“Ruth Hardy is best known for developing the enduring Ingleside Inn and going on to serve on the Palm Springs City Council—but her legacy goes far beyond those two accomplishments.
She was Palm Springs’ first female City Council member (1948-1960), and one of her proposals was to plant stately palm trees along Palm Canyon Drive. The city of Palm Springs honored her posthumously by changing the name of the city’s largest park from Tamarisk Park to Ruth Hardy Park…”
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