| Located in the desert region of California lies the | | | | last couple of years many people have decided to |
| golf, shopping and art-lovers resort town of Palm | | | | become a permanent resident of Palm Springs. |
| Desert. Palm Desert is a California city in Riverside | | | | Palm Springs was first known by the name Old |
| County, in the Coachella Valley, approx. 11 miles | | | | MacDonald Ranch, then Palm Village in the 1920s |
| east of Palm Springs. The population is | | | | when date palms were planted. The first |
| approximately 41,200. Neighboring Palm Springs, | | | | residential development was started in the year |
| the golf capital of the world, Palm Desert has long | | | | 1943 in connection with an Army maintenance |
| been a favorite vacation getaway for the traveler | | | | camp in the area. Later an upscale shopping |
| who enjoys relaxation, golf and shopping. Many | | | | district was developed known by its now famous |
| visitors are coming from colder climates each | | | | name "El Paseo". Real estate development started |
| year and prefer stay in Palm Desert during the | | | | in the year 1948 by the Palm Desert Corporation |
| winter. Each winter the population of these desert | | | | which was one of the first to begin to develop |
| cities like Palm Springs grows by 31,000. In the | | | | real estate. |