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Videos of The History of Desert Hot Springs
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Desert Hot Springs: Home of the Healing Waters Click on image to view the video (Windows Media)
A 40 minute documentary video by Maggie Abbott
This is a wonderful documentary (made in 2004) featuring many of the revived spas of Desert Hot Springs. You can purchase the high quality DVD by calling our Chamber of Commerce 760-329-6403. Thanks to Maggie and Leanna Bonamici of Casablanca Studios in Desert Hot Springs for allowing us to put this video on the web.
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A Discussion with Cole Eyraud at Cabot's Lodge about a "wailing wall" by John J. Hunt Click on image to view the video (Windows Media)
John J. Hunt captured a short discussion with Cole Eyraud regarding a "wailing wall" that Cole would have liked to build on the Cabot's Lodge grounds. Cole is credited with saving Cabot's Lodge from demolition. 2 minutes
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The Demolition of Coffee's Spa filmed by John J. Hunt Click on image to view the video (Windows Media)
Built July 12, 1941 by L. W. Coffee it was the first hot water spa in Desert Hot Springs. Coffee's Hot Mineral Baths was known the world over. Sadly it fell into disuse and was taken down in January 1991. This video captures the demolition. Today Desert Hot Springs is still known for its amazing hot mineral water spas -- many of which are restored and updated better than they were originally built. We wish Coffee's was still here... 2 minutes
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Videos from The Desert Hot Springs - soup suppers
5/3/07 - Dr. Richard "Dick" Roger History of the B-bar-H Ranch
28:03 minutes Windows Media Video format
Videos of The History of Desert Hot Springs
Charles Hayden (7/2007) talks about his family and their restaurant "Fisherman's Warf of the Desert" back in 1957 along with other bits of DHS history (Bill Schultz, L.W. Coffee). Interviewed and filmed by Alta Hester - 37 minutes Click on image to view the video (Windows Media)
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John "Whitey" Morgan (7/2007) talks about his coming to Desert Hot Springs because his wife needed a "dry" and "hot" climate for her health. He worked many years for the city of Desert Hot Springs and the Mission Springs Water District. Interviewed and filmed by Alta Hester - 7 minutes Click on image to view the video (Windows Media)
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The old "five and dime" on the corner of Palm and Pierson, circa 1969 |
