andreas Hills for
its beauty, its views, and the scenic
destinations to which we can easily
hike- So grab your camera. You're
about to enter Andreas Hills.

NOTABLE

RESIDENTS
Academy
Award -winning
film director John
Schlesinger (Midnight
Cowboy, The Doy of the
Locust, Marathon Man)
(right)
ANDftC'vV.

Novelist
Andrew
Neidermen
• (The Devil's
"diet li ll Advocate)
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Top: Araby Commons
seen from atop
Southridge Mountain.

Below: Bald colors,
clean design, and
low -impact desert
landscaping are
some attractions of
the contemporary
residences of
Luminaire.

Araby Commons is
perfectly situated. Our
568 households are tucked so
dose to Southridge Mountain
(also known as "Bob Hope's Hill")
that we're treated to kaleidoscopic
colors at sunset reflecting off its
rocks. Our Southridge Mountain
location also shields us from much
of the desert wind and puts us in
view of spectacular Mount San
Jacinto just a few miles away.

Proximity to the popular wash
trail affords hikers sweeping
24 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
360 -degree vistas of our beautiful
desert valley.

Within our borders are four
classic examples of midcentury
modern condominium
development (Imperial Park
South, Coco Cabana, Sandcliff,
and Marbella), in addition to
the clean lines and bold colors
of the more -recently completed
Luminaire complex. Detached
homes in Araby Commons range
in style from Western to Spanish to
contemporary. Our neighborhood
also encompasses one of the city's
most popular shopping destinations:

Smoke Tree Commons, providing
convenient access to several retail
and dining options in a sophisticated
setting expressing a contemporary
take on modernist style.

Araby Commons preserves
that spacious, low -density feel
that characterized 1950s -era Palm
Springs. That was about the time
that Erle Stanley Gardner, creator
of the Perry Mason series, was in
residence here.

The blade sign design for
Araby Commons highlights the
preponderance of palm trees in
our area and the twinkling view to
which we're treated every night
from the tramway mountain station.

Temperate nights throughout the
year are perfect for lounging lazily
and following the light of the tram
car as it glides in nearly vertical
ascent to 8,000 feet above sea level.

With our ranch -size estates,
open desert land at our borders,
access to horseback and hiking
trails, and little by way of distracting
road noise, homeowners find our
neighborhood to be a peaceful and
magical oasis and a great place to
call home.

BOND. JAMES BOND.

Moviegoers the vcudri over were treated to a birds -eye wew of Araby Commons — much like this one — in the 1971 -lames Band film Diamonds Are Forever. In one pivotal scone, the ever -cool Sean Cut walks into a stylish mountaintop home and is }(r eeted by his foes (the severely over •caflein..eted gymnasts "Bambi" and "Thumper"), who fling him headlong into the indoor -outdoor swimming pool. In the background, far below them, we see Araby Commons on the valley flout. The [erne itself is lamili„ r to model rims do "The E[od House

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In 1925, Araby tract owners
HW. Otis and his son
subdivided their 138 -acre parcel
into 80 irregularly shaped lots.

According to sales literature of
the time, their goal was to create a
cohesive community both "artistic
and charming.. in keeping with the
natural beauty of the surroundings?'
The cost of development was not
to be a construction criterion, only
that it embody "suitable artistry."
Otis senior and junior would
likely be pleased to see their
community nearly 100 years into
the future.

Today's Araby Cove is a hillside
harbor snuggled into the Santa
Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument that forms
its eastern and southern borders.

It's further encircled by a nature
preserve and the Palm Canyon
Wash that seasonally carries runoff
from its sheltering slopes.

Featuring stunning mountain
and desert views, Araby Cove
provides some of our most
dramatic desert vistas stretching
from the Indian Canyons to the
south, the San Jacinto Mountains
to the west, and to the wind
turbines and beyond to the north.

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primarily by a spectacular
landscape of naturally beautiful
and protected land, Araby Cove has
its fair share of wildlife. Birds and
bobcats are plentiful, often found
cooling themselves from summer
heat in residential swimming pools.

Packs of coyotes can be heard at
dusk and dawn as they cross the
wash. Snakes, lizards, and rabbits
also make the Cove their home.

The Cove's bordering nature
preserve was donated to the City
of Palm Springs by a longtime
neighborhood homeowner. The land
was deeded with the understanding
that it was to be forever wild.

Araby Cove is truly a jewel
of our city: secluded, quiet, and
out of the fray — perfectly suited
to those seeking retreat and
certainly, as Otis and son wished,
"in keeping with the natural
beauty of the surroundings."
Above: This
beautifully
preserved and
still -habitable stone
home is among
the first residences
constructed in
Araby Cove. Belo.,:

Commanding
views of the valley
floor and the San
Jacintos are seen
from the top of
the cove.

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BARISTO NEIGHBORHOOD
Above: This dramatic,
larger -than -life
sculpture stands watch
at the Tahquitx Way -
Sunrise Way entrance
to Barista and depicts
a traditional Ague
Caliente Family,
Below: At the edge
of Downtown Palm
Springs, Arenas Road
is the thriving LGBT
business district in
Baristo, seen here during
a festive and colorful
Halloween event.

Top, right: This
monument is the
comer -marker of
Section 14 — the one -
square -mile cultural and
spiritual center of the
Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians,
Location, Location.

Location, The real
estate agent's familiar mantra
was never more appropriate
than when applied to the
Baristo neighborhood.

Nestled in the southern half of
Section 14 tribal land, Baristo is a
major portion of the reservation of
the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians. We're the gateway to
28 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
Downtown Palm Springs and home
to more than 1,100 residents who
take advantage of our eclectic mix of
condominiums, hotels, restaurants,
and entertainment and shopping
venues. We're just minutes from
Palm Springs International Airport,
all of Downtown, numerous hiking
and biking trails, our public library,
a senior center, and more. With
vacant land still abundant, our
neighborhood promises to remain
one of the most sought-after sites in
town for future development.

Baristo attracts residents
and visitors alike who enjoy the
amenities of resort -style living.

With more than 10 condominium
complexes throughout the
neighborhood, we offer affordable
housing and great seasonal
accommodations that welcome
part-time and full-time residents,
Low -density housing is one of
our neighborhood's most striking
qualities, and set against the
majestic San Jacinto and Santa
Rosa mountain ranges, we have no
shortage of spectacular views.

Since its inception in 200Z
the Baristo Neighborhood
Organization has assured our focus
on commtuaity. We've established
an effective working relationship
with the commercial interests of
our district, as well as with City Hall
and our first responders. Together,
we help keep Baristo safe, clean,
inviting, vibrant, and growing.

Baristo is well -positioned for
continued growth as newcomers
discover our open secrets:
convenient living, fantastic views,
and a sense of community! As the
real estate agents say: Location.

Location. Location.

THE SINATRA

CONNECTION
Among the most storied denizens of
Borista wasJilly Rizzo, owner ofJilly's, a
lively night spot on our neighborhood's
border. Rizzo was Frank Sinatra's closest
pal and, some say, bodyguard.Jilly's
regularly hosted Sinatra's colorful and
spirited Hollywood crowd.
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ROY FEY AND DESERT SKIES
Roy Fey was one of Palm Springs' most
important developers, building more than
1,200 homes in the region. Fey came
to the desert in 1955 where he founded
Fay's Canyon Realtors and an associated
construction company. Through these
companies he developed and sold high -
profile properties, including Canyon View
Estates, Canyon Estates, Canyon Vista
Estates, Mesquite Canyon Estates, Canyon
West, and many others. Working with his
son, Robert, they created a family legacy in
real estate, banking, and philanthropy.

Correctly sensing the need for modern,
year-round housing in Palm Springs, Fey's
first project was the 38 -unit Desertaire
Apartments in 1956 for which he marketed
one-year leases. Adjusting the concept in
1957, he renamed the complex "The Desert
Skies Apartment Hotel,' and in 1963 he
converted the aparnments to condos, sell,ng
each for less than $15,000. In doing so, Palrn
Springs became the first city in California
(and one oFthe few in the nation) to approve
condos as a form of vacation housing.

The scope of Fey's impact extended far
beyond his family business. He envisioned
the entire South Palm Canyon area
beautified with park -like developments of
residences located in country club -like
settings. it took years to negotiate the
required long-term lease to fulfill this vision.

But out of his extensive negotiations with the
Ague Caliente landowners and the Bureau
of Indian Affairs carne many standards
for native -American land development
agreements that are fair and profitable for all
parties and. therefore endure to this day.

Fey's Canyon Realtors still operates on
South Palm Canyon Drive.
irWind -shielding mountains
on three sides, beautiful
views free of overhead wires, iconic
midcentury condominiums, and
barely two miles from downtown but
comfortably outside its fray: Today's
Canyon Corridor neighborhood is
the perfect location for a short visit,
a seasonal stay, or a full-time home.

In 1955, this area of south Palm
Springs was undeveloped desert
that seemed distant from the village.

Butthe extension of the city's main
thoroughfare passed through it as it
meandered toward a popular visitor
destination, the Indian Canyons. Roy
Fey — one of the first developers of
condominiums in Palm Springs —
saw its potential when he built the
complex that was to become "Desert
Skies" (see sidebar).

Success led to success. Canyon
Corridor became a prime location for
architecturally significant midcentury
condominium complexes including
Palmer and Krisel's Canyon View
Estates, James Schuler Associates'
Villa Roma, Donald Wexler's Twin
Springs, and many others.

Canyon View Estates is among
the most iconic of the midcentury
developments in Palm Springs, and
the site of many Modernism Week
events each year. One such event
is The Cul-de-Sac Experience,
which brings together a home tour,
classic cars, period fashion, and
music of the era so our guests enter
a living time capsule of midcentury
life (Appropriately enough, our
neighborhood was once the home of
midcentury game -show host, Monty
Hall, best known for Let's Make a
Deal and Video Village.)
With our 2018 expansion,
Canyon Corridor now includes
newer condominiums and single
family homes on the west side of
Palm Canyon Drive at the base of
the mountain. That brings to about
2,200 the number of households
in Canyon Corridor, making it
one of the city's most desirable
neighborhoods and also its
most populous.

Top: it's all about the
cul-de-sac! This is one
of four cul-de-sac on
which many Canyon
View Estates homes
are located. This view
reveals the intimate
relationship of the
homes to each other, the
street's role in the overall
neighborhood design,
and the environmental
context in which the
community is set. Below:

The Canyon Heights
complex joined Canyon
Condor in 2418. Its
attractive, contemporary
condominiums are
cradled by the mountains
and just steps from a
popular wilderness trail.
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DEEPWELL ESTATES
Above: L'Fdorison Resort
& Spa, a luxury resort
that malls the glamour of
Hollywood's golden age,
comprises 25 bungalows
designed as private residences
and set against a mountain
backdrop. L'Horixon was
designed in 1952 by Wolisans
F. Cody as a private family
retreat for television producer
and oil tycoon, Jade Writhe(
and his wife, actress Bonita
"Bunny" Granville. Below:

The former estate of William
Holden — a frequent
special event venue and tour
stop — is among the most
architecturally significant
homes in Palm Springs.

Henry Pearson had a
problem. He purchased an
apricot ranch in 1926 and needed
water to keep his investment
thriving. So he didn't just drill
for water. He drilled and drilled
and drilled, until he found what
he needed 630 feet below the
surface. In doing so, he created
the deepest well in the Coachella
Valley and named his property
to reflect his accomplishment.

Deepwell was born!
Pearson built a ranch house
that he eventually converted to a
guesthouse. When his land was
sold and subdivided in the early
1950s, that spirit of welcome
and hospitality was among its
enduring legacies and remains
30 THE ONE•PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
so to this day,
Deepwell is a quiet area
in which sharing time with
neighbors is valued and
encouraged, We were the second
organized neighborhood in Palm
Springs and a founding member
of the organization that became
ONE -PS. Our Deepwell Estates
Neighborhood Organization is
primarily social, and our dues
largely support quality -of -
life considerations within our
borders. We've mounted several
tasteful "Neighborhood Watch"
and "Video Surveillance" signs,
and we benefit from our long-
standing culture of vigilance. As
a result, we have little crime. And
we throw great parties!
Our neighborhood is
regarded for its concentration
of midcentury homes. We have
several exemplary residences
from architects Donald
Wexler, Howard Lapham, Hai
Levitt, E. Stewart Williams,
Hugh Kaptur, William Krisel,
Stan Sackley, Herbert Burns,
and others.

Deepwell is within easy
reach of supermarkets,
restaurants, a post office,
athletic fields, the public library,
a senior center, and shopping
plazas. Going further? We're
also a stop for BUZZ — Palm
Springs' complimentary trolley to
Downtown and beyond.

Deepwell Estates. We live the
expression, Laissez les bons temps
rouler! Let the good times roll!

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Actors
William Holden (left),
Gain MacLeod, Tippi
Hedren, Eva Gabor,
Marjorie
Main,
Loretta
Young, Bonita Granville
(right), Elizabeth Taylor
(bottom, right)
Baseball great
Lao Duraeher
Singer Julie London
(left)
Actor -producer
Jack Webb (right)
ape
Hot dog magnate
Oscar Mayer
Entertainers
Liberec',
Eddie Fisher, Jerry Lewis,
Carmen Miranda (below, left)
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Demuth Park Our neighborhood
overlooks the picturesque grounds
of our city's largestgreenspace, the
60 -acre recreation area from which
we take our name.

The Park sports two tennis
courts and eight well -used
pickleball courts. It has baseball
diamonds, soccer fields, and
full -court basketball. There are
rol ling hills of open green space
with walking and bike paths,
picnic tables, a small stage,
and a sizable playground. This
spectacular public resource is also
home to the Demuth Community
Center, which features a fitness
facility and offers dance, yoga,
gymnastics, Karate classes,
meeting spaces with a kitchen,
and a patchwork of rentable plots
in our c ommunity gard en. All of
this comes with a stunning, broad
mountainscape backdrop.

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Actor Darlene Lucht
(Beach Blanket Bingo,
Muscle Beach Party)
(left)
Actor Robert Dix
(Forbidden
Planet, Live and Let
Die) (right)
Composer
Paul Sawtell
(Maverick,
Voyage to
the Bottom
of theSeo)
Big -band singer
and actor
Edie Adams
(left)
In the 1940s, the city's largest
residential developments were
built immediately south of the
airport. These parcels collectively
became known as "the Veterans
Tract" when the flood of returning
World War II GIs found our homes
so affordable. The neighborhood
eventually adopted the name of our
adjacent park.

Our architecture is diverse.

Ranch homes from the 1940s
predate the classic midcentury
styles. We 1 ater attracted modernist
architects includingJack
Meiselman. Today, remodeled
homes and new construction lend
visual texture to Demuth Park and
speakto its enduring appeal.

Fulfilling our "everyone is
invited" attitude, the neighborhood
is a meltingpot ofethnicities and
age groups, artists, trades people,
and business owners. We have
auto, home, and business service
companies, shopping and dining
options for ethnic and vegan
preferences, veterinarians, and
the no -kill Palm Springs Animal
Shelter. Regarded as an innovative
school of choice, the Cielo Vista
Charter Elementary School is
located in our neighborhood.

