La Quinta’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of La Quinta. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Cahuilla Indians were the first inhabitants of La Quinta.
In 1926, Walter Morgan established the La Quinta Resort at the northern section of Marshall Cove as a type of secluded hideaway for Hollywood's celebrities and socialites. The Resort was the site for the Coachella Valley's first golf course, coinciding with the construction and pavement of State Route 111 in the 1930s. Further expansion of Washington Street in the 1950s and 1960s connected La Quinta with US Highways 60 and 99 (became Interstate 10 in the 1970s).
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Start La Quinta’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Quinta’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewLa Quinta Museum: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to La Quinta
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La Quinta, decade by decade
2000
unknown1 item
Nothing in La Quinta is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean La Quinta has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Martinez Historical District in Oasis, 8.5 miles away.
La Quinta and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as La Quinta Museum and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.