Walking tour of SUNRISE PARK in Palm Springs, CA

[@richardsanty9063]

For being a small city, Palm Springs has a lot to offer.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I agree, Richard. It’s kind of surprising. Probably because we got so many tourists you around. 😎👍

[@svenswwis436]

Beautiful morning. Mountains are gorgeous!

[@shosmyth1454]

Steve thank you for taking in this walk and showing us the affordable housing if one would want to work and live in Palm Springs and not wealthy!! 💕💕💕💕

[@michellemoebius4820]

There is lots of affordable housing in Palm Springs, and Palm Desert!!

[@SallyKohorst]

Steve very nice walk in a beautiful city. Thanks for sharing My park nearby has no statues or figures at all. Nice to ❤😮see the dog and the rest.

[@Figjamquilter]

Looks like another gorgeous morning in PS! Thank you for sharing!!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for watching Fig! 😎👍

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Steve, your meandering walk or what is charming about your videos !

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks Ettore! 😎👍

[@cherylmitchell7934]

Hi Steve I really enjoyed the walk in the park. Loved the dog I’m a huge dog person! Thanks❤

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Palm Springs is very dog friendly with lots of dog parks. 😄👍

[@TheAimlesslyWanderingSoul]

I love your neighbourhood strolls…..those of us that cannot travel will see the world from our seats. Thank you, Steve!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Always nice to hear that BA! 😄👍

[@anncarr6510]

Wow jealous! Looking like rain here today! You have great places to walk! 1919 libraries were being built all over in America! 👍

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I just didn’t think anyone lived here in 1919 lol! 😎

[@RealEstateHappens]

Great video Steve! You're correct. It used to be called the Mizell Senior Center. 🌴🏡🌴

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I've noticed that many centers seem to be dropping the word "senior". :-)

[@RealEstateHappens]

@steveinpalmspringsca Yes they are! ✌️☮️✌️

[@nancyaylward1176]

Hi Steve! I love the Book Christmas Tree! That’s creative. Your Library was established the same year my Mama was born. I’m jealous, it’s 45 degrees here and the low was 23 degrees last night. It’s great that y’all have a Boys and Girls Club, that was a lifesaver for my Friends and me when Our kids were young. What a beautiful park. Thank You for the opportunity to see everything that Your city has to offer for the Elderly, Children and Homeless. An interesting Mural. A great video as usual. Blessings to You and Jim! ❤❤❤ 🎄

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Glad you enjoyed it Nancy and thank you for sharing that memory with us. 😄👍

[@JohnJenkins-ib5wh]

Steve this is a beautiful Park packed with fun things for kids to do. Parents must love this place 🧑‍🎄💥🌴

[@bandr409]

Thanks, Steve. Looks like a very nice park. Perfect for my short morning walks before breakfast.

[@Figjamquilter]

I swim laps at the swim center from time to time.

[@shosmyth1454]

I have not forgotten Ramon Park Walk. 👍

[@danawildman8766]

I really enjoy going on walks with you. Thank you for taking us along! 🌲☃️

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for coming along, Dana. 😎👍

[@tracyroth-myers5574]

Awesome park ❤️

[@thisneighborhood]

This was fabulous! Thank you so much! Lived the best winter of my life - 1998-99 in Palm Springs. My husband and I lived at 331 Sunrise Way, across from the library. You might like the opera show they have once a year in the park, Steve!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

What a small world. Thank you for sharing that with us. 😎👍

[@shosmyth1454]

Love Mizzel Senior Center too!! 🌺

[@dsinavich5141]

Hi Steve...a very nice walk in the park...touring Palm Springs is always fun .....love the big dog...he would make a great watchdog..LoL....the statue in the Santa hat cute too...thanks for the tour...have a nice weekend.... Deborah 🇨🇦🐕🐕

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

😆👍

[@AZguy55]

You just know that it is going to be a good day when the morning starts with a walk in the park! Thanks for sharing Steve. 🎄 Paul

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

LOL, I know, right? 😎👍

[@alichtenwalter]

I love to watch your walks. Yes I would like to watch the graves in palm springs.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Good to know. I will start sharing more graves in Palm Springs next year.

