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From the Back CoverThis is the story of Palm Springs in it is golden years, a city that had it all, including extremely pleasing fly-in hotels, marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, Hollywood stars and starlets, and a swinging nightlife. Through vintage photographs and postcards, Palm Springs Holiday recalls this famous vacation resort from the beginning of the twentieth century through the 1960s. Come take a trip to Paradise! About the AuthorAn architectural historian by profession, Peter Moruzzi is an acknowledged expert on midcentury Modern architecture and design. He is the founder of the Palm Springs Modern Committee, an internationally recognized historic preservation organization, and the writer/director of Desert Holiday, a documentary film chronicling the history of Palm Springs as seen through vintage postcards. He resides in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles and in Palm Springs. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.This is the story of the Coachella Valley–home of Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, La Quinta, Indio, and other desert cities–as experienced by the intermediate tourist who vacationed here from the 1910s through the 1960s. It is the story of a Palm Springs holiday that you or I might have once taken to “America’s Foremost Desert Resort.”

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Fun Look Back
By Tom Dolle
Peter’s book is fun and breezy, showing lots of great ephemera from Palm Spring’s glittery past. The mid-century vibe is more on the kitschy side than the serious Julius Shulman-photographed books on the superb architecture in the area. It shows how middle class vacationers of the 50s got a taste of desert high style and a glimpse of Hollywood glamour. Sure to be a Palm Springs classic!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
A Nostalgic View of the Coachella Valley
By T. Karr
“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.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Slick!
By D. Hinkle
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.

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