Charles Phoenix may be Palm Springs’ biggest cheerleader. The “Ambassador of Americana,” the “King of Kitsch” and lover of all things vintage, has been visiting Palm Springs his entire ...

MORE: Albert Frey and Palm Springs But, I've lived here for almost 40 years and I learned things from Phoenix. The man has an especially amazing knowledge of the history of fast food restaurants.

Charles Phoenix’s favorite midcentury modern landmarks in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Visitors Center A former gas station built in 1965, the cantilevered, sail-like structure is now the city’s ...

Charles Phoenix sits at an old metal desk surrounded by his laptop, stacks of papers and boxes of slides. The entertainer and historian apologizes for the mess, but as everything is labeled for the ...