Imagine living in a city that decides to set its own time zone to benefit tourists and shop owners. So it actually happened in one Valley city and Sumrall shows us that’s all part of tonight’s “Our Desert Past.”
1969 is remembered as one of the most tumultuous periods in our nation’s history and it was not uncommon for some cities to experience violent outbreaks. Palm Springs was no exception, as was demonstrated by the events that happened at the Palm Springs Pop Festival.
Steve Sumrall has the story in this edition of Our Desert Past!
Do you know which iconic grunge band took the stage at Empire Polo Grounds years before Coachella Fest? How about that time a large pig flew over Indio?
Would you believe there are some exotic plants that can live up to 2-thousand years or more? In this episode of Our Desert Past, Steve Sumrall takes us to Moorten’s Botanical Garden in Palm Springs where some of these wonders are on full display.
The Date Festival is once again underway in Indio. It’s an annual celebration of the Valley’s date harvest. NBC Palm Springs Steve Sumrall examines the history of this naturally sweet fruit (as well as the plants from which they came) in this edition of Our Desert Past.
NBC Palm Springs Steve Sumrall recently posed that question to some locals at the Best Bookstore in Palm Springs and followed it up with a multiple choice pop quiz with answers rooted in Our Desert Past.
