Hollywood and Palm Springs: A Star-Studded History

Palm Springs’ glamorous connection to Hollywood goes back over a century, beginning in 1915 when the silent film Peer Gynt was partially shot amid the area’s dramatic desert landscape. Soon after, the stark beauty of the Coachella Valley attracted producers of Zane Grey Westerns and exotic…

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Meet Frank Sinatra through Mel Habor

Mel Haber was a notable figure in Palm Springs, known for being the owner and proprietor of the Ingleside Inn (now Ingleside Estate) and Melvyn’s, the on-site restaurant, from 1975 until his death on October 25, 2016. He moved to California in 1974 and purchased the Ingleside Inn a year later, after…

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