For generation after generation,
and by every measure, life is good
herein Demuth Park.

Above: The open fields
of Demuth. Park are
the perfect home
for organized sports
or spontaneous
pick-up game. Left:

Demuth Park is an
increasingly popular
setting for those
seeking sophisticated
and tasteful remodel
opportunities or
attractive sites for new
construction. Below:

Volleyball is one of
many activities enjoyed
by park visitors.

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DESERTUH HLAND

GATEWAY ESTATES
Bottom: In 2015,
our neighborhood
honed the Clinton
Day of Action — a
program that mobilizes
volunteers to give back
to their community.

One project was
painting this mural
on the Unity Center.

Designed by Richard
Wyatt, this is new
In the public art
collection of the City
of Palm Springs.
it Desert Highland Gateway
Estates is Palm Springs' gem
of a north. We're a neighborhood
of nearly 500 affordable homes
and residents who have known
each other all our lives. We respect
continuity and commitment and
hold the distinction of being the
first organized neighborhood in
Palm Springs.

Desert Highland Park (top)
is our 18 -acre retreat. It has a
children's playground, a baseball
field, basketball courts, a picnic
area, electric vehicle charging
stations, and an outdoor stage.

The park hosts community events,
fundraisers, and youth education
activities addressing black history.

Its cornerstone is the James O.

Jessie Desert Highland Unity
Center. This center offers basketball,
volleyball, and badminton courts, a
weight -lifting area, as well as classes
in computing, sewing, and fitness.

Our neighborhood is home to
Desert Hinge (above) — a sculpture
in the city's public art collection
— by La Vern Carroll. The former
host of the PBS television series The
Metal Guy, Carroll's clients have
included the aerospace industry,
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several Hollywood movies, and the
Walt Disney Company. He's been
profiled in several magazines and
on CBS Sunday Morning. His studio
in our neighborhood has provided
many of us employment and
vocational training.

Desert Highland Gateway
Estates is proud to have produced
three residents notable on the
world stage. First is NAACP
activist -organizer Willis Edwards,
who was a longtime president
of the Beverly Hills/Hollywood
branch of the NAACP and was
key to nationally televising the
NAACP Image Awards. Second,
Timothy Bradley was a two-
time former WBO welterweight
boxing champion, two-time WBC
Tight welterweight champion,
and WBO Tight welterweight
champion. Finally, Chris Cormier
was a bodybuilding champion
highly ranked in international
competitions, including Mr.

Olympia, the Arnold Classic, and
the Ironman Pro Invitational.

History. Community. Pride.

Family. Art Desert Highland
Gateway Estates truly is Palm
Springs' northern gem.

Desert Highland Gateway's First
Baptist Church (above) was designed .i
by celebrated midcentury architect
Howard Lapham in 1963. Consistent
with the spirit of unity and sharing
that characterizes our neighborhood,
the church was built from donated
materials and the congregation assisted
its construction. With its textured
concrete siding and geometric -
patterned stained glass window, the
church was a highlight of a citywide
Modernism Week tour in 2019.
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CLAW K DUGG.

In the late 1950s, Palm
Springs' legendary Ranch
Club district was a city showcase
that included a 200 -room resort
with tennis courts, riding stables,
three swimming pools, an 18 -hole
golf course with an artificial lake,
and two nightclubs — The Naughty
'90s and The Roundup Room. It
was all part of a sprawling 1,000 -
acre plot owned by Noel Clarke,
who decided to build a residential
development on an adjacent
portion of the property.

To transform this parcel of raw
desert at what was then the city's
northern extreme, Clarke retained
celebrated Palm Springs architect
Hugh Kaptur, a member of the
Ranch Club who was becoming
known for an architectural style
that conveyed "quiet elegance."
He designed about a half dozen
models, all low -set homes with
gently sloped roofs, featuring
post -and -beam construction.

They also had insulated ceilings
a rarity for that period. Many of
these homes were built between
1959 and 1965 and were priced at
under $14,000.

Although little remains
of the Ranch Club, many of
its original structures now
grace Desert Park Estates'
eclectic mix of midcentury
modern, Spanish Revival,
Mediterranean, contemporary,
and ranch -style architecture.

Today, our neighborhood
comprises more than 400 homes
and three businesses. With names
like Farrell, Bellamy (right), and
Powell, several of our streets
commemorate our connection to
a golden age of Hollywood. Also
commemorating that connection
is the resort at which Marilyn
Top and left: Two Desert
Park Estates takes on
midcentury style. Their
promient masonry
features, particualry the
'sombrero" -style rocfline
enclosing clerestory
windows, are trademarks
of Hugh Kaptur.

Monroe once stole away with John
F. Kennedy through a secluded
entrance. A little more visible is the
tribute to our founding architect.

Our neighborhood's northernmost
street bears the name of Noel
Clarke's wife, Joyce.

Certified by the city in 2007, the
Desert Park Estates Neighborhood
Organization is committed to
maintaining and improving our
quality of life. We proudly installed
our first blade signs in 2013 and
have hosted Modernism Week
tours of some of our 29 Kaptur-
designed homes.

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TRUMAN CAPOTE'S HOME
Above: The
former home of
writer Truman
Capote. Below:

The El Mirador
Hotel wai the
original home of
the region's first
television station.

El Mirador is a neighborhood
that honors its past while
looking to its future.

Our district was first laid out
by developer and philanthropist
P.T. Stevens in the mid -1920s as an
adjunct to his adjacent hotel. As a
hotel attraction, he built a 60 -foot
observation tower ("el mirador"
in Spanish), the success of which
is unquestioned. From the first
day of the hotel's gala debut on
New Year's Eve 1928, the rooms,
lounges, restaurants, tennis courts,
and golf course of The El Mirador
Hotel were filled. For more than
50 years its iconic tower was the
tallest structure in Palm Springs,
and it's now commemorated on
our neighborhood blade sign.

But the Great Depression was
34 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
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soon to take its toll. Under the strain
of the sizable debt, Stevens sold the
hotel in 1932 and the new owners
sent hotel manager Frank Bogert
to Los Angeles to round up tennis -
loving, trail -riding, Hollywood
luminaries seeking escape from the
constant crush of fans and reporters.

They came in droves. The success of
that move established Palm Springs
as Hollywood's playground.

When the stars and moguls tired of
living out of suitcases, they purchased
more permanent digs — much to
the benefit of our neighborhood and
others nearby. In 1968, the region's
a
first television station, KMIR, built
its original studios in the hotel and
appropriated part of the "El Mirador"
name as its call letters.

Times continued to change. After
the hotel was purchased in 1972 by
what is now Desert Regional Medical
Center, the neighborhood grew more
family oriented. We now have a
five -acre Wellness Park, two schools,
two churches — and very walkable
streets. Our 162 homes are an eclectic
mix of midcentury modern, ranch,
Spanish revival, and other styles.

Whether viewed from 60 feet
overhead or at ground level,
90 years after our area's initial
groundbreaking, our El Mirador
neighborhood maintains its
historic attraction for both visitors
and residents.

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Vaudevillian and radio
star Eddie Cantor (left)
Palm Springs' first
elected celebrity mayor,
film and television star
Charles Farrell
Author Truman Capote
TetevangelistTammy Faye
Bakker (right)
Hollywood set designer
William"Billy"
Haines
"Papa" John Phillips
of The Mamas
and the Papas (left)
Screenwriter
Irving areeher (Meet Me in
St. Lows, Bye Bye Birdie)
Actor and member of
Orson Welles' Mercury
Theatre troupe
JoaephCotten
and wife, actress
Patricia Medina
Musician
and
bandleader
Lawrence Walk
(left)
4 SOCIETY(EI M r.dorl;PALM SPRINGS LIFE ARC

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ALM SPRINGS LIFE ARCHIVES (notobl•re.;&nt.3; CLARK DUG GAR Inrighbe keel) lk_ To enter El Rancho
Vista Estates is to open a
time capsule.

Nearly all our midcentury
homes have been meticulously
maintained or faithfully restored,
conveying the sense of architectural
cohesion originally built into
El Rancho Vista 60 years ago.

We're a tight -knit neighborhood
with engaged residents, common
interests, and a sense of community
transportive to an earlier time.

That time was the late 1950s
when Roy Fey brought together
Donald Wexler and Richard
Harrison to design about 70 homes
for his new development. Built
between 1959 and 1961, each
of those homes featured one of
only three basic floor plans. But
homebuyers enjoyed a custom
look through the use of multiple
elevations and rooflines and
creative concrete block displays
and by alternating the side of each
home facing the street.

With the success of this
initial release, Fey expanded the
neighborhood with a second
phase of ranch homes, and then
in the late 1970s, a third phase of
stylish residences. El Rancho Vista
Estates was complete.

Today, with our low density
and only a single through street
branching into eightcul-de-sacs,
El Rancho Vista maintains its
intimacy. Friends and neighbors are
in constant contact as we tend our
yards, walk our dogs, or play bocce
ball in adjacent Gateway Park.

Others have discovered our
neighborhood as well El Rancho
Vista was featured on a 2010 home
tour honoring Donald Wexler
offered by the Palm Springs
Preservation Foundation. And
every year since 2012, we've hosted
Modernism Week home tours for
visitors from around the world. The
proceeds from these tours support
our neighborhood's beautification
and maintenance programs and
fund our charitable donations to
local nonprofit causes.

Whether you're drawn to our
architecture, our intimacy, or our
sense of community, we welcome
you to discover the time capsule
that is El Rancho Vista Estates!
Above: Located on
one of our eight
cul-de-sacs, homes
like this midcentury
treasure faithfully
maintain their original
form and appeal.

Left: Attractive
desert landscaping
lines the walkway of
our neighborhood's
Gateway Park.

Below: In 2018 the
neighborhood installed
illuminated entry signs
at our two gateways.

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Above: Constructed of
white steel and glass, the
Escena Clubhouse is a
stunning tribute to Palm
Springs Modernism.

Its spectacular views
have been featured in
photo and film shoots,
including those for
Road & frock magazine,
Hugo Boss, TravelSmith,
BMW, Volvo, MTV,
HBO, and HGTV's
House Hunters. Right:

Stunning homes with
views to match are
a hallmark of our
community. Below: Art
installations throughout
the property add style
and texture to Escena.
*With its distinctive style,
casual elegance, and
natural beauty, Escena has
quickly become a residential and
recreational showcase for Palm
Springs. Embracing our city's
iconic Modernist and historic
Spanish -influenced architectural
heritage, Escena is a 450 -acre
resort -like community with
spectacular views, expansive
open space, and acclaimed
dining. Our 400 residences make
up one of the few single-family
gated developments in the city
and surround the public 18 -
hole Escena Golf Course, which
was beautifully designed by
Jack Nicklaus.

Escena's small cul-de-sacs
and individual enclaves impart a
welcome sense of neighborhood.

Still not at build -out, we continue
to attract award -winning
construction companies thanks
36 THE ONE -PS GUD TO FALM SPRINGS NE!GH9OR OODS
to our location's increasingly
desirable Palm Springs address.

Three Escena builders — Alta
Verde Homes, Toll Brothers, and
Beazer Homes — are winners
of state, regional, and national
awards. As a master -planned
community with a homeowners
association, Escena residents
benefit from common rules
and restrictions, including
design guidelines and vacation
rental limitations.

The Escena complex features
several indoor and outdoor
event and activity spaces. Our
clubhouse is our social hub and
a striking visual centerpiece. It's
home to the Escena Golf Club
and the Escena Lounge and Grill,
which includes a popular dog -
friendly dining patio. En 2018, we
became the first neighborhood
to connect to the CV Link — the
environmentally friendly, trans-
valley hiking, biking, and jogging
path — that now complements
more than five miles of paved
surface on our own property.

Escena has incorporated many
of Palm Springs' calling -card
cultural and lifestyle elements.

Street names such as Frey, Eichler,
and Geary honor renowned
midcentury architects. Artwork
by sculptors Frank Morbillo,
Bruce A. Niemi, and John Olenik
beautify our entries, clubhouse,
and common areas. A dedicated
"Bark Park" is a popular spot
for our canine companions to
socialize and exercise.

Escena: It's where distinctive
style, casual elegance, and natural
beauty achieve new heights in
Palm Springs.

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Above and below, right:

Our beautiful Lodge is the
heart of our property and
where we come together
for meetings, recreation,
and social events. Its
many indoor and outdoor
amenities create a versatile
and inviting six -acre
leisure complex. Below:

Our community designed
and mounted our first blade
signs in 2019. The Four
Seasons name is placed
in front of mountains
backlit by the setting sun.

The wind turbines, visible
from our community,
are each depicted hare in
seasonal colon.
38 THE ONE -
Less than 20 years ago,
the northeast corner of
our city was an open desert. But
for a visionary developer, this
quiet location offered expansive
views and proximity to hiking
trails — the perfect site for a
new community.

Today, Four Seasons Palm
Springs is a gated active -
retirement development with
outstanding amenities, a vibrant
lifestyle, and a coveted Palm
Springs address. We attract
retirees preferring large -
resort features in a smaller,
more intimate neighborhood
convenient to outside activity.

Our 476 Mediterranean -style
homes are within five miles of
Downtown's services,
retail, dining, and
entertainment.

The Lodge
is the center of
Four Seasons and
features a ballroom,
a hobby room, a game room, a
library, and a fitness center. We
have an adjacent barbecue area
and dining patio, two resort -style
swimming pools and a spa, and
courts for tennis, shuffleboard,
basketball, and pickleball. We also
have a pool and spa on the west
side of the community.

Recognizing these and other
features, Four Seasons was named
among the "100 Best Master -
Planned Communities in the U.S."
PS Gl1IOE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGIIDORIIOODS
by Where to Retire magazine.

Living "the good life" at
Four Seasons doesn't mean
forsaking the larger community.

At the height of a historic
statewide drought, Four
Seasons was recognized as an
"Outstanding Water Saver" by
local water agencies.

For the future, we're
anticipating the CV Link to
be extended just north of
Four Seasons. CV Link is the
environmentally friendly hiking,
biking, and joggingpath that wilt
eventually connect most of the
Coachella Valley. It would be a
perfect complement to our private
three -quarter -mile border trail.

Without a doubt, Four Seasons
has fulfilled its founding vision
and is now well -established as a
premier Palm Springs address.
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CUR KOUGGER PHOTOGRAPHY
It's said that a journey of
ir- I,000 miles begins with a
single step. For many whose path
leads to Palm Springs, that initial
step brings them to Gateway — a
starting point for many types
of journeys.

Gateway is adjacent to Palm
Springs International Airport. For
those whose journey takes the
form of travel, our tranquil, tree -
lined streets are the first they'll
see on arrival. For residents
departing Palm Springs, the
airport means our neighborhood
is gateway to the world.

