Palm Springs Then and NowIn the late 1800s, lands of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians were subdivided into sections. Even numbered sections were designated as Indian, and the Southern Pacific Railroad was given odd numbered sections. This book focuses on Section 15, sold by the railroad to early Palm Springs settlers. Eighty photographs from 1946 show a flourishing business district. text and contemporary images by Roger C. Palmer, PhD, volunteer registrar of the