The Tahquitz Creek Golf Neighborhood may just be Palm Springs’ best-kept secrets. Located near the eastern corner of South Palm Springs, Tahquitz Creek Golf Neighborhood is a  community of condominiums and single-family homes nestled in and around the championship Lawrence Hughes-designed Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort from which we take our name. 

Our neighborhood is adjacent to the scenic Tahquitz Creek Wash, and our 900 homes represent several architectural styles. The original 332-acre parcel was purchased in 1958 from the Palm Springs Turf Club for $1 million when the California Horse Racing Board denied them a license for a horse racing track. Development began later that year by the Westview Development Corporation and architect William Bray. Originally planned as a private country club, the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort was sold to the City of Palm Springs in October 1959, creating a community of affordable golf course homes on fee based land, free of resort fees. 

In 1964, George and Robert Alexander and architect Donald Wexler subdivided the eastern most streets to create “Green Fairway Estates” — a unique collection of homes that is an inspired and eclectic mix of midcentury styles. It’s a little-known and rarely seen enclave, even for die-hard modernists. 

The Arnold Palmer Golf Management Company took over administration of the Resort in the mid-1980s, with a grand opening hosted by Arnold  Palmer himself.

The following article from the Los Angeles Times published on July 27, 1958 gives a little historic perspective of the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort and surrounding area development.

Los Angeles Times July 27, 1958

Brochure: Green Fairway Estates