For those who journey
through learning, Palm Springs
High School, and soon, the
neighboring west campus of
College of the Desert, will be
gateways to the future. Our high
school was a Spanish Revival -
style depression -era construction
designed by G. Stanley Wilson
and built with New Deal funding.

In the late 1950s, several new
Many of us on spirituljcurneys
find St. Theresa Catholic Church
our gateway. Designed in 1968 by
midcentury architect William P. Cody,
the bunker -like structure is an escape
from the secular world. Cody created
symmetrical curved concrete walls for
the exter=ior and topped them with a
. sweeping concave pyramid echoing
the wall contours. This expressionistic
design is beautiful and graceful and
forces the eye upward past the crowning
crass and to a heavenly gateway. Noted
parishioners have included Bob and
Dolores Hope, Lucille Ball and Desi
Arnaz, Jane Wyman, and Loretta Young.
buildings were added to the
campus. For a major expansion
in 1958, the school commissioned
Wexler & Harrison who used
prefabricated steel, straighter
lines, and simpler shapes to
introduce the Modernist style.

For those transported by the
performing arts, the gateway
of choice is the Richards
Center at Palm Springs High
School. Originally designed
by E. Stewart Williams, the
auditorium was built in 1958
and was the only entertainment
stage in the Coachella Valley for
many years. During its heyday,
it hosted luminaries such as
Arthur Rubinstein, Van Cliburn,
Frank Sinatra, and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Richards Center was the
site for the first Palm Springs
International Film Festival
in 1988.

Our neighborhood is home
to St. Theresa Catholic Church
(see sidebar) and adjacent ro our
municipal gateway: City Hall and
other civic resources.

Among the Hollywood
notables who have journeyed
here and made Gateway their
home are entertainer Bob Hope
and actor Harry Guardino,
remembered for his roles in
The Untouchables; The New Perry
Mason; Hawaii Five -0; Murder,
She Wrote.

Whether you visit us
for growth through travel,
educational advancement,
spiritual renewal, engaging in
a civic event, or just passing
through, our neighborhood is a
gateway to all possibilities!
Below: Formerly
known as the Palms
Springs High School
Auditorium, the venue
was significantly
renovated in 2016
and reopened as tho
850 -seat Richards
Center for the Arts.

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Above: Well -kept,
stylish homes,
designed by renowned
architects in many
cases, are a hallmark
of the Gene Autry
neighborhood. Below,
left: Jackie Autry
appreciated our
recognition of her late
husband. She was pleased
to be the guest of honor
at the 2015 unveiling
ceremony For our first
neighborhood blade sign
bearing his name. Below,
right: Autry stands beside
his namesake street sign.

Gene Autry is a neighbor-
hood that would do its
namesake proud.

We're a well -maintained,
100 percent residential area in
northeast Palm Springs. We're also
close to the Whitewater Wash,
popular for its walking trail and
expansive views of the mountains
and open desert. It's from our
eastern border, Gene Autry Trail,
that we take our name.

Our neighborhood is
distinguished by the presence
of more than 100 homes
designed by Hugh Kaptur, one
of Palm Springs' most important
midcentury architects who's
responsible for hundreds of
houses, apartments, civic centers,
office buildings, and hotels
throughout the Coachella Valley.

His work includes residences
for Steve McQueen and William
Holden, as well as Palm Springs
Fire Stations 3 and 4. So our
neighborhood is justifiably proud
of the company we keep within
Kaptur's portfolio.

Gene Autry — the man — was
famous as a singing cowboy
on radio, in movies, and on
television for more than three
decades. Western to the core,
his early fame during the 1930s
and '40s afforded him a unique
privilege: During World War LI,
he was the only officer in the
United States Army allowed
to wear cowboy boots with
his uniform.

Autry appeared in 93 films,
on 91 episodes of The Gene Autry
Show, and was an influential
figure in country music. His
trademark song was "Back in
the Saddle Again," but he was
well-known for his versions
of "Here Comes Santa Claus,"
"Frosty the Snowman," and his
biggest hit, "Rudolph the Red -
Nosed Reindeer." Autry owned
a television station and several
radio stations. He was the first
owner of the American League's
LA Angels baseball club, now the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Gene Autry's widow, Jackie,
still lives in Palm Springs and
granted us permission to use
her late husband's name for our
neighborhood, a gift for which
we continue to thank her.
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Above: Chicago World's Fair
architect John Burnham
created a 1920s artist colony
now called Colony 29.

Its small Spanish homes
climb the hillside, earning
its main drive the name
"The Street of Spain."
Below, left: When the
bride of painter Gordon
Coats refused to move to
Tangiers, he built a Moroccan
palace for her in 1924.

Winston Churchill painted
in its studio — which still
exists. Here is The Korakia
Pensione, then and now.

Below, right: Midcentury, to
the max: the William Cody —
designed Del Marcos Hotel.

The Historic Tennis
CCu6, known worldwide,
is the beating heart of
Downtown Palm Springs.

With 11 structures
registered as historic, past
and present intersect on
every corner.

Our neighborhood
is named for "The Tennis Club
Resort" — the celebrated inn,
restaurant, and tennis complex
founded in 1937 that brought
world -class tennis to the desert.

Marilyn Monroe was often
sighted lounging at what was
once thought to be the world's
most photographed swimming
pool. Built in 1925, the O'Donnell
House guards our neighborhood
from atop a hillside promontory.

This beautifully restored
residence is a national Class
1 Historic Site. Immediately
below is a 1927 home, now Le
Vallauris restaurant, a legendary
Hollywood hangout and also a
Class 1 Historic Site.

Beyond these and other
historic homes, nearly two dozen
boutique inns are the core of
our identity. Most date from the
1920s through the 1950s and
are destinations on our annual
"Christmas Holiday Walk of the
Inns." Among these:
• The Willows, a Class 1 Historic
Inn, was once owned by William
Randolph Hearst's paramour,
Marion Davies. Albert Einstein
was among her guests.
• The Ingleside Inn was a
former Spanish colonial manor
transformed into lodgings in 1940.

A traditional celebrity hangout,
it was once the private estate
of the Pierce Arrow Motorcar
Company family.
• Built in 19145, charming and
historic Casa Cody (right)
includes on its sprawling grounds
the oldest structure in our
neighborhood — The Adobe,
Charlie Chaplin was a frequent
visitor and was known to clown
on its (still -intact!) stage for
Hollywood friends.

With history evident through
every window, Historic Tennis
Club residents passionately
protect the unique character of
our neighborhood and invite you
to experience its magic!
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Above: The Indian
Canyons Golf Resort is
among the country's most
scenic public courses.

Right A stately stone
monument marks a
gateway into the Indian
Canyons neighborhood.

Below: Residents of the
IGngs Point development
in Indian Canyons adopted
as their community
logo ehe typographic
ligature created by their
founding architect,
William Krisel. In the
1950s, Kriselcombned
his initials as a mark of
professional identity.

When first conceived,
the Indian Canyons
neighborhood was the city's
southernmost enclave and was
considered distant from town.

But its design and location were
brilliant It was immediately
embraced for its thoughtful
planning and tranquil beauty and is
now integral to our city's tapestry.

Originally developed in the
1960s, Indian Canyons primarily
comprises midcentury modern
custom homes designed by Dan
Palmer, William Krisel, Stan Sackley,
and other noted architects. The first
residences were situated around a
golf course, now the Indian Canyons
Golf Resort It was the only 18 -hole
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course in the city when William Bell
designed it in 196L Animators of
the Walt Disney studio designed its
centerpiece fountain. This original
north course has since been joined
by a second 18 -hole south course.

The secluded location and
exquisite mountain views beyond
rolling fairways were celebrity
magnets. Bob Hope, Jack Benny,
Sinatra's Rat Pack, Milton Berle,
Lucille Ball, Desi Amaz, and
Presidents Lyndon Johnson
and Gerald Ford all chipped and
pitched on its greens. Among its
big draws was the Frank Sinatra
Celebrity Invitational, a tournament
arranged by the singer himself and
affectionately dubbed "Frank's little
party in the desert"
The clubhouse for the south
course includes a casual restaurant
and pro shop. The original north
clubhouse, designed by Wexler
and Harrison, re -opened in
2O18 through a neighborhood
initiative in cooperation with its
owners, the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians.

The Indian Canyons
neighborhood lies near the entrance
to a cove protected from the
brunt of the desert winds and the
full intensity of the summer sun.

Adjacent to the world's largest grove
of wild palm trees, the resulting
natural oasis was a popular respite
for ancestors of the native residents.

The role of the Indian
Canyons to the indigenous
tribe is commemorated on our
neighborhood blade sign in its color
scheme and choice of typography.

Its fan palm motif suggests a haven
beneath sheltering trees.

Today, the Indian Canyons
neighborhood remains an inviting
retreat, still embraced for its smart
design and natural beauty

NOTABLE

RESIDENTS

11. Actors Don Adams (Get
Smart), Chuck Connors
(The Rill€man) (below)
William Bendix
(The Life of Riley),
Gene Berry (Bat
Masterson), William Demerest
(My Three Sons), David
Janssen (The Fugitive)
(above)
Grammy Award —winning
singer and
Sinatra pal
Keith( Smith
('That OV'
Black Magic')
(left)
Entertaining siblings
the Gabor Sisters
(Zsa Zsa, right)
Kohl's department store magnate
Max Kohl
Baseball announcer
Harry Gray
Visionary
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Lawrence Crossley
Top: The Lawrence
Crossley neighborhood
is an enclave of just
68 residences. Attractive
contemporary homes
from the early 2000s
can now be found beside
ow original midcentury
residences. Above: A
successful businessman and
community loader, Lawrence
Crossley laid much of the
foundation for Palm Springs
as we know it today. Bottom:

Residents of the Lawrence
Crossley neighborhood
enjoy one of the most
expansive and unobstructed
mountain views in the city.
• Palm Springs made its
€49,, name as Hollywood's
• playground and as a world -
class resort destination from the
1930s through the 1960s. But this
was also when Palm Springs, like
much of our country, practiced
racial segregation. Despite this
impediment, one of our city's
most important citizens of that
period was Lawrence Crossley, an
46 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
African -American.

Born in 1899 in New Orleans,
Crossley was taught to play
trumpet by Louis Armstrong.

When he arrived in Palm Springs
in 1925, he was one of the first
black residents of our village.

Crossley was initially hired by
local developer and philanthropist
Prescott Stevens as his chauffeur
and handyman, but he eventually
became a trusted colleague
of Stevens' and a respected
businessman, civic leader, and
land developer in his own right.

Crossley designed and built
the El Mirador Golf Course,
laid out our Movie Colony
neighborhood, managed the
Whitewater Mutual Water
Company, and owned the
Tramview Water Company.

He befriended the native Agua
Caliente tribe, and based on a
recipe they provided, he created
the Palm Springs Desert Tea
Company. More importantly,
he became an essential
intermediary in restoring land
promised to the tribe by the
federal government.

Perhaps the most remarkable
of Crossley's achievements was
purchasing and recording land
in 1956 — then unheard for
African -Americans. It's said that
Crossley traded his Buick for the
20 -acre parcel that now bears
his name. Crossley's subdivision
became home to African -
American families displaced
when their previous district
was razed in the 1960s. He
also owned and developed two
mobile home parks
in Palm Springs
and developed
other properties
outside our city.

Today,
Lawrence Crossley
is honored with a
neighborhood that
bears his name
that's accessible by
a similarly named
thoroughfare.

It is vibrant and
engaged and is
among the most
ethnically and
socially diverse
neighborhoods in
Palm Springs.

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What's in aname?History
is in a name if that name
happens to be "Little Beverly Hills."
Originally christened Ramon
Rise Estates in 1956, the nickname
Little Beverly Hills came later, no
doubt inspired by our four principal
streets — Roxbury Drive, Canon
Drive, Beverly Drive, and Bedford
Drive — all sharing their names
with counterparts 100 miles west in
Beverly Hills.

Our neighborhood was
created when developer George
Goldberg formed Ramon Rise
Enterprises and partnered with
fellow developer Jack Meiselman
to establish a 106 -parcel residential
tract. The homes they built became
known simply as "Meiselmans."
Goldberg sold several lots to the
Alexander Construction Company
who retained Palmer & Krisel as
their architects and built 63 homes
here between 1957 and 1958. Those
became known as 'arise's."
Both developers incorporated
features innovative for their time
tune

NOTABLE

RESIDENTS
Film producer and
documentarian
Harriet Parsons (left)
(one of only three
major -studio female
producers in the 1940s
and '500
Hollywood sound
effects pioneer A.

Arnold Gillespie
(left) (Forbidden
Planet, The Wizard of
Di, North by
Northwest)
that were conducive to indoor/
outdoor living. This included
walls of glass, clerestory windows
providing abundant natural light,
and matching interior/exterior
color schemes and construction
elements. Particular attention was
paid to privacy and spaciousness
with the accent on expansive views
from generous 100 -by -loo -foot lots.

The Alexanders marketed their
homes as "Enchanted Village."
These designs proved so popular,
they were subsequently brought to
Palm Springs' Sunmor and Sunrise
Park neighborhoods where they
were sold as "Enchanted Estates" or
"Enchanted Homes."
Little Beverly Hills still occupies
a quiet corner of southeast Palm
Springs. We have only three
gateway entrances, and we're
bordered on two sides by the lush
green fairways of the Mesquite
Golf and Country Club. We all
enjoy the unobstructed mountain
views the course allows, and many
of us still dip in our 15 -by -30 -foot
swimming pool built for us by the
Alexanders. The Little Beverly Hills
Neighborhood Organization was
officially recognized by the City of
Palm Springs in November 2014 and
incorporated in 2016.

So what's in our name? All the
enchantment of the original Beverly
Hills, but a bit more affordable.

We're Palm Springs' own Little
Beverly Hills!
Above, A rejuvenated
example of a Goldberg -
era Meiselman home.

Below: A lovingly
renovated example
of Alexander homes
designed by Palmer &
Krisel. Center. Jack
Meiselman, sires 1956,
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Top: Among the
attractions of
Little Tuscany are
its eatraordinary
valley views.

Below, left: In 2016,
midcentury architect
Hugh Kaptur designed
Little Tuscany's
three -home Kaptur
Court that recalls, but
updates, his earlier
works.

To enter the neighborhood of Little
Tuscany is to be transported
80 years and 6,000 miles.

It began in 1934 when Palm
Springs builder Alvah Hicks gave
the area its name. He had recently
returned from a visit to Tuscany,
Italy, where he became enamored
with the artisanal stone construction
that characterizes that region. Thus
inspired, Hicks built seven Tuscan -
style homes amid Palm Springs' rocky
hillside outcroppings.

Since that time, the boulder -
strewn terrain at the base of Mount
San Jacinto maintained its appeal to
independent personalities inclined
to experiment with residential
design. Foremost among these was
E. Stewart Williams, as represented
by his 1954 Edris House (bottom,
right). William and Marjorie Edris
granted Williams complete design
freedom and an unlimited budget to
create a home customized to their
tastes and needs. Situated on a stone -
studded slope, Williams designed
the exterior of wood, local rock, and
glass that tied his design to the site
and allowed it to meld
into its environment.

