Season 6

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Episode 6-1: Shadow Mountain Resort

Episode 6-2: Cabot Yerxa

Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Palm Springs. It was gorgeous. It was impressive! It was never built.

Turning an unused golf course into a natural piece of the desert has not been easy!

Several early pioneers came from Scotland. A small country with a big influence!

Pioneer, garage owner, chaffeur, record setting pilot - Zaddie lived nine lives!

El Rancho Vista Estates - this small neighborhood is an enclave of mid-century perfection
El Rancho Vista Estates - this small neighborhood is an enclave of mid-century perfection

Episode 5-5: Live Theater

There are numerous small theaters in Greater Palm Springs and they are thriving!

Live theater is alive and well in Palm Springs and the Valley
Live theater is alive and well in Palm Springs and the Valley

Episode 5-6: Exploring El Rancho Vista Estates

Explore El Rancho Vista Estates - a unique neighborhood!

Episode 5-7: The Riviera

Episode 5-8: The Saguaro

Episode 5-9: The Del Marcos Hotel

Episode 5-10: Explore Indian Canyon Neighborhood

Episode 5-11: Mid-Century Modern defined

Episode 5-12: Palm Valley

Colorful, quirky and unique - The Saguara
Colorful, quirky and unique - The Saguara
Indian Canyon Neighborhood - unique in Palm Springs
Indian Canyon Neighborhood - unique in Palm Springs
Palm Valley - the original name for Palm Springs
Palm Valley - the original name for Palm Springs
What is Mid-Century Modern? Interviews with several experts to get a definition
What is Mid-Century Modern? Interviews with several experts to get a definition
The RIviera Hotel has seen several lives
The RIviera Hotel has seen several lives
Hotel Del Marcos - an architectural gem
Hotel Del Marcos - an architectural gem

The Riviera Hotel in Palm Springs! Accommodations with a fun history!

The Saguaro Hotel's colorful history!

This mid-century gem is a downtown delight.

Another neighborhood to explore - this time in South Palm Springs!

Is there one definition? Or will I get ten different answers from ten different experts?

Before Palm Springs, it was Palm Valley and even Palmdale. Find out more!

Realtor speak translated into laymen's terms
Realtor speak translated into laymen's terms

Episode 5-13: Realtor Speak Translated

Episode 5-14: Smoke Tree Ranch

Episode 5-15: When Palm Springs Went to War

Episode 5-16: Seven Lakes Country Club

Episode 5-17: The other side of the postcard

Episode 5-18: Legends, Lies, Half truths exposed - Version 4

World War II changed daily life in the resort town of Palm Springs
World War II changed daily life in the resort town of Palm Springs
A look behind the gates at the exclusive Smoke Tree Ranch
A look behind the gates at the exclusive Smoke Tree Ranch
Seven Lakes Country Club
Seven Lakes Country Club
A look at discrimination in early Palm Springs
A look at discrimination in early Palm Springs

What does cozy really mean when it describes a home?

Exclusive, private, intriguing. Smoke Tree Ranch explored.

How World War II impacted the resort city of Palm Springs.

Not so much a neighborhood to explore, but a destination!

We're all about beautiful images here - but sometimes the ugly has to come out and we're not shying away.

Truths, Half-Truths and outright fables. Confirmed or debunked!

Episode 5-19: Boutique Hotels

Episode 5-20: The Comeback City

Episode 5-21: Sand to Snow National Monument

Episode 5-22: The Laphams

Episode 5-23: Shields Date Garden

Episode 5-24: Explore The Mesa Neighborhood

A closer look at why small hotels are so successful in Palm Springs
A closer look at why small hotels are so successful in Palm Springs
Sand to Snow National Monument - no cars, no bikes, just peace and a hike
Sand to Snow National Monument - no cars, no bikes, just peace and a hike
Literally a phoenix rising, Desert Hot Springs is roaring back
Literally a phoenix rising, Desert Hot Springs is roaring back
Howard Lapham - a forgotten but prolific midcentury architect
Howard Lapham - a forgotten but prolific midcentury architect
Shields Date Garden in Indio - a great place to stop for a date shake
Shields Date Garden in Indio - a great place to stop for a date shake
Palm Springs - We explore The Mesa Neighborhood
Palm Springs - We explore The Mesa Neighborhood

Small hotels - less than 30 rooms are a mainstay in Palm Springs. Let's go exploring!

Desert Hot Springs gets an undeserved bad rap. Learn how they rose from the desert dust to thrive!

A National Monument worth a hike!

Howard Lapham and later his son Larry designed hotels, residences and commercial buildings in Palm Springs.

Shields Date Garden in Indio has been a fixture since 1924.

Episode 5-25: Arthur Elrod

Episode 5-26: The Camelot

Interior designer Arthur Elrod
Interior designer Arthur Elrod
The Camelot Theater in Palm Springs
The Camelot Theater in Palm Springs

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