Section 14 Palm Springs
By 1960 the downtown area of palm springs was at full capacity.
Section 14 palm springs. Section 14 extends from indian canyon east to sunrise way and from ramon road north to alejo road. Many of the homes were built prior to when the city had building or electrical codes or at least before those codes were enforced on tribal land. Government gave the southern pacific railroad the odd numbered sections of land for 10 miles on either side of the rail line.
A challenge arose when section 14 land that borders downtown palm springs was leased to build homes. The other palm springs california exposes a land battle at the core of the conflict between western expansion and indigenous peoples. The troubled history of section 14 a square mile parcel of agua caliente reservation land just a block from the heart of downtown palm springs will go national in a new exhibit at the.
What happened in section 14 with families being pushed out those families still live in certain neighborhoods like council member garner said to this day. A one square mile tract in downtown palm springs california section 14 forms the heart of the reservation belonging to the agua caliente band of. The palm springs city council acknowledged they ve never issued a formal apology to the residents of the area however the topic as been discussed at meetings this month.
March 1 2019 february 17 2020 washington dc section 14. In the 1860s the u s. The city had plans to redevelop the area and add stores and restaurants.
In 1962 the city of palm springs requested that the bureau of indian affairs and the association of conservators and guardians clear lots on the indian owned land in section 14 to make way for a. Palm springs straddles eight townships and section 14 lies adjacent to the city s downtown.