Our neighbor-
hood has also
been graced by
the designs of
other architectural
gems including
Edward Fickett's
1951 May House,
Craig Eliwood's
1968 Palevsky
House, and in 1969,
Michael Black's
Edna Root Shapiro
House and James McNaughton's
Kramer House.

Unlike most Palm Springs
neighborhoods with views of the
nearby mountains, Little Tuscany
is tucked into the hillside and offers
spectacular elevated vistas across
the valley floor,
Until 2014, our neighborhood
had been known as Chino Canyon
— a reference to the scenic
natural escarpment that forms its
northern and western borders.

Largely undeveloped, Chino
Canyon is a 5.5 -mile alluvial fan
on which mountain rains rush to
the Whitewater River. In doing so,
the relentless erosive flow carved
one of North America's steepest
canyons with a dramatic sheer drop
from more than 8,500 feet at the
Aerial Tramway's Mountain Station
to less than 500 feet at the valley
floor. It's a magnificent setting for
Little Tuscany, and it helps preserve
our remarkable views.

Dramatic. Inspirational.

Enticing. Welcome to
Little Tuscany.
46 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
NI Actors Roger Duchomy
(The Love Root, That
Girl), Rod Taylor (Falcon
Crest, fnglourious
Basterds, The Time
Machine), Tristan Rogers
(Genera! Hospital) (left)
Senator Warren Magnuson (D-W'ash.)
Composer
Frederick Loewe
Comedian -actor
Jack Benny (right)
Original Mouseketeer znd
Jack Benny sideman Dennis Day
Entertainer and pin-up queen
Jayne Mansfield (bottom)
Entertaining sisters Jolie, Magda, Zan
Zsa, and Eva Gabor
Entrepreneur Howard
Hughes (left)
McDonald's owner
Ray Itrec
Entertair'.er
Eris Presley (right)
Artist On Franca
The Jergens
family (famous far
skincare products)
IVES(nareble residents); CLARK DUGGER PHOTOGRAPHY(
VISIT PALM SPRINGS (Brix betas}; PALM SPRINGS LIF

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CLARK DUGGER PHOTOGRAPHY(M

PALM SPRINGS LI FE ARCH
The Los Compadres
neighborhood features
beautiful, sweeping views of the San
Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains
— best appreciated at sunrise and
sunset when changing light creates
a stunning glow of orange and pink
that induces Zen -like tranquility in
residents and visitors.

Our neighborhood traces
its roots to 1939, when The Los
Compadres Club and Stables was
established. The club offered riding,
rodeos, an annual community
Deep Pit Barbecue, monthly
chuck -wagon breakfasts, moonlight
rides, and Western parties, dances,
culture, and fashion events.

The name "Los Compadres"
was adopted in 1941 after a group
ride that included our mayor
and a special guest — "Maldo
the Magician." At the evening's
campfire, Maldo is said to have
conjured "Los Compadres" as the
club's name because it suggested
the camaraderie he'd experienced
that day.

By the 1960s, midcentury
Alexander homes were built in Los
Compadres, joined by Spanish -style
residences in the 1970s and '80s,
providing even more texture to
our neighborhood.

A notable resident during this
period was television writer/
producer Paul Henning, best known
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for bringing us The Bob Cummings
Show, Petticoat Junction, The
Beverly Hillbillies, and GreenAcres.

Today, Los Compadres benefits
from its colorful past. Our yards
are generously sized. Dog -walkers
and their canine companions
enjoy broad streets and plentiful
sidewalks. Power lines were
buried in the 1960s, restoring
prized mountain views by day.

Limited street lighting preserves
our starry night skies.

The Los Compadres Club and
Stables still invites the public to
its annual Deep Pit Barbecue and
continues to offer guest rides. The
Los Compadres Neighborhood
Organization also hosts annual
events, including a Night at
Power Baseball (elite college
players recruited nationwide)
neighborhood yard sales, and fall
socials. We keep current with local
events and communicate with our
members via the social network
Nextdoor.com.

Our beautiful neighborhood
of Los Compadres
welcomes your visit!

ABOUT OUR

BLADE SIGN
Cur blade sign was
designed by the late Russ
Butler, a Los Compadres
resident. It features a styhxed
typeface recalling the Old West
and a horseshoe forming the "C" in
"Compadres." Its background gradient
evokes our sunrise and sunset skies.

THE ONE•PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS N1
Above: Attractive
homes on large
lots line the broad
streets that make Los
Compadres open and
inviting. Below: The
camaraderie of the
Old West that inspired
our neighborhood's
name still characterizes
Los Compadres.
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Above: In 1959, this was
part of California's first
Holiday Inn. Nearly 60
years and millions of
dollars in upgrades later,
Parker Palm Springs is
a showplace for the city
and frequently the site of
prestigious events, such
as those for the Palm
Springs International Film
Festival- In 2007, it was
the subject of Bravo TV's
reality show, Welcome to
the Parker. Here, we're
hovering above one of
its swimming pools,
set off by lush desert
landscaping and hills in
the distance. Right Our
local mountains make the
perfect backdrop for the
golf course and clubhouse
at Seven Lakes.

Before there was a
neighborhood, there was
a hotel...
"Melody Ranch" was the name
given by singing cowboy Gene
Autry to the hotel he purchased
in 1961 to house his baseball
team (known at the time as the
California Angels) during spring
training. When Autry sold the
50 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
hotel in 1994, its name changed,
and "Melody Ranch" was almost
lost to history.

Fast forward to 2015.

Residents of our newly formed
neighborhood organization
discover and revive the historic
name, apply it to a larger area, and
pay tribute to Mr. Autry on our
blade sign.

Today, the Melody Ranch
Neighborhood Organization
consists of that original hotel
(now Parker Palm Springs),
the Seven Lakes Country
Club, the Oasis Resort, and
the Canyon Sands community.

Each contributes uniquely to
our organization.

The resort we know today
as Parker Palm Springs was
built in 1959 as a Holiday Inn,
Three owners, three names,
and 33 years later, hotelier Jack
Parker purchased it, financed
a $27 million remodel, and
dubbed it Le Parker Meridien.

Until his death in 1998, Gene
Autry and wife Jackie lived on
the property and frequently
chatted with patrons in
its lounges.

Built in 1963, Seven Lakes
Country Club is a midcentury
gated community with a Ted
Robinson -designed golf course
featuring seven lakes. President
Eisenhower hit his only hole -
in -one on its greens. William
Cody designed the clubhouse,
and Richard Harrison designed
its residences. Harrison adapted
William Krisel's "cluster
home" concept to duplex
and condominium designs
featuring low -profile flat roofs
artfully angled to maximize
dramatic views.

The Oasis Resort is a
complex of Spanish -style villas
on 27 desert -landscaped acres. It
features eight swimming pools,
nine Jacuzzis, four fountains,
and five tennis courts.

Canyon Sands is a 33 -acre
community of charming single-
family residences. Homes are
grouped into horseshoe clusters
of six units each.

Collectively, our four
communities respect their
individual histories while
taking pride in the name they
now share.

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LARK DUGGER PHOTOGRAPH

PALM SPRINGS LIFE ARCHIVES'C
Snuggled into the hillsides of
the San Jacinto Mountains
in south Palm Springs and
sheltered from much of the area's
blazing sun and rushing wind is
the charming Palm Canyon Mesa
neighborhood, more commonly
known as. The Mesa. The area is as
eclectic as Palm Springs itself and
features a variety of architectural
styles, including native adobe,
Spanish -inspired, midcentury
modern, and contemporary.

The Mesa is a vibrant and
diverse enclave. It's a residential
neighborhood except for the
presence of the unassuming

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Entertainer and
fitness enthusiast
Suzanne Somers
(right)
Actor,Jeseph
Cotten, Clark
Gable: Cary
Grant, Natalie
Wood ,and
Robert Wagner
Entertainer,
Congressional
representative,
and former Palm
Springs mayor
Sonny Bono
(left.)
Entertainers Cher
(right) and Barry
Manilow (bottom)
Entertainer and
local bon vivant
Joey English
Lyricist-songwriter-
singerJohnny
Mercer
PulitzerPrize-
¢ winning author Herman
Wouk
(The Caine Mutiny,
Marjorie Morningstar,
The Winds of War)
l•toorten Botanical Garden —
a public nursery and desert
refuge founded by the area's first
horticulturist, Chester "Cactus
Slim" Moorten, and his wife,
Patricia.

The Mesa resides on the east
flank of ruggedly beautiful Tahquitz
Canyon, a location steeped in Native
American folklore. According to
legend, a shaman named Tahquitz
used his power for evil and was
banished to this canyon. He
craved human flesh, and when
people disappeared on the
mountain, they were said
to have been carried off by
Tahquitz and consumed.

Forbidding legends
notwithstanding, in the mid -
1930s, Edmund Fulford, a
successful Los Angeles
businessman, envisioned building
a unique and secluded community.

He established the Palm Canyon
Mesa on the lowest slopes of the
San Jacinto Mountains beneath
Tahquitz Peak. Fulford's dream was
of a gated community, but his plan
never came to fruition, as he died
suddenly in 1936. One remnant,
an unused gatehouse, remains
standing. The prime slopes were
left to others to develop, though
today, Fulford's iconic gatehouse
is proudly featured on our
neighborhood blade signs.

All streets in The Mesa end near
the base of the mountains, but getting
there routes you through fascinating
slices of Indian lore and the history
of the American West. It's no wonder
residents of The Mesa love their
hidden slice of paradise.
trams
Above: Muth of Palm
Springs can be seen
from The Mesa as it
ascends the slopes of the
San Jacinto mountains.

Below, left: The
gatehouse at South Palm
Canyon and West El
Portal is the icon of The
Mesa. Constructed in the
1930s, it was intended
to mark the single
entrance to a proposed
gated community that
was never to be. Beiaw,
right: Moorten Botanical
Garden created the
world's first "samarium"
— a greenhouse
dedicated exclusively to
all varieties of cacti from
the world's deserts.

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Above: The epicenter
of Midtown's bun and
commerce is the Palm
Springs Convention
Center, alive year-
round with events,
conferences, and
trade shows. Bottom,
left: Directly apposite
our Convention Center
is Jackie Lee Houston
Plana —a park and event
venue named for the
local philanthropist and
supporter of the arts.

Bottom, right: This
southwest entrance
to Midtown is also
e gateway to the
reservation of the
Agua Caliente Band
of Cahuilla Indians.

It's marked by this
sculpture honoring the
traditional role of Ague
Caliente women.
'",`Aucti, Our city's most
metropolitan
oval's o neighborhood, Midtown
Palm Springs, comprises
960 residences on land set aside in
1877 by order of President Ulysses
S. Grant as the Agua Caliente Indian
Reservation. The heart of Agua
Caliente culture has always been
its mineral hot springs, and it's
from these pools that the tribe and
the City of Palm Springs take their
names. With this in mind, the Agua
Caliente Tribal Chairman described
the location as "the place where it
S2 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
all began."
By the early 1940s, two-thirds
of the city's native and non-native
populations lived in this section.

Sadly, many original dwellings
were razed in the 1960s. But this
set the stage for redevelopment,
and today, nearly all our residents.
live in fashionable condominium
complexes, imparting to our
neighborhood a distinctive urban
vibe.

Midtown is home to the
Renaissance Hotel, the Hilton,
and several other major lodging
chains. The city's Convention
Center is located here, as is
the Agua Caliente Casino Palm
Springs.

When completed in 2020, The
Agua Caliente Cultural Center
will be a significant new cultural,
recreational, and financial asset.

On its nearly six -acre site, the
center will celebrate the history,
culture, and modern times of the
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians. It will include a cultural
museum, a spa and bathhouse, a
nature trail that will replicate the
canyon that was one of the tribe's
ancestral homes, and more.

In 2015, formal recognition
was bestowed on the development
now known as "Kaptur Plaza."
The two -building 1970s -era
complex was designed by one
of the city's most important
midcentury architects but was
slated for demolition, It was saved
by a coalition of preservation
groups that included the architect
himself when our City Council
protected it as a Class 1 Historic
Site. Lovingly restored, it's now
once again a vibrant commercial
center.

Midtown: It's the hip, fresh,
metropolitan neighborhood
where Palm Springs stays, plays,
and celebrates life!
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CLARKDUGGER PHOTOGRAPHY
It was originally billed as
the next "in" neighborhood
'n Palm Springs, and it doesn't
take much background to
understand why...

Mountain Gate is the first
residential development you
reach as you enter our city's
Uptown District from the north.

First the freeway recedes in the
distance. Then the magnificent
Chino Gorge and rugged
mountain-scape to the west
tell you you're approaching
someplace special. Finally, the
Mountain Gate entrance to the
east says you've arrived!
The foundation for our
neighborhood was laid in the fall
of 2003 when plans were finalized
for more than 470 sophisticated,
contemporary residences
inspired by imposing views of
the boulder -strewn Chino Cone
escarpment just beyond. Slowly
our community emerged from the
raw desert floor. You can trace our
early growth by the progression
Illlulhi

ABOUT OUR

NEIGHBORH

ORGANIZATI
The Mountain Gate Neighborhood
Organization was formed to address
a range of issues to help maintain
and improve our quality of life by
encouraging neighborhood identity
and facilitating communications with
the City of Palm Springs.

Ore of the organization's missions
is to encourage residents to meet
their neighbors — and that mission is
fulfilled and renewed daily. We look
for ways to engage our newcomers in
activities that include monthly outings
to Focal restaurants, wine and cheese
parties, ice cream socials, Oktoberfest
parties, community barbecues and
progressive dinners. The Mountain
Gate Neighbor -hood Organization is
the pulse of our community.
of vehicles passingthrough our
gates. Earthmovers were the
first, followed by construction
equipment. Then the cars of
home -seekers were soon followed
by moving vans. Landscapers'
trucks came next, and then school
buses became the daily staple.

Mountain Gate was born!
Advance the calendar to
present day. Our community has
grown along with its greenery and
our children. So successful and
desirable is our neighborhood
that we've completely built out
our property. We've also added a
covered gazebo, a barbecue area,
and a basketball court Our tennis.
courts are alive with activity, our
three pools refresh the adults and
delight our kids, while our play
areas are in continuous use. Most
of all, the sense of fellowship
we feel for each other is
unmistakable and pervasive. Our
community thrives with diversity,
and each winding road provides
neighbors with a different
perspective of our mountains.

Today, more than 1S years
after ground was broken,
Mountain Gate is still considered
an "in" neighborhood. And now
you understand why!
Above: Dramatic,
unobstructed views of
the magnificent chino
Cone and Mount San
Jacinto are hallmarks of
Mountain Gate. Below,
left: One of the parks
and green spaces within
our gates features cur
basketball courts. Another
features our tennis courts
and three have swimming
pools. Below right:

Beneath our nation's flag,
the Mountain Gate entry
portal welcomes you to
Our mmmunity-

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Top: The stylish Bearfoot
Inn is one of many
Movie Colony resorts
respectfully restored to its
midcentury roots. Above:

Cary Grant was not just
an actor. He was the very
definition of a Hollywood
leading man From the
1930s to the 1950s. His

1.5 -acre Movie Colony
estate sold in 2015 for

53.4 million.

