Palm Springs Life Magazine March 1995

On the Cover

Interior designer Jeffrey Jones throws himself into a frenzy finishing his design space for the 1995 Desert Showcase House. For more about this busy designer, see page 24. Photograph by Arthur Coleman.

Features

What a Riot

How the 1986 Easter Weekend in Palm Springs became the Spring Break to end all Spring Breaks. Literally. Also: A look ahead to the city fathers’ latest attempt to bring crowds back into town — Sunfest ’95. 

History by Frank Russell

Trailblazers in Trailblazing: The Desert Riders 

The Desert Riders created most of the horse, hiking and jeep trails through this part of the desert, carefully nurturing the canyons so everyone could enjoy them. And they even threw in breakfast. Ms. Patten explores The Riders’ remarkably glamorous history.

by Carolyn Patten

Special Sections

The 1995 Desert Showcase House Program 

The leading interior and landscape designers of Southern California combine their talents to create a masterpiece. PSL readers get the first look and all the inside information on this historical tour, sponsored by Eisenhower Medical Center Auxiliary and the American Society of Interior Designers.

Palm Springs Life’s Desert Guide