Indian Palms Country Club & Resortis on the grounds of the historic Floyd Odlum (see below)- Jacqueline Cochran (see below) ranch at 48-630 Monroe Street in Indio. Indian Palms was built and is considered to be the first public golf course in the desert. For decades Indian Palms Country Club has quietly been host to the rich and famous from around the world. Abundant in romance and glamour, celebrities such as Hollywood legend Clark Gable is among the famous personalities who have teed-off at Indian 
Palms and President Eisenhower was a guest at Indian Palms while writing his memoirs.
Homes and condos were developed from 1980 to 2008.The golf course was redesigned in 2003. Indian Springs also features a resort-style boutique hotel which will be replaced by an all new resort hotel in the near future. On November 12, 2007, the Indio City Council approved the redevelopment project at Indian Palms Country Club & Resort. The project will redevelop approximately 23 acres and will include the following features:
- 78 room hotel
- 42 individual ownership condominium units that may be placed in the hotel
rental program
- 2600 square foot restaurant and bar
- 3000 square foot conference center
- Clubhouse and retail space
- Outdoor entertainment area
- Condominium units with option for fractional ownership
The project is designed with Tuscan style architecture using elements including stone veneer, stucco siding and window moldings, clay tile roofing, wood trellises, stone veneer columns, and wrought iron rails.
Residents within Indian Palms can look forward to improved security as the development project includes relocation of the visitor entry gate and guard booth from the Monroe Street/Country Club Drive intersection farther east near the intersection of Country Club Drive and Eisenhower Drive and the addition of two homeowner only access gates into the community.
Real estate opportunities at Indian Palms include both condos and single family homes located both on and off the golf course. Some of the newer homes at Indian Palms feature attached 50 foot enclosed garages for RV's and motor coaches. Currently First Pacifica Development has two projects being built, Rhapsody and Royal Vista.
More about Floyd Odlum
Floyd Odlum, Jackie Cochran' husband, founded the Atlas Corporation and later helped develop the Atlas Missile Program. He also owned RKO Studios. In the late 1940's he sold RKO Studios to Howard Hughes. It took one year to complete the negotiations and they were consummated at Indian Palms. He was responsible for bringing many celebrities and dignitaries to Indian Palms Country Club over the years.
More about Jackie Cochran
The famous aviatrix, was the first woman to break the sound barrier, and she did so flying solo over Indio. On December 17, 1971, she was the first living woman enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio. She, along with Helen Detweiler, the first Professional Golfer at Indian Palms, designed and opened the first nine holes at Indian Palms CC in 1947, presently known as the Indian Nine. In 1956, Jackie ran unsuccessfully for Congress. Jackie and Amelia Earhart were the closest of friends. Most of Amelia's last few months before that fateful last flight were spent at Indian Palms. She trained at Indian Palms, rode horseback, and used the pool, while making preparations for her last flight. Amelia Earhart disappeared in a flight over the South Pacific in 1937.
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