LAS PALOMAS
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yrWhat's life like in The
Movie Colony? Well, it's just
a stroll to Downtown, Uptown,
the art museum, and Ruth Hardy
Park. We enjoy walking among
our attractive and historic homes.

We're transfixed by our incredible
mountain views. And, oh yes,
there's a reason we're called "The
Movie Colony."
In the mid-I920s, Palm Springs
was becoming a residential
community. About that time,
54 THE ONE -PS GUIDE 7O PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
Hollywood discovered that our
"anything goes" atmosphere and
proximity to Los Angeles made it
a great place to unwind.

Film stars began flocking
in numbers to Palm Springs
in the 1930s, especially after
20th Century Fox movie mogul
Darryl F. Zanuck won a poker
game against fellow film kingpin
Joseph Schenck. His prize?
Schenck's Palm Springs estate in
what would soon become known
as The Movie Colony.

It was Zanuck who introduced
many luminaries to our city
when he invited them to spend
weekends at his newly acquired
compound that featured an
enormous guesthouse and a bar -
centered great room.

Soon, major film stars, studio
heads, and other celebrities
and wealthy individuals began
building vacation homes nearby
for their parties. By World
War II, Palm Springs had firmly
established its reputation as
"Hollywood's Playground," and
The Movie Colony neighborhood
was an epicenter for its
visiting elite.

Although generally spacious
and brimming with bedrooms,
the original residences in The
Movie Colony weren't opulent
or pretentious. They were large
but comfortable and scaled for
practical living. Prewar, our
estates were primarily Spanish
Colonial Revival and other revival
styles. Postwar, they were largely
midcentury modern and other
minimalist forms.

So, what's life like in The
Movie Colony? Convenience,
views, diverse architecture, and a
significant dose of old Hollywood.

NOTABLE
RESIDENTS - '�
Actors Gloria
Swanson,
Rory Calhoun,
Marilyn
Monroe, Cary
Grant (right),
Barbara Hutton,
Harold Lloyd. George
Montgomery, Tony
Curtis and Janet Leigh
(be' o,-,)
Entertainers
Al Jolson,
Dinah' Shore
Singer Dick Haymes
Comedian
Jack Benny
Director
Norman Taurog
Director- choreographer
Busby Berkeley
Composer Michael Masser
Studio executives
Joseph Schenck,,
Darryl F.Zanuck,
David O.

Sal:nick
Heavyweight
boxer
Jack
Dempsey
(right)
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"If walls could talk, what
tales they'd tell!"
And if walls could talk, few
could tell tales more captivating
than those of Movie Colony East.

Within our nearly 700 homes have
resided some of Hollywood's most
colorful and storied personalities.

The walls of Movie Colony
East were silent guests at the
raucous parties of Judy Garland,
Dorothy Lamour, Clara Bow, and
Carmen Miranda. They overheard
the private conversations of Kirk
Douglas, Betty Hutton, Bob Hope,
and Bing Crosby. Ours were the
walls that weathered the stormy
encounters between Frank Sinatra
and Ava Gardner. Within our
walls is where Howard Hughes
planned many of his exploits and
hosted his many mistresses.

Our walls were regaled by
Vegas -style big -band vocals of
Keely Smith, the harmonies of
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme,
and the quirky musical stylings
of Les Baxter that helped define
the sound of the 1950s and '60s.

And they surely overheard the
brilliant repartee of playwright
Moss Hart running dialog from
My Fair Lady, A Star Is Born,
You Can't Take It With You, and
The Man Who Came to Dinner.

No doubt our walls were once
adorned with images of Terry and
the pirates and Steve Canyon by
resident cartoonist Milton Caniff.

And in more recent years, the
walls may have seen storyboards
from writer -director -producer
Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire,
Fast Times at Ridgemont High,
and Vanilla Sky.
* MOVIE COLONY A
Who created our watchful
walls? E. Stewart Williams,
Donald Wexler, Albert Frey,
and others — some of the most
recognizable and respected.
architects of the midcentury
period. More than 60 years later,
their work here still stands as
cultural landmarks that speak
to the seminal days of Desert
Modernism and tell tales of a new
aesthetic, then just emerging.

Sadly, walls can't talk. But if
they could, Movie Colony East
would be the place to listen!
Above: This 1947 E. Stewart
Williams design was
Frank Sinatra, First desert
home. It exhibits many
of Williams' trademarks:
horizontal form, Rat
roof, expansive glass,
and machine -produced
materials. Known for its
piano -shaped swimming
pool, the estate Sinatra
called "Twin Palms" was
granted Class 1 Historic
Status in 2011. Far left: The
"Brasilian Bombshell" was
multitalented, but former
Movie Colony East resident
Carmen Miranda will always
be remembered first for
the bounty of produce that
adorned her trademark
headwear. Bottom: Now
known as "Frey House I,"
this experimental design
from the early 1940s
pioneered Modernist
unification of interior -
exterior spaces using
floor -to -ceiling windows,
outward -projecting walls
that create living spaces
within the landscaping, and
other architectural devices.

It was conceived as a model
for future manufactured,
mass-produced housing.

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Above: Could there
be a mare perfect
backyard? The sun.

The water. The
desertscaping. The
view. Just another day
in Oasis del Sol. Right,
top: Beehive windows
are an architectural
trademark of Oasis
del Sal. Right, center.

Good-looking homes
with trim landscaping
like this are
characteristic of our
neighborhood. Below.

The perfect melding of
outdoors and in.

Oasis del
Sol takes
its name quite
seriously. Having
received formal
certification from
ONE -PS in 2016,
our neighborhood
sought a name that
would convey the
serenity and inviting
atmosphere we find here. The clear
choice for the residents of our 490
homes was the name "Oasis del
Sol" because the area truly fits the
dictionary definition of oasis: a
fertile refuge providing sustenance
in the desert We think of it as "a
place where you can be yourself?'
56 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
Like a refreshing oasis, our
centrally located neighborhood is
inviting and purely residential. This
distinction is much of its appeal. It's
quiet, safe, and friendly, yet barely
a five-minute drive to Downtown.

We have no overhead power
lines so our mountain views are
unobscured. Our inviting sidewalks
encourage residents to make walking
a healthy habit and foster a sense of
conununity as we encounter each
other. We can enjoy those encounters
longer because we're on the east
side of town, where the winter
sun lingers later during the cooler
months before setting behind Mount
San Jacinto.

In Oasis del Sol we celebrate
the Palm Springs lifestyle in the
tranquility of our backyards. We've
enshrined that appreciation in the
design of our 21 blade signs. Colorful
and expressive, the color palette and
period -evoking imagery seen on our
signs brings you back to the days
when Palm Springs meant vacation,
and vacation meant long, lazy, and
carefree days by the pool.

Midcentury developers of our
neighborhood were well aware
of the restorative potential of this
low -stress outlook and built here to
accommodate it. Included among
our streets are several examples of
modernist residences built by The
Alexander Construction Company
and Jack Meiselman.

Two of our architectural
trademarks are fire-resistant straw
stucco construction and the"beehive
window" that became popular in
the 1970s. Beehive windows (top
right) are so -named because their
deep insets are reminiscent of
the raised casements that allow
observation inside beehives. They're
largely ornamental on our homes
but provide a measure of protection
again the high summer sun.

A fertile refuge in the desert? You
bet. That's the perfect description
for Oasis del Sal!

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Reality -television host
Michael Moloney (Designers'
Challenge, Extreme Makeover,
The Great Christmas Light Fight)
ViIlainoustelevision western
actorChris Alcaide (The Rifleman,
Bonanza, Gunsmoke)
Chariot -race loser Stephen Boyd
(Ben-Hur)
Vaudeville contortionist, actor, and
(later) Bozo the Clown Gil Lambert
); CLARK DUGGER PHOTOGRAPHY (othe ril
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NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Hollywood couples
LilyTomlin and
Jane Wagner, Goldie
Hawn and Kurt
Russell, Elisabeth
Taylor and Mike
Todd, Kitty Carlisle
and Moss Hart,
Mary Pickford
and Buddy Rogers,
Lucille Ball and
DesiAmaz
lllr
J
'
Entertainers Gene
Autry, Sammy Davis-Ir.,
Judy Garland (bottom,
left), Lena Home, Liberate,
Mary Martin, Ann Miller,
Donald O'Connor,
Dinah Shore (below)
Actors
j Claudette
Colbert,
Leonardo
DiCaprio,
Kirk Douglas
(above, right),
ClerkGable,
Jean Harlow, Alan Ladd, Carole
Lombard, Adolphe Menjou, George
Montgomery, William Powell, Donna
Reed, Debbie Reynolds,
Edward G. Robinson, Rudy Vallee,
Jane Wyman
Comedian Red Skelton
Band leader
Paul Whiteman
Singer Mario Lanza
Songwriter
Jerry Herman
Animator
Joseph Barbera
Studio executives
Jack Warner,
Samuel Goldwyn,
- Lew Wasserman
Celebrity columnist
Rona Barrett
Millionaires -financiers
Howard Hughes,
Kirk Kerkorian
Yo-yo magnate
Donald Duncan
Old Las Palmas is vintage
Palm Springs in so
many ways...

Formerly a citrus grove, Old
Las Palmas traces its roots to the
native Cahuilla Indians who first
took shelter beneath its rocky cliffs
among the bighorn sheep. The area
was developed as a neighborhood
in the mid -1920s by New York
builder and Palm Springs City
founder Alvah Hicks — the man
who brought low-cost water to Palm
Springs and served on its first City
CounciL Along with his son, Hicks
carved generous lots from his tract
and built exquisite estate -sized
homes on speculation, launching
our neighborhood and establishing
it as a sought-after address.

Today, Old Las Palmas has
approximately 290 detached
homes, three apartment
buildings, 22 commercial
properties, a church,
and a Jewish center. Our
stylish residences reflect
virtually every period of
Palm Springs development
Old Spanish, Western,
midcentury, contemporary,
and postmodern
construction. Many of the
older properties have been
updated and enhanced,
while others have been
painstakingly maintained
to preserve their original
charm. But it's their
smart design, exemplary

OW LAS PALMAS
character, and diligent upkeep that
come together to create an eclectic
mix of distinctive properties.

Close to Downtown and
protected from wind and sun at
the base of Mount San Jacinto,
Old Las Palmas attracted the
Hollywood elite early on to its
high -end residences. They had
the resources to purchase the
custom homes or could finance
the large lots for which they would
retain the best architects of the
era to fulfill their personal vision.

Then and now, ownership by
A-listers was so prevalent, it seems
like every property can claim a
Hollywood connection.

It's a privilege for those of us
living in Old Las Palmas to continue
to protect and preserve our
neighborhood's unique heritage.
-11.11
CH0ND DR' PAC
Above: Magnificent
estates in a near -heavenly
setting characterize Old
Las Palmas. Below: The
old inspires the new. The
monument on the left
has marked this corner
since shortly after the city
incorporated in 193$ and
is now the last remaining
structure of its type.

More than 70 yeas later,
monuments like those an
the right were instated to
mark the major gateways
into our neighborhood.

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Above: The foot of the
San Jacinto Mountains
is the perfect location
for our spacious
and well-equipped
midcentury clubhouse.

Below, left: Distinctive
signage that harkens
back to an earlier era
alerts you to your
arrival at Parkview
Mobile Estates.

Below, right Most
of our homes reflect
a unique theme or
architectural style that
makes our community
so appealing.
*Be prepared to challenge
your thinking about what
mobile home parks are all about.

By every measure, Parkview
Mobile Estates is a distinguished,
attractive, affordable, well -
situated, 55 -plus community that's
brimming with character.

Consider, for example, our
history; Parkview opened with
great fanfare after a grueling
construction period that required
the repositioning of many enormous
boulders. Our introductory
celebration was held on New
Year's Day 1966. Strictly black -tie,
it was attended by 1,500 people. In
Parkview style, though, it wasn't
our last formal event. Some of our
longtime owners still remember
more recent black -tie dinner -dances
with impressive guest lists.

Consider our location: We're
at the base of the San Jacinto
Mountains, and our views of its
soaring peaks are among the city's
most dramatic. The mountains also
protect us from much of the wind
our valley experiences and shield
our 180 -plus home sites from the
summer sun earlier in the afternoon
than other locations. Plus, some of
Palm Springs' most popular dining,
shopping, and entertainment
establishments are within walking
distance, and all of Downtown is
just a few blocks away.

Consider our amenities: We
have a beautiful clubhouse at the
center of our community that
houses a pool, spa, fitness room,
large -screen TV, and full schedule
of social activities.

Consider our architecture:

Several of us really cut loose on
our exteriors. We have tranquil
Zen homes, Santa Fe -style
residences, a New Orleans house,
a classic Streamline trailer home,
some Modernist facades, and
more. Whatever the style, our
homes reflect the sensibilities
of our owners: some quirky,
some elegant, some recalling an
earlier age, but all beautifully
maintained and contributing to
our eclectic mix.

Just another mobile home
park? Hardly. This is Palm
Springs' Parkview Mobile Estates.

We're all about character!
ALWAYS

ENTERTAINING
The March 16,1967 edition of our local
newspaper ran this announcement:
"'Broadway Night' will be the theme far a
gala evening at Parkview Mobile Estates
tomorrow night, with festivities beginning
at 9 p.m., in the Parkview Club House....

Belle Brooks, nationally known pianist -
organist, whose repertoire ranges from
classical to popular music, will highlight
the evening of entertainment.... She will
be accompanied by Dick Kern on the
drums. His uncle is the famous composer
Jerome Kern.
"Many will recoil the Belle Brooks
Hour on the Lowe Theatrical Company
radio station WHN in New York She
accompanied many noted singers and
film stars before retiring to the desert a
few years ago.'
Such was the talent we hosted in our
clubhouse!
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ION & VISITORS BUR
toternI; ERIC CHID. (m.dbos)
TOG RAYHY (mdc•

CLARKDIJGGER
Mention "Racquet
Qr
1 Club Estates" to an
informed local and what comes to
mind is "style" — beginning with
our architecture...

Most ofour 500 -plus si ngle-
family homes are iconic midcentury
designs featuring post -and -beam
construction, soaring roofines,
clerestory windows, open floor
plans, and blurred lines separating
indoor from outdoor living. For that,
we're indebted to the innovations
of architects William Krisel, Donald
Wexler, and Jack Meiselman.

But our expression of style
goes beyond architecture. How
many other desert neighborhoods
can claim a handcrafted 8 -foot
totem pole? Located in Victoria
Park, the Hunt Family Totem
Pole recognizes Palm Springs'
Canadian sister city, Victoria,
British Columbia. It was installed
in 1968 and restored in 2015 by the
grandson of the original artist.

