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Tag: coachella valley history

Posted inFeatures

CV History: The Moortens Traveled the World as Desert-Plant Experts—and Even Helped With Disneyland

by Greg Niemann June 8th, 2022June 9th, 2022

As more and more celebrities established homes in the area, the Moortens were called upon to create landscaping for clients including Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Red Skelton, Lily Pons and Walt Disney.

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CV History: In the Summer of 1905, John Muir Created a Stir When He Visited Palm Springs

by Greg Niemann May 6th, 2022May 3rd, 2022
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CV History: Stagecoaches Brought the First Non-Native Settlers to the Coachella Valley—but the Railroad Helped Them Stay

by Greg Niemann April 14th, 2022April 14th, 2022
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CV History: Was He an Apache Renegade? Did He Have a Secret Gold Mine? It’s All Part of the Legend of Fig Tree John

by Greg Niemann March 4th, 2022March 4th, 2022
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CV History: Zaddie Bunker Was a Palm Springs Icon Well Before Becoming the Famous ‘Great-Grandmother Pilot’

by Greg Niemann February 3rd, 2022February 3rd, 2022
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CV History: A Look at the Coachella Valley’s Long and Storied Movie History

by Greg Niemann December 3rd, 2021December 17th, 2021
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Collecting History: The LGBTQ+ History and Archives of the Desert Holds an Inaugural Exhibition During Pride Weekend

by Kevin Fitzgerald October 19th, 2021October 24th, 2021
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CV History: Dr. June Robertson McCarroll Was the Valley’s First Woman Doctor—but She’s Best Known for a Transportation Innovation

by Greg Niemann September 10th, 2021September 10th, 2021

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