Palm Springs Spa and Hotel

On January 5, 2008, PSPF President William Kopelk and the heads of other local preservation organizations, expressed their concerns about an architectural rendering that appeared in the October 2007 issue of Palm Springs Life magazine. The rendering showed a proposed building in place of the Spa Bath House colonnade designed by architect William Cody and the firm of Wexler & Harrison. The letter also requested a meeting with representatives of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (ACBCI).

Subsequently, ACBCI representatives met with PSPF President William Kopelk and PSPF board members Doug Hudson and Ron Marshall to discuss the tribe’s plans for the colonnade. At the meeting, which was cordial and collegial, the coalition of preservation organizations offered to send the tribe a letter outlining the historic and cultural importance of the entire Spa Hotel complex to include recommendations regarding the hotel’s restoration. While the tribe considers our and other external recommendations we have been asked not to make our detailed recommendations publically available.
To read the document’s cover letter click here.