In 2014, our style received
national attention when two of our
midcentury homes got televised
makeovers on NBC'sAmerican
Dream Builders. And we've sparked

THE WEXLER STEEL HOMES
This is one of seven homes designed in
1961 by architects Donald Wexler and
Richard Harrison introducing a novel
system for prefabricating affordable
homes suitable for desert living. They
used components designed for rapidly
constructing school classrooms and
adapted them to create stylish, middle-
class tract homes that looked like custom
residences. Sponsored by U.S. Steel and
built by the Alexander Constnsction
Company, they were primarily composed
international notice every year
since 2008 when we host our
Modernism Week home tours.

The proceeds from those
tours allow us to give back to the
community through grants to local
charities and organizations. We
also sponsor the annual ONE -PS
Picnic and Community Expo and
of steel and glass and took shape through
innovative off-site/on-site assembly.

Each home's 9 -by -36 -Foot central
core was prefabricated in Los Angeles,
transported to the the, and placed on its
slab. The outer rooms were then assembled
around the core using prefabricated
steel panels. On -site assembly took just
three days. Priced between $13,000
and 517,000, these structures were
invulnerable to rotting, swelling, termites,
and fire. They were resistant to heat,
warping, and earthquakes and required
little maintenance.

Largely forgotten and left to
deteriorate by the 1970s, they were
rediscovered in the '90s. Today, all
seven homes have been restored to
their original appearance.

Palm Springs granted the seven houses
Class 1 Historic Site status in 2001, and in
2012, the U.S. Department of the Interior
named one of the homes to the National
Register of Historic Places — the city's first
midcentury structure to be so honored.
donate time as balloon wranglers
for the city's Festival of Lights
Parade. In 2016, we joined the
international Little Free Library
program — the "take one, return
one" free book exchange.

Notable Racquet Club Estates
residents have included actors
Steve McQueen, Ruta Lee, Darren
McGavin, Debbie Reynolds,
Jackie Coogan, Stubby Kaye, and
Jackie Cooper; big -band singer
Billy Daniels Sr.; disc jockey
Alan Freed; fashion critic
Mr. Blackwell; and Tarzan's
cinematic companion, Cheeta
the Chimp.

Racquet Club Estates: Art,
architecture, star power, or
community support, it's all just an
expression of our style!
Above: As if growing out of the
desert, the upward diagonals
of the front elevation of this
midcentury home point to the
mountains and mimic the color
of its distant peak. Its stone wall
picks up the forms and textures
of its rocky outcroppings.

Below: Totem Meets Tikl in
Racquet Club Estates. The
Hunt Family Totem Pale in
Victoria Park was restored and
rededicated in 20lb. Elsewhere
in the neighborhood, a
whimsical first -doss
Tiki stands ready to
v accept mail.

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Above: A. vintage post
card of the original
Racquet Club, which
is now part of Racquet
Club West.
174. yeacquee Chti;
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Racquet Club West takes
pride in its heritage and
builds for its future.

Palm Springs is known for
its Hollywood ties, and our
neighborhood is among its best
connections! When Tinseltown
discovered Palm Springs in the
1930s, the Hollywood crowd
was looked down upon by the
more established locals and was
unwelcome on existing tennis
courts. This moved actors Charlie
Farrell and Ralph Bellamy to build
their own community — with its
own tennis courts. The Racquet
Club was born in 1934, and its
courts and lounges were quickly
populated with a galaxy of stars,
including Lucille Ball and Desi
Arnaz, Clark Gable, Natalie Wood
and Robert Wagner, Marilyn
Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Bing
Crosby, Gary Cooper, and more.

Many of these luminaries
became residents of our
neighborhood. Among them:

Charlie Farrell, screen siren
60 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
Greta Garbo, Sinatra buddy and
songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen,
entertainer Jane Wyman, and
1O -time Academy Award —winning
film director and producer Mervyn
LeRoy.

That was the attraction then.

Today our neighborhood is
prized for its large lots and range

SMART, CRISP, MODERN
of architectural styles. Our 446
households include family homes,
sizable estates, cozy apartments,
and luxury condos. In fact, our
neighborhood has been discovered
by builders who are now enriching
our architectural mix with sharp,
sophisticated, contemporary
designs (see sidebar).

Racquet Club West supports
an active neighborhood watch
program, and many residents are
Community Emergency Response
Team -trained to be among first
responders. Racquet Club Center
is our main commercial plaza and
is always abuzz with businesses,
shops, and restaurants.

One of our neighborhood's
most spirited contributions to the
world is the Bloody Mary cocktail.
— invented in the Bamboo Lounge
at the historic Racquet Club. What
better way is there to take in the
impressive views of Mount San
Jacinto than while sipping your
favorite libation poolside? That's
what Racquet Club West does best!
Evolving with times and tastes, Racquet Club West homes have always kept pace r residential trends. Communities of attractive htvmes like those at.13(aa)f?orcpet CLh and Icon place our neighborhood at the forefront of contemporary residential de. sign.

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ABOUT HUGH KAPTUR
Hugh Kaptut is among the most
important and prolific tar Patin Springs'
midcentury architects end is now its last
surviving representative.

Born in Detroit, Kaptur studied
architectural engineering at the
Lawrence Institute of Technology in the
early 1950s. During a vacation to Palm
Springs in 1956, helutrred Wexler &
Harrison, a small local architectural firm
at the time.

Influenced primarily by Frank Lloyd
Wright, Kaptur uses butterfly redlines,
concrete block screens. gloss walla,
exposed post -and -beam corctruction,
aid natural elements like rack and woad.

His preference a Its thick wells, deeply
inset windows, heat-thtielding wale
overhangs, and house orientations that
capture prevailing breezes,
Locally, Kaptur designed several
notable residences, including those for
Steve McQueen and William Holden;
a number of municipal structures.
including Palm Spr rigs Fire Stature
3 and 4; anc several office buildings
and hotels.

Setnreetii ed since 1992, Hugh
Kaptur received a star an the Palm
Springs Walk of Stars in 2014 as part of
Modernism Week's celebration of his
designs. That year also saw the release of
the documentary Flan, Quiet Emyuncr:
the Architecture of Hugh M. Keptur. I"
2016, he designed Kaptur Court — trio
three -unit residential cul-de-sac that
recalls, but updates. his earlier works
Mr. Kaptur still lives in Palm Springs.

In the late 1950s, the "Ranch
Club" was the largest and
most popular social club in Palm
Springs. Its grounds sprawled for
a square mile, and it was all owned
by developer Noel Clarke. Clarke
first built two nightclubs, some
swimming pools, and stables for the
riding horses. But he envisioned
much more. Surrounding these
amenities he planned "Ranch Club
Estates" — a neighborhood of 800
to 1,000 homes with a community
center and a golf course.

Architect and Ranch Club
member Hugh Kaptur was
retained to design the residences.

In his characteristic style noted
for its "quiet elegance," Kaptu r
created about a half -dozen models,
all low set, with gently sloped
roofs, post -and -beam construction,
and insulated ceilings (a rarity in
these parts). They sold briskly for
$13,000 to $14,000.

By May 1961, 250 homes were
constructed and the estimate was
that Ranch Club Estates would
build out at 1,000 homes by 1966.

But with the 1965 death of Clarke,
all work ceased
with only about
300 homes
completed.

Today, all
that remains
of the Ranch
Club's original
structures
is an office
building behind
a wall marked
"Ranch Club" on Sunrise Way
near Sandalwood Drive. The
300 Kaptur-designed homes of
Ranch Club Estates can still be
seen along streets that Clarke
named for himself (Clarke
Road), his wife (Joyce Drive, just
north of our neighborhood), and
daughters Nikkie (Nicola Road),
Sandy (Sandra Road), and Debbie
(Deborah Road).

Joyce passed away in 1982.

Debbie passed in 1996 and Sandy
in 2014. Nikkie attended the 2016
Ranch Club Estates Tour of our
Hugh Kaptur homes.
•
Above: Everything
old is new again. An
original Ranch Club
home, updated for
contemporary living.

Bottom: This photo ran
in the May 1961 edition
of Roach Club magazine
— the official publication
of Ranch Club Estates.

Its caption stated that
this, is a "Typical weekend
scene around the Ranch
Club's popular tennis and
swimming area. The girl
in the white bathing suit
is Nikki Clarke, fourteen -
year -old daughter of
Ranch Club owners
Joyce and Noel Clarke."
Left: A period postcard
promotes the charms of
theoriginal Ranch Club.

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Who calls our Rimrock
neighborhood home?
Artists. Modernists. Hikers.

And just about anyone else
seeking a quiet, friendly, dose -to -
nature community to settle_
Rimrock occupies the
southeast corner of Palm Springs.

The area is so -named because
it's beneath the rim of a rocky
escarpment that eventually rises
several thousand feet. It's the
perfect entry point for hikers
seeking immersion in nature.

Above: View of the
Coachella Valley from the
Rimcrest complex.

Inset: Proclaiming it to
be "Hillside living at
its Best," Rimcrest was
Featured on the cover of
this vintage edition of
Pokn Springs life.
tf
•
ounding artist Downs at
a Palm Springs Art Museum e,hibit
of his work.

Goat Trails (also known as Rimrock
Trail) overlooks our neighborhood
and provides breathtaking valley
views to those venturing its
heights. We're adjacent to open
fields, boulder -strewn outcrops,

THE BACKSTREET ART DISTRICT
Founded by a trio of artists
led by the internationally
recognized painter, Downs,
The Backstreet Art District
arose from an underutilized
industrial strip to become a
vibrant and diverse creative
community. Artists working
in a variety of media and
others that provide services to the fine arts, maintain studio, gallery, and production space here. The district has become a center for accomplished artists, an incubator for emerging artists, and has even spawned one of the region's most successful theatre companies. Artists host an evening art walk on the first Wednesday of each month when the galleries are open late and the venue takes on a festive vibe.
62 THE ONE -PS GUIDE TO PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
and changes in elevation that
accommodate bighorn sheep,
coyotes, rabbits, and California
king snakes. Joining our hawks,
roadrunners, and quail are some
commonly sighted non -avian
species: snowbirds.

We offer humans (part-
timers or full) a range of
detached houses, condominiums,
apartments, and mobile homes.

For example...

Many aficionados of
Modernist architecture choose to
live in Rimcrest Condominiums
-- a 51 -unit complex of single -
story homes terraced up a
rocky hillside. The condos
are connected by meandering
paths that assure privacy
while preserving the sense of
a larger community. Built in
1967, each unit sits on its own
ledge to maximize its vista. In
fact, they were advertised in
1970 as "luxurious penthouse
condominiums with unsurpassed
views of the quiet desert." Its lush
landscaped grounds suggest the
development's original name,
Tropic Hills Estates.

Our neighborhood is also
home to the 200 -unit Safari
Mobile Home Park — a 55 -plus
community. Family owned for
more than 60 years, the park still
boasts one of its original units.

Local artists call Rimrock
home. Perhaps inspired by the
area's natural beauty, many have
established studios and galleries
here in the Backstreet Art District
(see sidebar).

There was a time when actor
and singer Lillian Roth called
Rimrock home. She was featured
with the Marx Brothers in Animal
Crackers and appeared regularly
on Playhouse 90, The Tonight
Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, and
The Mike Douglas Show.

Whether your interests are
nature, art, architecture, or simply
an inviting enclave with great
views, we invite you visit our
neighborhood: Rimrock!
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C ARKOVGGER PHOTOGRAPHY
X, The year was 1929. Leading
a string of 15 horses,
Tray Rogers pulled into Palm
Springs fresh from the Western
wilderness. Rogers was a colorful
figure, so widely admired for his
Attractive, well -designed,
contemporary -styled homes
characterize the residences of the
Desert AIDS Project (DAP) — a
Federally Qualified Health Center
provider of primary and preventative
services to the entire community,
especially the disenfranchised. DAP
is currently doubling capacity for
residential clients with 60 sleek
new apartments.
business acumen and tireless
promotion of our city that he was
called "Mr. Palm Springs?' His
first project here was The Stables
and the Rogers Ranch Club in
what is now our neighborhood.

The Stables was a popular private
club with a Western-themed
restaurant and was the place
to go for well-to-do horsemen.

Rogers was later proprietor of the
spirited Mink and Manure Club.

Fast forward to 2007. Residents
living on the site of Tray Rogers'
popular hot spots band together
as the Sunrise -Vista Chino
Neighborhood Coalition. Twelve
years later, they honor their legacy
and reclaim their history with a
neighborhood name -change to
"Rogers Ranch?'
Sagewood condominiums
rose from the historic dust of The
Stables. Built in 1972 and designed
by Donald Wexler, its simple lines
and natural colors blend with
nature, and its deep window over-
hangs are Wexler trademarks.

Contrasting with the openness
of Sagewood, Ranch Club Estates
imparts a sense of being nestled
in a hideaway and still retains the
original Rogers Ranch Club pool.

So immediately popular was
the Sunrise Racquet Club that
longtime residents remember
lines of potential buyers snaking
around the block, eager to claim
their corner of paradise.

Our neighborhood's most
notable resident was actress
Betty Hutton. Bob Hope once
referred to the energetic and
brassy Hutton as "a vitamin
pill with legs." Best known for
playing Annie Oakley in the
film version of Annie Get Your
Gun, Hutton can be heard on
40 soundtracks and appeared in
more than 30 television series,
including her own, The Betty
Hutton Show.

Today's residents of Rogers
Ranch still work to improve
their neighborhood and love
its diversity and conveniences
— and now do so with greater
recognition of its quirky history.

Above: Broad and
sweeping green areas,
attractive water
features, and tree -lined
paths contribute to the
charm of the Sunrise
Racquet Club.

Below: The only
commercial structure
that remains of Tray
Rogers' original Ranch
Club is an office
building behind this wall
on Sunrise Way near
Sandalwood Drive.
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Above: Meticulously
manicured grounds in
a fabulous south Palm
Springs setting distinguish
the apartment: at The
Diplomat. Below: Rugged
hills, manicured greens,
open spaces, and shade
trees framing a water
feature: Proximity to the
Mesquite Golf and Country
Club is one reason we love
our neighborhood.

If any Palm Springs
neighborhood successfully
combines relaxing desert ambiance
with classic Palm Springs cool, it
has to be Sonora Sunrise. Our mix
of full-time and seasonal residents
appreciate the blend of qualities
that make our south Palm Springs
location so special.

How do we relax? Sometimes
just by taking a walk. From just
about anywhere we go in our
neighborhood, we can catch a
dazzling sunrise over the valley
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or a lingering sunset behind the
mountains.

The Mesquite Golf and
Country Club is within our
borders. Its expansive open space
affords us unobstructed mountain
views of nearby Mount San
Jacinto and winter's snow-capped
peaks of 11,000 -foot Mount San
Gorgonio in the distance. The
Club's location also provides 18
holes of great golf right within our
neighborhood. The birdwatchers
among us appreciate hawks
swooping overhead, and we're a
virtual freeway for hummingbirds.

