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La Quinta (a Spanish idiom meaning "the country villa ") is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census.
The La Quinta Resort and Club, a series of bungalows built in 1926 in what was then known as Marshall's Cove is the oldest resort in the valley. Frank Capra wrote the script for 1937 Lost Horizon poolside there, in the La Quinta Cove where the resort is located. Capra died in La Quinta and is buried in the nearby Coachella Valley Public Cemetery.
Pages in category "La Quinta, California" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Children. 1 [1] Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. (July 6, 1925 – August 12, 2007) was an American television show host and media mogul. [2] He began his career as a radio and big band singer, later appearing in film and on Broadway. From 1962 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show. Griffin also created the game shows ...
People from La Quinta, California. Pages in category "People from La Quinta, California" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
72. Length. 7,164 yards. PGA West is a set of 6 golf courses located in La Quinta, California. The PGA West Stadium Course was designed by Pete Dye and is viewed as the sequel to the TPC at Sawgrass. It was inspired by the Scottish links-style courses and at one point was considered one of Golf Digest 's Top 100 Courses in America.
The number of seasonal residents could exceed 20,000, thus La Quinta in its' 28 square mile area is nearly built up and houses are now worth over $450,000, with some million-dollar condos and "mansionettes". I remember only a square mile, the La Quinta Resort and Club was the main thing there amid a desert and some citrus groves.
According to interviews with Augustine Elders in the winter of 1924–1925, the tribe is of the Nanxaiyem clan of Pass Cahuilla.Francisco Nombre, a Desert Cahuilla ceremonial leader and keeper of traditional clan genealogy, stated that the Nanxaiyem migrated to the Coachella Valley around 1860 and their survivors settled at La Mesa, the flat land east of La Quinta, California.