La Quinta, California

La Quinta is a resort city located in Riverside County, California, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 23,694. It is growing at a rate of approximately 110% every ten years, making it one of the fastest growing cities in California. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf destination. Among those destinations is the La Quinta Resort and Club, a resort dating to 1926 and famous as the spot in which director Frank Capra penned the screenplay of Lost Horizon.

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Riverside County, California - Coachella Valley - Indian Wells - Indio - 2000 - Robb Report - La Quinta Resort and Club - 1926 - Frank Capra - Lost Horizon

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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.

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Merv Griffin - Plein air

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Visitors to Disney's 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 Callahan, who live in La Quinta.

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Disney's California Adventure - Anaheim, California - Soarin' Over California - PGA West - Super Soap Weekend - ABC - John Callahan - Eva LaRue Callahan

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La Quinta is the site of the first Wal-Mart Supercenter in California.

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The city's name is somewhat archaic, referring 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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