We're nearly surrounded by
scenic bike routes and hiking
trails favored by walkers,
joggers, and cyclists. Plus,
it's an easy stroll or bike ride
to supermarkets, shopping,
restaurants, and essential
services. We're also on the route
of Buzz (the city's free trolley), so
it's easy to appreciate the sights
of the city as it tours the town.

Relaxing, but cool. Any
time of year, Sonora Sunrise is
a friendly neighborhood that
welcomes you to experience our
perfect combination.

SONORASUNRISE IS

PALM SPRINGS COOL
Haw are we classic Palm Springsi
cool? It began with the 1960
opening of The Purple Room, an
intimate venue in the Hotel Trinidad.
(Above and below). This sizzling
nightspot hosted Hollywood elite,
including Frank Sinatra and his Rat
Pack, Kirk Douglas, Steve McQueen
(bottom), and more. When the
mood was right, S natra and pals
were known to spontaneously burst
into song. Desi Arnaz and Lucille
Ball lived at the Hotel
white building
their Palm
Springs
home.

Today, the
legendary
Purple Room
still hosts a
range of musical
and cabaret -style
performances.

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It's all about preserving a
sense of place.

Central Palm Springs' Sunmor
neighborhood is a remarkably
intact collection of modernist
homes. Most of our 141 residences
still maintain their midcentury
rooflines, breezeways, clerestory
windows, and other classic
architectural features of that
era. Formed by combining two
original tracts (Sunmor Estates and
part of Alejo Palms Estates), our
neighborhood was built by some
of the most important and familiar
names of the 1950s and '60s.

It was Robert Higgins who
originally imagined a neighborhood
of affordable modernist tract homes
in this location and built our first
houses, In 1957, the Alexander
Construction Company
took over from Higgins and
built most of the remaining
parcels with designs from Jack
Meiselman, William Krisel,
and others. The Alexanders
were committed to the ideal
that even in a luxury community
like Palm Springs quality homes
could be built to fit the budgets
of lower and middle income
families. With home prices in the
late 1950s generally starting at a
modest $15,000, the homes were

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
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famous resident
was four -term
"cowboy mayor"
Frank Bogert
(bottom). A tireless promoter
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2009 at age 99, hut his widow
still toes in the neighborhood.
available to not only the elite
Hollywood crowd but to more
modest buyers.

Local legend has it that Sunmor
was so named because it receives
more sunlight in winter than
developments closer to the foot
of the mountains. Three of our
streets were named to evoke the
carefree spirit of desert life: Livmor
and Plaitnor avenues and Easmor
Circle. Slightly less fanciful are
the names of two cul-de-sacs
honoring members of the
Alexander family: matriarch
Helene (Helena Circle) and
daughter Jill (Jill Circle).

During World War II, the
western portion of the Palm Springs
Army Airfield was located where
the original Sunmor Estates tract
was later built. Today you can still
see evidence of our neighborhood's
aviation history embedded in the
ground. The circular concrete pads
where military planes tied down
were allowed to remain visible,
adding character to our streets.

It's all about preserving that
special and unique sense of place.

Above: This 1955 canstruct,on
;se beautifully restored example
of a Sunmor Alexander.

Left: An original Sunmor
ad From The Palen Sfemps
Mager, July -August 1955
— our neighborhood's earliest
public mention.

Bottom, left The, stone
of this home in the original
Aleia Palms Estates section
of Sunmor enriches our
neighborhood's character with
mid-century style atypical of
the AJexanders.

Below, right: The comer
of Pleimor and Easmor
must be our city's most
carefree intersection.

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Above: Homes like
this midcentury gem
are found throughout
Sunrise Park. Below.

Completed in 1975,
the main branch of the
Palm Springs Public
Library was designed by
celebrated architect,
William Cody.
*, Residents of the 1,400
Sunrise Park homes know
they live someplace special.

Centrally located, our
neighborhood is less than one
mile from Downtown and
Uptown Palm Springs. Our quiet
residential areas are dotted with
midcentury homes designed
or developed by some of the
most innovative and influential
names of the era: the Alexanders,
William Krisel, Jack Meiselman,
and others. Architects Roy
Burton, Hugh Kaptur, and
William Cody were so taken with
Sunrise Park, they built their own
homes in our neighborhood.

Within our borders is the Palm
Springs Cultural Center. It's the
primary venue for stage shows,
lectures and discussions, and
films and film festivals, including
the prestigious Palm Springs
International Film Festival,
the Palm Springs International
ShortFest, the American
Documentary Film Festival,
Cinema Diverse (LGBT films),
and the Arthur Lyons Film Noir,
Native American, and Jewish film
festivals. Adjacent to the Cultural
Center will be the second campus
of the College of the Desert, now
under construction.

Notable residents of Sunrise
Park have included humanist
and California pop -cultural gold
miner Huell Hawser, Disney
legend Harper Goff (20,000
Leagues Under the Sea, Willy
Wonka and the Chocolate Factory),
heartthrob Fernando Lamas,
composer Ted Grouya, character
actor Sheppard Sanders (The Sand
Pebbles, Kelly's Heroes, Rocky 10,
hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, and
singer Johnny Mathis.

Like many other American
cities during the mid -20th
century, Palm Springs tolerated
racial segregation. But the
city was also known as an
entertainment capital, and many
of our show -business guests
were African -American. To
accommodate, a home within
Sunrise Park was made available
in the 1950s specifically to
welcome African -American
entertainers. Louis Armstrong,
Pearl Bailey, Johnny Mathis, and
others stayed at our welcome
house when performing in town.

A perfect location for visiting,
living, or playing, Sunrise
Park is someplace special in
Palm Springs.

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Tahquitz Creek Golf;'
Neighborhood
Above: Among the
challenges for golfers
is keeping an eye on
the ball when playing
our beautiful Ted
Robinson -designed golf
course. Right: Homes
like this one reflect the
midcentury aesthetic that
characterizes Alexander's
Golf Club Estates. Below,
then and now: Sixty years
later, the Tahquita Creek
Golf Resort clubhouse
retains its midcentury
architectural appeaL
The Tahquitz Creek Golf
neighborhood may be Palm
Springs' best -kept secret.

Located near the eastern
corner of south Palm Springs,
Tahquitz Creek Golf is a bucolic
community of condominiums
and single-family homes adjacent
to the championship Lawrence
Hughes -designed Tahquitz Creek
Golf Resort. Tahquitz Creek
Wash, with its native landscape,
horseback riding trails, and
exceptional golf course vistas,
runs through our neighborhood of
1,400 homes representing several
architectural styles.

The original 332 -acre parcel was
purchased in 1958 from the Palm
Springs Turf Club for $1 million
after they were denied a license for
a horse racing track. Development
began that year. Originally planned
as a private country club, the resort
was sold to the city in October 1959,
creating a community of affordable
golf course homes.

In 1964, George and Robert
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Alexander and architect
Donald Wexler subdivided the
easternmost streets to create
"Green Fairway Estates" —
a residential enclave in an
eclectic mix of midcentury
styles. It's little-known, even by
die-hard modernists.

It was about this time that
an even larger development by
the Alexanders was being built
along the western boundary of
Gene Autry Trail. "Alexander's
Golf Club Estates" consisted of
51 ranch homes in a style that
deviated from the midcentury
designs for which the company
had become known. The
development was distinguished
by golf -inspired street names
(Eagle, Birdie, Par, and Divot)
and the original sales brochure
promised it was "For complete
desert enjoyment." With no
through streets, it remains a
quiet, undiscovered corner of
our neighborhood.

The Arnold Palmer Golf
Management Company took over
administration of the resort in the
mid-I980s, with a grand opening
hosted by Arnold Palmer himself.

Today our neighborhood
remains a hidden gem despite its
convenient access to Highway 111
and Gene Autry Trail.

Natural beauty. History. Great
architecture. And of course, golf.

Discovering the Tahquitz Creek
Golf neighborhood is discovering
a treasure hiding in plain sight.
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Above:Joseph Eichler
was a mid -20th -century
architect of more than
11,000 residences,
mostly in California. His
designs remain relevant
today, as evidenced
6y the popularity of
homes like one, recently
built From his original
floor plan. Right: It was
the Impala Lodge when
Hugh Kaptur designed it
in "Indian modern" atylo
in 1957. Today, as the
Triangle Inn, it remains a
grouping of three related
buildings. While its motif
has taken a distinctly Tiki
turn, its exposed -steel
wide -flange spider-
leg Frames with glass
infill still shape the
main building.

Bottom: Tahquitz
Creak reflects the
snow -upped summit
of Mount San Jacinto.

Its elevated paved path
is a destination for
bikers, dog -walkers,
bird -watchers, wildlife
observers, and others
lust out to enjoys
scenic stroll.

Tahquitz
River
Estates is a
showcase of more
than 1,100 homes
representing
architectural
styles spanning
almost 90 years.

Our first
subdivision was
the 350 -lot Palos
Verde Estates.

Developed in the
early 1930s, many of these small
Spanish Revival —style homes still
charm our streets.

In its early days, development
of our neighborhood was
constrained by the presence of
Tahquitz Creek. It frequently
overflowed during rainy season,
flooding the area, washing away
bridges, and Iimitingsouthward
growth. In 194Z local developers
Pearl and Austin McManus
financed construction of the
Tahquitz Creek Channel. That
channel, and its adjacent paved
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paths, effectively contained the
creek and created a scenic corridor
much -appreciated to this day.

The couple eventually sold
their property to Paul Trousdale.

Trousdale was best known for
creating tony, celebrity -owned ot
residences in Beverly Hills. He
divided the land into 213 parcels
on both sides of the creek and
in 1948 began building cement
block homes with his signature
"walls of glass" in eight floor
plans. He named the development
Tahquitz River Estates.

Our eclectic neighbor-
hood has become home
to quirky motor courts,
a thriving commercial
district, and many small
boutique hotels including
two by Kaptur and Howard
Lapham. We have a church
by Albert Frey, and the 1933
cubist home by William
Gray Purcell that's considered the
city's first Modernist residence.

Many of these architects
were building not just homes but
estates set in compounds. This
was the case for cosmetics giant
Max Factor who lived in "The
Fontenelle," and footcare magnate
Dr. William Scholl whose multi -
structured property spanned
several lots. Following his death,
Scholl's property was divided into
10 parcels that are now adorned
with stunning contemporary
homes. Many of these are based
on Joseph Eichler floor plans,
and others are inspired by Donald
Wexler —further enriching
our architectural diversity.

Recognizing this, Tahquitz
River Estates has hosted several
Modernism Week tours and was
the subject of a 2018 article in Palm
Springs Life magazine.

Today, some 90 years after
its first development, Tahquitz
River Estates continues to attract
residents and visitors who
appreciate our unique showcase
of architectural history.

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Actor Eva Gabor
(right)
"Avenger" Patrick
Macnee (below)
Makeup maven
Max FactorJr.

Foot -fancier
Dr. William -
Scholl
Film producer -
director
William Wyler (Top,
clowning on the set
of Hest Years of Dor
Lives)
Actor Sharon Tate
(left)
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UPPER WEST SIDE
Above: The park from which
Park San Rafael takes its
name is Front and center
in the comple , with the
dramatic Chino Cone as its
backdrop.

Right The midcentury
influence is obvious in
the homes of Murano by
contemporary architect
James CiofS. Below:

The impressive Miralon
clubhouse at night. The
development broke ground
in February 2019 and
already promises to be
an in -demand address.

Miralon Way is complete
and lined with 150 mature
olive trees. Their fruit is
being harvested, pressed,
branded as Palm Springs
Olive Oil, and available at
their welcome center. An
additional 7,000 olive and
citrus saplingscomplete
the grove.
410 Welcome to Upper West
Side, where residents
share a great location, great
views, cooling breezes, and a
sophisticated lifestyle second to
none. Let's take the tour...

As you enter our neighbor-
hood from the west on San Rafael
Drive, your first stop on the left
is the gated Palermo complex. Its
bold colors, modern architecture,
and leafy streets have already
made it a uniquely styled Palm
Springs address.

Continuing down San Rafael
are 10 detached contemporary
homes on your right. Stylish
and well kept, they set the
tone as you enter the heart of
our neighborhood.

Next stop is gated Park. San
Rafael. Its namesake park features
a community pool and broad
greenbelt that are magnets for
residents of its 67 single-family
desert -contemporary homes.

Farther east is Sundance,
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developed in 1985 as a retreat for
the Dallas Cowboys. Sundance
became a hotel -timeshare in
1986 and became private homes
in 1988.

On the north side of San
Rafael is Miralon. Currently
under construction, its 1,150
homes will be a showcase of
desert living for our city. Miralon
will feature 105 acres of walking,
hiking, and biking trails among
production olive groves, dog
parks, and community gardens.

Just beyond
Miralon is Vintage
Palms — a popular
residential
community
of 62 single-
family homes.

This attractive
ungated enclave
was constructed
between 1991 and
2001 to capitalize
on the area's
spectacular mountain views.

South of Vintage Palms is
Murano. Built between 2007 and
2015, Murano's 57 single-family
homes were designed by local
architect James Cioff, respected
for his stunning updates of iconic
1950s residential design.

We hope you enjoyed
your tour of Upper West
Side and invite you to
experience for yourself our
location, views, breezes, and
comfortable lifestyle.

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Above: Can you say
"midcentury'7 This
Vista Las Palmas hnme
shouts it. That iconic
Ford Falcon, with its
mirror -finish wheel
covers, is a nice touch.

Below, right: "Alpine
chalet meets Tiki" best
describes the "Swiss
Miss" style of Charles
Dubois. With its soaring
A -frame structure,
this is one of 15 Swiss
Miss homes built in
Vista Las Palmas by the
Alexander Construction
Company. Below, left
Modernism Week tour
buses, like this one
pausing in front of Elvis
Pressley's "Honeymoon
Hideaway" by William
Krisel, are frequent sites
in Vista Las Palmas -
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stunning neighborhood
of iconic midcentury homes.

Nearly all were designed by
acclaimed architects of the 1950s
arid '60s, with more than half by
either William Krisel or Charles
Dubois. These architects used
glass, concrete, terrazzo, and
exposed wood beams to express
the California Desert Modernist
aesthetic. They distinguished
our homes with seamless indoor -
outdoor spaces to r. ke advantage of
our dry desert climate and soaring
mountain views. The result: Many
residences in Vista Las Palmas have
been featured in TV commercials,
movies, photo spreads, and
architecture documentaries.

The Alexander Construction
Company was the most influential
developer of that era. They buried
utility lines to preserve unimpeded
views of our mountains, and they
placed no overhead street lamps
76 THE ONE -PS GUIDE 70 PALM SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOODS
that could detract from star -lit skies.

The advent of residential
air conditioning early in the
last century allowed Vista Las
Palmas homes to be marketed
as year-round residences. This
attracted the Hollywood elite,
and today, entertainment industry
executives and performers still own
homes here, joined by a diverse,
international mix of neighbors.

The Vista Las Palmas
Neighborhood Organization raises
thousands of dollars every year
from our Modernism Week tours
that we donate to worthy causes.