[@charlesschmitt4550]

Hi Steve, Thanks for the walki in the very nice park😂

[@Luvoldmovies-Kat.St.Aug.]

Good Morning.👋🏃‍♂️🌞Thank you, always enjoy your walks . ❤

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Good morning! Glad you enjoy them. 😄👍

[@Corgis175]

Lots of amenities in PS.

[@carlajacobsen6821]

Thank you for taking a walk in that park. I went to Palm Springs high school for a year, before we moved east and I remember skipping school a few times and going through that park. Lol! If I’m not mistaken, the Angels have their spring practices at that ball field. I’m so glad that it’s still up and people are using it. I love the parks in Palm Springs and Coachella Valley. Thank you for sharing your walk. Again, Merry Christmas to you and Jim.🎄❤️

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

It really is a small world isn’t it? My daughter went there for about a year too! 😄👍

[@carlajacobsen6821]

@ How cool! I am currently 52 years old and was a freshman when I was there. That would’ve been so cool if we kind of crossed pads and didn’t know it. Lol!

[@MargaretGSmith-c1q]

I have a hat identical to yours. Came in handy when walking through Death Valley.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Omg, I bet. I hope your walk didn’t take place in the summer months Margaret. 🥵

[@Linda-in9ns]

Good video always!! Happy Holidays. ☃️🎄🎅🏻❤️

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thank you, Linda and the same to you! 😄👍

[@rhvoriginals3083]

Perfect timing for a Gene Autry mention. In 1946’s Hollywood Christmas Parade, then called, The Santa Claus Lane Parade, Gene Autry was a few spots ahead of the parade’s grand finale… Santa Claus. It caused him, and Champion, his horse, to be ignored, but the children could be heard to say, ‘Here comes Santa Claus!’ repeatedly. On October 6, 1947, Gene introduced the world to his Christmas hit, “Here Comes Santa Claus,” inspired by his experience in the previous year’s parade. Here comes Santa Claus, kids, right down Santa Claus lane. Happy Holidays!

[@Linda-in9ns]

Happy Holidays to you!! 🎅🏻☃️🎄

[@rhvoriginals3083]

@ Thank you, and right back at ya’!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

More awesome trivia rhv. I never heard that story before and I didn’t know that. How fun! 😄👍

[@rhvoriginals3083]

@ Ah! So glad you liked it! “Here Comes Santa Claus,” hit number 5 on the country charts, and 9 on the pop charts, in 1947. As recently as 2022, it managed to find number 25 on Billboard’s Hot 100! Not bad for a then 75 year old treasure!

[@sttx0013]

Steve, The California Angels conducted spring training in Palm Springs from 1961 to 1992 under the ownership of Gene Autry a part time resident of Palm Springs. Also the Angels Class A minor league affiliate played their games there from 1986 to 1992. Bob V. ( I don't know why but I was a little surprised seeing the high school. I wouldn't have thought there would be that many school age children living in Palm Springs )

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Hi Bob, thanks for the update. I remember them being here, I just didn’t remember the years. And as for kids here in Palm Springs, you are right. We probably have fewer kids in the city of Palm Springs than any of the other cities in the greater Palm Springs Coachella Valley area. But, Palm Springs has a population of about 50,000 people, so even though there are fewer kids in our city, even a very small percentage is still quite a few. 👍

[@michellemoebius4820]

⁠1508 students at PS HIGH School this year.

[@sttx0013]

Wow, I wouldn't have guessed that many.

[@dangwerebored9682]

Cool video! That's a beautiful park. The sculptures are really interesting and cool. Seems like a nice place to walk.

[@wandahall4435]

❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊

[@Mmoose712]

That pool looks fantastic!

[@vincenjones4915]

Always awesome vids from 🎉 Steve

[@spencerbergquist781]

Very nice Steve

[@bigharmonicabob2593]

I think you said it's Saturday... Hey it's Friday... anyway.. thanks for the shows...

