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Quinta is one of the resort cities in Riverside County, California. This
dessert destination is specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells
and Indio. The population was 23,694 at the 2000 census. It is growing at a rate
of approximately 110% every ten years, making it one of the fastest growing cities in
the vast state of California. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf
destination. Among those destinations is the La Quinta Resort and Country Club, a
resort dating to 1926 and famous as the spot in which director Frank Capra
penned the screenplay of Lost Horizon. The city is home to a number of
celebrity residents including Merv Griffin. Griffin is the driving force
behind the annual La Quinta Arts Festival, one of the country's leading
plein air art shows. Visitors to Disney's recent addition California Adventure in Anaheim,
California can be treated to a brief glimpse of La Quinta in one of the
park's most popular attractions. The "Palm Springs" segment of
Soarin' Over California was actually shot at the world-famous PGA West
golf complex in La Quinta. The Super Soap Weekend held each summer at
Disney's California Adventure attracts many ABC soap stars, such as John
Callahan and his wife Eva LaRue (now of MCI Miami fame), who once lived in La Quinta.
La Quinta is the site of the first Wal-Mart Supercenter in California. La Quinta is
the headquarters of Dnt record distribution The city's name is somewhat
archaic, but interesting. It referrs to a type of hacienda or rest stop reached every five
days on a long journey via either foot or horseback. |
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