Historian Peter Moruzzi is the author of Havana Before Castro: When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground and Palm Springs Holiday: A Vintage Tour from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea. He is passionate about the architecture, classic restaurants, and nightlife of the mid-twentieth century. He is the founding president of the Palm Springs Modern Committee and resides in the Silver Lake District of Los Angeles and in Palm Springs. Visit his blog at PeterMoruzzi.com.