These are other websites worth visiting to learn more about Borrego Springs. They are run by other organizations, not by Ram Media Foundation. Each link opens that website.

Borrego ModernThe mid-century modern architecture of Borrego Springs.borregomodern.com ↗ Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association (ABDNHA)A Borrego Springs nonprofit offering lectures, hikes, desert trips and other programs about the Anza-Borrego Desert.abdnha.org ↗ "A Place Called Borego" by Phil BrigandiA history of the early settlement of Borrego Valley, from the cattlemen and homesteaders of the late 1800s through the 1940s. From The Journal of San Diego History, Winter 1997.sandiegohistory.org ↗ The Anza-Borrego Story: fossils and ancient lifeHow the region changed over millions of years from a sea to a savannah, and the fossil record it left behind. From the Anza-Borrego Desert Paleontology Society.anzaborregopaleo.org ↗ How California's largest state park came to beThe story of how Anza-Borrego Desert State Park was created, by Jaime Purinton. From the Anza-Borrego Foundation.theabf.org ↗ Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research CenterThe University of California, Irvine research center in Borrego Springs, for science, education and public programs about the desert.anzaborrego.ucnature.org ↗

The Desert Club and the Steele/Burnand Center

The Borrego Desert Club opened in 1950 as a social hub of the new resort community. Today the building is the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center. These pages tell its story.

Desert research station will openHow a 2011 gift from Audrey Steele Burnand let UC Irvine buy the Desert Club and turn it into a research center. Includes the building's history and its architect, William Kesling. From UC Irvine News, 2011.news.uci.edu ↗ Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center: historyA short history of the site, from the 1949 clubhouse to an antique store to a UC research reserve. From the UC Natural Reserve System archives.archives.ucnature.org ↗ Bennett Desert Club CollectionClub applications, menus, brochures, photos and clippings from the Desert Club years, gathered by local historian Mary Bennett. From the UC Natural Reserve System archives.archives.ucnature.org ↗ Moments in Time: The Amazing SBABDRCHow the Desert Club became the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center. From the Anza-Borrego Foundation.theabf.org ↗ Borrego Springs HistoryIncludes 1950s film footage of the Desert Club and its sign, "Where Fun Meets the Sun." From the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center.anzaborrego.ucnature.org ↗ Watch: 1950s film of Borrego SpringsVintage film footage of Borrego Springs, including the Desert Club and its sign, "Borrego Desert Club, Where Fun Meets the Sun." On YouTube.youtube.com ↗ Alphonse "A. A." Burnand Jr.The "Father of Borrego Springs," who planned the resort community that the Desert Club was built to serve. From Wikipedia.en.wikipedia.org ↗

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