1908History
According to early homesteader and writer Cabot Yerxa in his newspaper columns published in The Desert Sentinel newspaper, the first homesteader in the area of the city of Deser...
1913History
Cabot Yerxa arrived in 1913 and soon discovered the hot water aquifer on Miracle Hill.
1941History
Coffee on July 12, 1941.
1949Architecture
Across the street is Miracle Manor Retreat, built in 1949, one of the first spas in town.
1963Government
Some homes were bought by retirees, and the area was incorporated as a city in 1963, with 1,000 residents.
1965Architecture
His large Pueblo Revival Style architecture structure, hand built over 20 years, is now one of the oldest adobe-style buildings in Riverside County and houses Cabot's Pueblo Mus...
1981Architecture
It was built by the Martin Family, who eventually sold it in 1981 to a local legend, Lois Blackhill.
1986History
Minckler, Karen; Schroeder, Bethany; Eyraud, Cole (1986).
1992History
The Two Bunch Palms Resort, which was used as a 1992 filming location for the movie The Player.
1996History
Upon her death in 1996, her family sold it in 1997 to two longtime regulars and close friends of Blackhill's, trans-media designer April Greiman and architect-educator Michael R...
1999Education
Desert Hot Springs High School, of the Palm Springs district, opened in 1999.
2000History
The motel was purchased and restored in 2000 by Steven Lowe.
2001Government
=== Municipal bankruptcy ===
In 2001 the town filed for a Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy.
2004Government
The bankruptcy was resolved in 2004 by selling municipal bonds when it faced a legal judgment of almost $6 million.
2006History
In 2006 the architectural firm of Marmol Radziner + Associates designed a sustainable, modernist prefab home featured in the November 2006 issue of Dwell magazine.
2008Architecture
Cabot's Trading Post & Gallery opened there in February 2008.
2010History
Although black bears are not common here, a bear was sighted on Palm Drive and Dillon Road in October 2010.
2011History
== See also ==
Desert Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs)
== References ==
Informational notes
Citations
Further reading
Yerxa, Cabot Abram (2011), Brown, Richard E.
2014History
It was later featured in a CNBC special as California's first city to permit the commercial cultivation of marijuana in 2014.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 ===
From having 20 residents in 1941, Desert Hot Springs had 32,000 residents in 2020.