As much of the ol' U.S. of A. suffers under an unusually-cruel cold snap (again), I thought I would provide you poor chilly children with some sweet mid-century desert heat, courtesy our pal YouTube. This Palm Springs, California tourism video from the 1950s is pretty slick, back in the days when the Rat Pack was hanging out on the weekends and Hoagy Carmichael might pick you up in his space-age golf cart to go shoot a few rounds before lunch. Also, I would like to note that the narrator pronounces the word "patio" as "potty-o," which is also how my folks said it, so that makes me smile.
Pull up a chair, set your space heater to "FRY," and please to enjoy!
1950s Palm Springs Tourism Video
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