Palm Springs Holiday
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $30.00
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith
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Description
This is the story of Palm Springs in its golden years, a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife. Through vintage photographs, postcards, and other ephemera, Palm Springs Holiday recalls the Palm Springs area from the 1910s through the 1960s, where people vacationed in the desert, dined, danced, and lounged poolside. Features vintage images of the Coachella Valley and shots of the area's famous hotels and gambling dens.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-02
Summary: "Great retro read"
Fun read with great pixs. Shows Palm Springs in it's Hollywood heyday. Many places are still there/
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-07-05
Summary: "Interesting & entertaining book. Great Palm Springs history."
An entertaining book chock full of great photos of Palm Springs' past. I enjoyed the book very much.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-04-17
Summary: "Slick!"
Gave this to my parents as a gift, both of whom have been visitors to Palm Springs for over 40 years. Conjured a lot of great memories for them and graces their coffee table as I write.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-04-01
Summary: "A Nostalgic View of the Coachella Valley"
"Palm Springs Holiday" is a fun ride through the desert city's past through photos, post cards, and other promotional items. I found myself chuckling at some of the wry asides provided in the captions.
This book will be enjoyed by anyone who loves the Coachella Valley or anyone who just likes to look at post cards from the mid-twentieth century.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-03-28
Summary: "Excellent"
Great book on the early days in Palm Springs. A must have if you are interested in the city.