Palm Springs, California
Located in what is now downtown Palm Springs, Julia Carnell, heiress to the National Cash Register fortune at the time, hired esteemed Palm Springs architect Harry Williams to design the Spanish Colonial Revival style Plaza Theatre which opened on December 12, 1936. On that date, the new theater was the site of the world premiere […]
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Corporate events, conferences, company meetings, and trade shows are increasing in numbers and such events are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in the Greater Palm Springs area during the 2022/2023 season. Companies use corporate events to bring people together in order to provide them with relevant information and develop relationships that couldn’t exist within […]
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Travel is increasing again for families visiting the Greater Palm Springs area for the 2022/2023 season and the number of expected visitors is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels. As a result, families from throughout the country will be flying and driving to the Coachella Valley to enjoy the consistently sunny and rain-free weather, great […]
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The average cost of weddings has changed a lot in recent years. According to the Knot, the national average amount couples spent on their wedding in 2021 was $28,000 and the average guest count was 105 people. These numbers are up significantly from weddings that took place during the height of the Covid pandemic. With […]
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A Salute to Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice The Palm Springs Air Museum is a living history museum dedicated to educating people about the role of air power in preserving the liberty of America. Aircraft from World War II, the Korean War, and Viet Nam War are on display and some restored WWII aircraft […]
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The Greater Palm Springs area is well-known for the vast assortment of great dining establishments and there are many popular restaurants in downtown Palm Springs that are particularly noteworthy. Four of my favorites which I as a professional photographer have had the opportunity to photograph interiors, exteriors, and food items are allocated within a couple […]
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Held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California the weekend after the Coachella Music & Arts Festival, the Stagecoach Country Music Festival is the best attended and highest grossing outdoor country music festival in America. The now three-day event features both big name country stars as well as promising newcomers. The first Stagecoach Country […]
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Coachella Music & Arts Festival Photography Named for the Inland Empire’s Coachella Valley and located 128 miles east of Los Angeles, 246 miles west of Phoenix, and 508 miles southeast of San Francisco, the internationally known annual Coachella Music & Arts Festival is the second largest music festival in America. After a two-year hiatus due […]
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A work of art like no other, Salvation Mountain is a tribute to God by the artist/creator, Leonard Knight who, over a 25 year period beginning in 1984, constructed this dome-like structure out of local adobe clay, straw, and over 100,000 gallons of donated lead-free paint. Throughout the many years Knight worked his masterpiece, he […]
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Examples of mid-century modern architecture can be found in many cities throughout the country but Palm Springs, California is home to the largest and most significant concentration of mid-century modern architecture in America. The most defining characteristic of mid-century homes is the emphasis on clean horizontal lines, rows of windows, cantilevered roofs, open-concept floor plans, […]
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