[@bigharmonicabob2593]

Maybe you recorded it Sat..duh..

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Sometimes these get recorded days and even weeks before I am able to post them. And I don’t always post them in the order that I found them. 🤪

[@joycegonzalez4704]

Hi Steve and a big HELLO from Las Vegas..... thanks for the tour

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Hi Joyce! Glad you enjoyed the tour! 😄👋

[@vahneb7260]

Steve, I so enjoy the morning strolls. Palm Springs seems like a wonderful place to live.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

It sure is Vahne! 😎👍

[@marlenepearson3936]

What a fun walk. Yes to you showing some graves on this channel. And I do believe that Gene Autry did own the California Angels 😇 ⚾️ 🧢 Thanks Steve 😊

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for the feedback Marlene. 😄👍

[@BobBerry-bs3pc]

Hi Steve, the grocery store was Alpha Beta back in the old days. 👍🏻

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing that bit of history Bob. That sounds right! 😄👍

[@LadyLove23.]

Alpha Beta Suzanne’s husband did its commercials. She passed away here last year he still lives here …

[@reneerednour3951]

Palm Springs seems has a lot of things to do. Thanks for the video.😊

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

You're right, and that's why I enjoy walking around here so much! 😁

[@MarthaJOHNSON-iu4wk]

Great video

[@JohnKehne]

The Angles did spring training there. Gene Autry was the owner.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks. That's what I thought! :-)

[@wheremagicbeginsnow]

Thanks for posting Steve. Yea I agree the park used to have homeless people, and I used to shop at Ralph’s across the street also. We occasionally had a few challenges almost every time I would go shopping there. But I preferred it to Smoke Tree village. Keith

[@Vickitheleo]

Oh my gosh, your recent walks are in my old neighborhood & I'm so missing living there! I retired in Yucca Valley but seriously thinking coming back. Sunrise Park holds so many memories over the 40 years I lived there..fun fact..the Angels baseball team held their games there before season started, playing the Cubs, Giants etc..free entrance & good food!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for sharing that with us Vicki! Yucca Valley is very nice too, just in a different way. 😎👍

[@halt.1670]

Hi Steve...great vids..seasons greetings from 🇨🇦...

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for the greetings from Canada Halt and the same to you ! 😄👍

[@csrothlisberger852]

A lot of activities there in Palm Springs. A nice park too. I'm always up for a cemetery visit!

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Good to know. More to come. 😄👍

[@TheParkLarkPrivate]

lol I said to the TV, why are they watering the sidewalks?! Grocery stores of yesteryear; Von’s, Safeway, Alpha Beta, Market Basket, Food Giant, Lucky’s, and many other independent grocers. Yes you are correct Steve; Gene Autry owned the California Angels. The foul ball risk to car owners who visit the library, can be mitigated by the city by erecting netting to the baseball field.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for all the feedback Lark 😄👍

[@TheParkLarkPrivate]

@@steveinpalmspringsca lol it’s what old guys do! lol. At least until we can’t remember any longer. Ha ha

[@SuperBoomtown]

Steve - I laughed out loud when you mentioned the jungle gym/playground areas in our youth. You're right! Some of those contraptions were downright Medieval.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Right? They were scary! LOL! 😄

[@DeBorahPalmerUnicorn]

❤❤ 🎉🎉 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. 😊

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too! 🎄🎁😄👍

[@judywho2249]

I'm enjoying your warm walks, it's going to be a very cold weekend here in Ohio ⛄

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

I hope you have a nice fireplace to cuddle up next to Judy! 🥶😎👍

[@drewmclean3502]

Gene Autry purchased the angels December in 1960

[@mariaday712]

All of California should adopt the same ordnance Palm Springs has about loitering people. We need to get the people off the streets and some place where they will be safer. The new plastic benches look a lot lower than the benches I remember in the parks. This is a beautiful park. Thanks for showing us around. You and Jim take care.

