Special to The Desert Sun

Where mighty Mt. San Jacinto gently steps onto the valley floor may be found the site of The Desert Inn. Built through the imagination and vision of Nellie Norton Coffman, The Desert Inn is the very reason Palm Springs, and the surrounding Coachella Valley, came into international consciousness over a century ago.

That fame persists today and is directly attributable to the tenacity and fortitude of Coffman, making the site of her endeavors hallowed ground. She struggled, and worked, and built on this spot and we should not forget what she did here. October marks the beginning of the season each year, and each year Coffman opened The Desert Inn in October with the turn in the weather.

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