“Palm Springs residents who explored the 200 and 300 blocks of Arenas Road in the late 1980s would have experienced a vastly different street from what is now the nexus of the LGBTQ+ mecca.
At that time, desert dwellers frequented a hub of small businesses — from upholstery and barber shops to a fish store, an Italian deli, and a convenience mart.
That all changed in 1991, when Streetbar Named Desire opened at 224 E. Arenas Road. Taking its name from gay playwright Tennessee Williams’ seminal A Streetcar Named Desire, it was the first gay bar in Palm Springs…”