In 2017 alone, we donated more
than $30,000 to the Police Canine
Fund, the Palm Springs Animal
Shelter, the Palm Springs Unified
School District Foundation's
college scholarship fund, the
ONE -PS Picnic and Community
Expo, Build -a -Bike, the Palm
Springs Fire Department for
portable defibrillators for first -
responders, the AIDS Assistance
Program, DIGICOM (the digital
storytelling program to increase
youth engagement and enthusiasm
for learning through video
production), the Palm Springs
Preservation Foundation, the
NeuroVitality Center for stroke
patients, the Palm Springs Air
Museum, and Animal Samaritans.

Vista Las Palmas typifies great
midcentury design and continues
to appeal to selective community -
oriented homeowners seeking
a uniquely Palm Springs
modernist aesthetic.

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
Ac tors Marilyn
Monroe, Peter
LawFord, Debbie
Reynolds(bottam),
JoanCollins fright),
George Hamilton,
Kirk Douglas, Carolyn
Jones, Sandra Dee Kim
Novak, Cindy Williams. Jackie Cooper
r i,-i1, 11+,sDean
Martin ( below, right 1.

Dinah Shore. Ruta Lea.

Donald O'Connor
Cyd Charisse, Hoag),
Carmichael
SmFe .Trim Loper,
BarryManilow.
"Papa"John
Phillips.

Nat"King'Cole.

Bobby Darin,
Elvis Presley
Cumedrars Jack Benny
GabeKaplan (above, left)
,Mcrocral Buddy Rich.

Tommy Dorsey,
Jascha Heifetx
Lyi Icists/Composers Sammy
Cahn. Jerry' Herman
Authors Sidney Sheldon
Harold Robbins
F,ab,,Swi.a,es
Bob Alexander
,McDonald's co-founder
MauriceMcDonald
Gosripcolumnist
Rona Barrett

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Above and below, left
Dramatic views are what
Vista Norte is all about'.

With unobstructed
panoramas in all
directions, every
residence in Vista Norte
is truly a "view home."
Below, right; Handsome
homes with trim, water -
efficient yards are a
hallmark of Vista Norte.

If it's spectacular
�/ mountain views you're
after from a great Palm Springs
vantage, your neighborhood of
choice should be the one with
"vista" built right into its name;
Vista Norte,
Residents of Vista Norte
enjoy unrestricted views in every
direction thanks to our central
location and all utilities being
placed underground — a rarity
among Palm Springs' historic
neighborhoods. Views of the
majestic San Jacinto Mountains to
the west, the roiling Indio Hills to
the north, and the open panorama
stretching south and east are
dramatic and unobstructed.

And it's not just the residents
that enjoy the clear skies.

Hummingbirds, hawks, ducks,
doves, ravens, and other avian
emissaries freely go about their
business above.

Vista Norte consists of about
400 single-family, detached
residences, some built as early as
the 1940s. The character of our
neighborhood — and the views
we're known for — will likely
be preserved into the future
because we're fully built out.

With borders defined by four
major thoroughfares (Avenida
Caballeros to the west, Sunrise
Way to the east, Racquet Club
Drive to the north, and Vista
Chino to the south), we're
removed from the fray but not far
from the activity of Uptown and
central Palm Springs.

Vista Norte is also unique
in that nearly all our streets
are cul-de-sacs (23 of them!)
or loop streets (four), lending a
sense of intimacy and fostering
community. We have a large
commercial business center
with a bank, a supermarket, and
a gym as anchors and filled out
with the kind of numerous small
enterprises that make living here
convenient — and tasty. The
plaza features three full -service
restaurants: Italian, Salvadorian,
and Mexican.

We hope you'll stop by our
neighborhood some time, even if
it's just to enjoy the Vista!

NOTABLE RESIDENTS
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CLAHKOUGGEA EH
ti 7 Warm Sands is among
the most historic and
diverse neighborhoods in Palm
Springs. Perfectly situated, our
1,300 residences are located
within walking distance of the
entertainment, shopping, and
dining of Downtown. Combined
with breathtaking views of the
San Jacintos, Warm Sands is
quiet, convenient, and scenic.

Our neighborhood is
composed of single- and multi-
family homes, apartments, a
condominium complex, gated
modernist homes, a mobile home
park, commercial businesses, and
11 resorts. We're within walking
distance of Sunrise Park — home
of the public library, the Swim
Center; the Mizell Senior Center,
and other social and recreational
venues. With limited traffic and
proximity to biking and hiking
trails along Tahquitz Creek,
Warm Sands is ideally suited for
outdoor activity.

The Vista Santa Rosa Tract,
our first residential development,
lies near our western border.

Originally owned by one of
the founding families of Palm
Springs, the land was subdivided
in the 1920s and became home
to small Spanish -style houses.

These were followed in the 1930s
by larger residences, several
of which are architecturally
significant.

Another 1930s -era
development, Ramon Park, is
a community of travel, mobile,
and manufactured homes. It
was established on property
previously owned by Lawrence
Crossley, the African -American
developer best known for
designing the golf course at the
former grand hotel, El Mirador.

Our first resorts appeared in the
1930s as seasonal family retreats.

They evolved by the 1970s into
year-round destinations for
LGBT visitors from around
the world. Warm Sands is also
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home to Dunes Court, a gated
development of Modernist single-
family residences.

Notable residents of Warm
Sands have included Hollywood
scriptwriter and author of
Casablanca, Howard Koch; local
businessman and influential
developer, Lawrence Crossley;
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and Touched by
an Angel star
Della Reese.

Welcome to Warm
Sands: the centrally
located, cosmopolitan, scenic, and
historic neighborhood that offers
all the very best of Palm Springs.

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Above: One of the most
fascinating, unique, and
historic sites is our city is
located at the Union Bank
entrance on Indan Canyon
Drive at Ramon Road.

These remarkably detailed
bas-refief terra cotta panels
were created by sculptor
Lawrence Tenney Stevens,
a part-time resident of
Palm Springs. Twenty-two
separate plaques were
assembled to create two
8•by12»foot panels. One
depicts scenes of Palm
Springs' past, the other of
its "present" — as it was at
its 1959 dedication Left:

Standing 16 feet tall,16
feet vide, and 45 feet long,
this enormous site -specific
sculpture marks the primary
gateway into warm Sands.

Installed in:January 2008,
the sculpture was named
"Jungle Red" after the nail
polish color Joan Crawford
made Famous in her 1939
film The Women.

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Above: The original White.vater
Club condominiums are
set around lush community
green spaces punctuated with
colorful flower beds and in
harmony with their natural
surroundings. Right The
Alexander Estates II section
of Whitewater incorporates
the motifs characteristic
of Alexander Construction
Company designs from the
195Os. Below: The dark
"figure 8" is the Palm Springs
Country Club in 1959.1he
condominiums and Alexander
Estates II developments are
now inside the lower portion
of the "8." Serena Park will be
built on the "8" itself — the
former fairways and greens of
the original golf course.

It's tucked into the
northwest corner of our
city, tethered to Palm
Springs by a single street. Barely
one-third is currently developed,
but its history is long, its past is
colorful, and its future is bright.

Welcome to the Whitewater
Club neighborhood!
The Whitewater story begins
in 1954 when the Palm Springs
Country Club was carved from
open desert. It was immediately
popular with celebrities, including
Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack. By the
1970s, backed by investors like
Richard Nixon, condominiums
were planned for its periphery.

Designed by celebrated modernist
William Cody, five phases were built
between 1972 and 1982. Residents
enjoyed pools, spas, proximity
to open space, and of course,
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spectacular mountain views.

But by the 1980s, golf courses
were opening across the valley that
were more convenient to shifting
population centers. The Palm
Springs Country Club fell out of
favor. Its golf course was abandoned,
and its signature clubhouse
was destroyed by fire. But the
condominiums remained intact and
became the core for the community's
next phase — Alexander Estates IL
Established in 2011, Alexander
Estates II is a midcentury modern
enclave of detached single-family
homes designed by James Cioffi
and adjacent to the original
condos. This intimate collection
of 25 homes reflects and extends
iconic Palm Springs architecture
of the 1950s, but is well suited to
21st -century full-time residency.

With their success, Whitewater
was now ready to embark on its
current phase: Serena Park.

Plans for Serena Park call for
about 400 single-family duplex and
detached homes on 154 acres — half
of which is planned as open space.

It's designed as a walk- and bicycle -
friendly community with two large
parks and paved paths connecting
those parks to the citywide system
of trails and bike routes connecting
to the valley -wide CV Link.

Those trails, no doubt, will be the
route to an even -brighter future for
Whitewater Club!
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A COMMUNITY BUILT ON
HEART
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to the Coachella Valley and is home to:
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• Intensive Care Unit for Newborns (NICU)
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For physician referral, call (833) 232-1572
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Welcome to our vibrant and enchanting
city! Whether you are a lifelong resident or
new to our community, we are delighted
to have you as part of the Rancho
Mirage family. Known for its picturesque
landscapes, cultural richness, and a
legacy of excellence, Rancho Mirage is a
place where the past meets the future in
harmony.

Our city's unique charm lies in its
architectural tapestry, a reflection of the
visionary minds that have shaped Rancho
Mirage over the years. From 1930s adobe
and rock -built homes to timeless estates,
our built environment tells the story of
innovation, creativity, and elegance. This
rich architectural heritage is a source of
pride and a cornerstone of our identity.

To protect and celebrate this legacy,
the City of Rancho Mirage is proud to
collaborate with Preservation Mirage, an
organization dedicated to safeguarding
our historical gems. Together, we strive to
preserve the character and integrity of our
city by highlighting the significance of our
architectural treasures and ensuring their
stories endure for generations to come.

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for our city's history. By identifying and
educating fellow residents on significant
landmarks, they help us maintain the
charm and aesthetic that make Rancho
Mirage truly exceptional. Their work
reminds us that preservation is not merely
about maintaining structures but also
about cherishing the memories, creativity,
and community spirit they represent.

As we continue to grow and evolve, we
encourage all residents to join in this
commitment to preservation. Whether
through participating in local events,
supporting Preservation Mirage's
initiatives, or simply taking the time to
learn about the architectural treasures that
grace our city, your involvement ensures
that Rancho Mirage remains a place where
history and modernity coexist beautifully.

Thank you for being a part of our
extraordinary community. Together, we will
honor our past while building a future filled
with promise and inspiration.

Warm regards,
Preservation Mirage's efforts play a vital Ted Weill
role in fostering a deeper appreciation Mayor, City of Rancho Mirage

PRESERVATION
Welcome to the neighborhood. When I moved to Rancho Mirage 13 years ago, I knew little about the architectural treasures housed within our desert oasis. Over the years, I began exploring its rich history through books like Mod Mirage, attending Modernism Week tours, and ultimately joining the board of Preservation Mirage.

Over the past eight years, Preservation Mirage has grown to over 1,400 subscribers.

As the organization's third President, joined by an incredible Board and Advisory Board, I am committed to celebrating Rancho Mirage's architectural history. At its core, Preservation Mirage is about people —the architects, the residents, and the community —who share a deep appreciation for these homes as cultural artifacts of a bygone era.

Last year we secured a historic designation and fully restored the "Rancho Super Car Wash" Pink Elephant neon sign, ensuring it remains a permanent fixture on Highway 111 for generations to come. We also championed a much -needed update to the City's Historic Resources Survey in partnership with our amazing City Council. This year we will host Modernism Week events, offer home tours, award annual scholarships to support the next generation of architects and release our first documentary short:

Preservation Mirage Presents Richard Neutra's Maslon House.

There is certainly a lot to celebrate 1n 92270; I want to extend a personal invitation to join Preservation Mirage and discover the incredible architectural legacy of your new hometown.

Best,
Nathan Jacroux
President, Preservation Mirage

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X12 the 1930; two real estate men bought an area of desert off Highway 111 to create 'El Rancho Mirage.' Frank Morgan, who was the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz (1939), built his home in 1937, which still stands today. In 1944 Major A. Ronald Button bought 80 acres at $100 an acre, which was later expanded. He was a Hollywood attorney, friend of Ronald Reagan, and later State Treasurer for California. Button's influence led the Desert Sun to name Rancho Mirage a "Filmland Annex," with actors John Warburton, Hedy Lamarr, Jeannette MacDonald, and George Brent building homes. By 1948, Button had nearly 100 homes completed, two apartment hotels, and a 75 -foot community swimming pool, In the 1950s he partnered with media personality Art Linkletter to build additional homes. Homebuilders grew the subdivision through the 1960s, generating numerous design styles. Early marketing touted "one more hour of sunshine than Palm Springs." The "Rancho Mirage" moniker became the name for the entire city when it was incorporated in 1973.

The creation of Thunderbird and Tamarisk Country Clubs transformed the barren desert into an oasis in the early 1950s as the clubs became social powerhouses. Hollywood stars rubbed shoulders with politicians, sports Jorgensen -Mavis Residence, 1954, by William F. Cody
Maranz Residence, 1960, by Val Powelson

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celebrities, and titans of industry. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, the Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Howard and Anita Richmond, Phil Harris and Alice Faye, Ralph Kiner, Ben Hogan, Jimmy Hines, Leonard Firestone, Robert McCulloch, steel magnate Earle Jorgensen, and publisher Walter Annenberg were among the names that grabbed the nation's attention. U.S. Presidents arrived, starting with Eisenhower in 1954, continuing with Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Ford, through to Obama, earning the city its nickname "Playground of Presidents".

The clubs' architectural impact was to introduce the concept of homes on golf courses —a model that was adopted around the world. Fairway - adjacent sites, with non-stop panoramic views and mountain backdrops, encouraged architectural experimentation. Distinctive residences were designed by leading architects: Welton Becket, William Cody, Donald Wexler, Richard Harrison, Buff & Hensman, Wallace Neff, William Pereira, William Krisel, Howard Lapham, E Stewart Williams, Paul R. Williams, and more.

Developers bought surrounding acreage to build satellite communities of single homes, co-op apartments, and eventually condominiums. By the early 1970s, thousands of condos were under construction at super- sized clubs like Mission Hills, The Springs, and Sunrise. A 1974 Desert Sun article called Rancho Mirage "The Country Club Capital of the World.

Dennis Residence, 1970, by Ross Patten

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Preservation Mirage began as an informal group of midcentury homeowners that met to exchange ideas and information about owning and preserving midcentury architecture in Rancho Mirage. As the number of participants increased, so did the group's goals. In late 2017, a board of directors was elected, and the preservation group became a registered nonprofit.

Preservation Mirage celebrates the architectural history of Rancho Mirage by promoting its protection and appreciation. We do that by:

Advocating for the protection of significant architecture while providing a path for those seeking historic designations.

Raising awareness of the city's historic architecture by offering educational opportunities that enhance its appreciation.

In addition to our free quarterly newsletters available to everyone, Preservation Mirage members gain access to exclusive cocktail parties and events. These memberships allow us to offer unique opportunities to donors while maintaining free access to our education and preservation content for the Rancho Mirage community.

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