Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The first transcontinental flight was 50 years ago Jan 25th


Last year, about 85% of our guests came from out of state or out of country. As the only nudist resort in the west that caters to couples on vacation, because of jets, we have guests from around the world that stay with us. Although most come from all over the US, Canada, England, and Australia.

The number one home state of our guests is Washington. Number two is the province of British Columbia (that's where Vancouver is located). California is #3.

We cater to vacationers. So whenever you want to spend more than just a saturday night in sunny Palm Springs, we are always the first nudist resort people call.

The world has become a smaller place because of the jet for good and bad.

Here is a story about the first flight from the New York Times:

"Lobster on the Menu and History in the Air


The flaps deployed, the landing gear descended and the gleaming Boeing 707 touched down on New York asphalt...

It was a few minutes after 4 p.m. on Jan. 25, 1959, and aviation history had just been made by American Airlines Flight 2: the first transcontinental commercial jet trip, from Los Angeles to what was then known as Idlewild, and is now known as Kennedy International Airport.

It was not the first commercial jet flight (that was B.O.A.C. from London to Rome in 1952) or the first nonstop transcontinental flight (T.W.A., Los Angeles to New York, 1953) or even the first commercial long-haul jet trip (Pan American, Idlewild to Paris, October 1958)...

“The shrinking effect of the jetliner upon geography distorted the earth’s face,” wrote The Los Angeles Times’s on-flight correspondent, Cordell Hicks. “The plane’s enchanting quality consists precisely of its capacity to displace shapes, categories, images and events.”

The scene was straight out of “Mad Men.” Alcohol and cigarette smoke flowed freely. The flight attendants, who would have been called stewardesses, wore heels with their snug blue uniforms — “Most people wouldn’t fit into it today unless you were anorexic,” Ms. Breyton told a radio reporter in 1999 — though they were allowed to change into flats during the meal service.

And the food! No record of the inaugural repast survives (though Mr. Hicks noted that “breakfast was served at 10:15 a.m. over Grand Junction, Colo., cocktails at 11:26 a.m. over Des Moines and lunch at 12:30 p.m. over Cleveland”). But Ms. Breyton dug up a list of the rotating menus American offered on the route. Highlights included fresh Maine lobster with capers, filet mignon, herb-buttered fan tan rolls and macaroon ice cream balls with brandied apricot sauce.

Ms. Breyton said the menus were for first class, but, hard as it is to believe, Mr. Solon said that in those days the same food was served in coach.

Today, American’s domestic cross-country coach passengers may buy a 5.75-ounce package of Lay’s Stax potato crisps for $3, or, if they’re famished, an Asian chicken wrap ($6).

Of course, the ticket itself was relatively expensive. A round-trip in coach in 1959 cost $238.80 — that’s $1,743 in today’s dollars, or about 6 times the price of a bargain coach fare on American today.

On the other hand, the earlier flights were not just cushier but faster: 4 ½ hours eastbound and, because of headwinds, 5 ½ westbound. In today’s stacked-up skies, New York-to-Los Angeles flights typically take an hour longer in each direction — if they land on time. On Sunday, the first two American flights into Los Angeles from New York arrived 24 minutes and 85 minutes late, respectively..."

For the full story click here

So if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, hop on a plane and come to sunny Palm Springs, California. We are considered the most mainstream nudist resort in America and perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

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Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

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