1957 Map of Palm Springs

About this map

The Agua Caliente Indian Reservation dominates the transition from the San Jacinto Mountains to the desert floor of the Coachella Valley in the late 1950s. The burgeoning city of Palm Springs is captured here with its mid-century street grid, showing a cluster of civic and educational hubs like the Francis S Stevens Sch and the Katherine Finchy Sch near the downtown Po and City Hall. Beyond the urban core, the map records the landscape of early tourism and leisure, featuring the O'Donald Golf Course, Polo Grounds, and the Palm Springs Airport.