[@stephenwallis3433]

I will keep you updated ok

[@sueloguejohnson8929]

Beautiful park. The lack of graffiti is amazing.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

That’s what I many things. I love about Palm Springs. Graffiti doesn’t have a chance here lol! I believe the city has an entire department devoted to cleaning up and painting over graffiti within hours of it appearing. They are very vigilant about it! 😄👍

[@RockinStacy]

Autry purchased the Angels franchise in December 1960 after being convinced to make a bid by baseball executives. He paid $300,000 to O'Malley for the rights to the name, which had been used by a previous Los Angeles franchise in 1892. He owned them until 1997. It always amazes me how clean PS is. I don't think I've ever seen a piece of litter during your walks, no matter where you are there. From this, it looks like the homeless may be utilizing the homeless center. If so, that's wonderful news!

[@user-kp1un5eq9m]

Perhaps the homeless moved over to the Prescott Preserve, the former golf course south of Ramon and east of Sunrise?

[@RockinStacy]

​@@user-kp1un5eq9m This fall they just opened the new Homeless Navigation Center. They have 50 beds and 80 individual transitional housing units. The housing units are basically small apartments with 10 of those sized for families. It's looking as though this new facility is working well, thankfully. The facility offers a wide range of services, which were desperately needed. The estimated construction cost of 29 million.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Thanks for the update, Stacy. And that’s funny that you mention the lack of litter here. That’s something I never even thought about or even noticed. I guess I just take it for granted how clean everything is here. I did take a walk the other day, though, but I haven’t shared yet, and there was some litter and I do remember being surprised. That might be a good topic for a future video. Thanks for the idea. 😄👍

[@jdavis8610]

3:30: Karen Barone's art work.

[@DonnSunderland]

Steve: How do you keep pace with the rising home values and the property tax reassessment each year? A million dollar home would carry a 1.5% tax levy amounting to $15,000. A significant bite out of a retirees budget. I'm also in California and feel the pain paying taxes on unrealized gains twice per year.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Hi Donn, they are only allowed to reassess a very small percentage chair so it doesn’t go out much each year. At least not for us. And we have a much smaller house so the value hasn’t gone up as much as many of the other larger homes.

[@Mmoose712]

In southern Illinois I pay 3185.00 a year for property taxes for a 1000 sq ft house. Ridiculous!

[@lisakeller4505]

Hi Steve! I enjoy your videos. What do you and Jim like to do together? What interests do you both have? Where do you go together.I've seen that you both like to grocery shop at Wal-Mart together.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Hi Lisa, I’ve shared about 300 videos on this channel and many are the things Gemini do together. Which really isn’t much. He hates to leave the house lol! 😂

[@johnbastien3872]

I wonder if you could do historic pub crawl and survive?

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Probably not lol! 😳😆

[@debbimeyersbrant5752]

I have never seen a park that look like this and I don't know what affordable housing is in your area but personally I don't think I could afford it😊😊😊 that's okay I got the mountains in Pennsylvania blessings to you and yours

[@pancakebacon684]

I take my dogs there a lot for their playtime and yes there are still homeless people especially in the late afternoon and weekends.

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

Sorry to hear that, but thanks for the update!

[@robertt9270]

Nice walk also Ramon Park. I think you were there too early to see the homeless gatherings.

[@stephenwallis3433]

You have some great new year resolutions my new year resolutions it this time next year I will be in a good happy relationship

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

That’s a great resolution Stephen! 🤞😄👍

[@nanette_128]

[@peterm1826]

What’s going on with law enforcement car with lights flashing. Don’t they like people enjoying the park.

[@joseluiscastillo6170]

Lots of cute statues but I am appalled that there are no u.s. flags being displayed. They waste money on those statues but cannot afford to buy flag????

[@steveinpalmspringsca]

🇺🇸👍

[@Joe-hq2xl]

I wouldn’t be surprised if if they are hamburger meat by now as the governor is good friend with China 🇨🇳 😢and we know what happens with dogs their ?? 😢

[@jasonwinters3842]

Ever do any Gateway vids in North PS ?