The River is an outdoor
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This is what you see as you enter the shopping center from the west side.
Closer view of The Cheesecake Factory building.
This is actually the back side of the restaurant.
Another look at the brightly colored entrance columns on the west side of the center.
There are a number of excellent restaurants located here at "The River". The most visible is The Cheesecake Factory which is surrounded by water in the mall courtyard area. Other top flight eateries include P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, The Yard House restaurant, and Babe's Bar-B-Que. Any one of them can add the perfect finishing touch to a Palm Springs shopping day or evening.
Looking toward the front of The Cheesecake Factory.
View of Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and P.F. Chang's China Bistro.
Restaurant lights begin to turn on as dusk approaches.
For those who crave something sweet while browsing the outdoor mall, there is a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop here and also a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store. Border's Books & Music used to be located here in the main courtyard but is now gone since the company went under financially. It is not yet known what will replace it. After a day of Palm Springs shopping and dining, you can relax and catch a movie at the Cinemark Century Theater located here.
Looking toward the main courtyard of the shopping center.
Front of the Cinemark Century Theater in the city of Rancho Mirage.
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Another look at the movie theater which is located in the main courtyard.
Water runs throughout the shopping center and adds a tropical flavor to it. Even though the Palm Springs weather can be quite harsh at times (upwards of 120 degrees in the summer is not unheard of), The River mall definitely has a tropical desert oasis feel to it. If you visit here during those hot summer months and find that even the evenings are too warm for your taste, you can always head a few miles east on Highway 111 to the air conditioned Westfield Shopping Center Mall in Palm Desert. No matter where you go, the Palm Springs shopping experience is a good one.
Entrance to Babe's Bar-B-Que restaurant on the west side of the shopping center complex.
Flowers grow in this tropical desert oasis - even in
triple digit temperatures. It was 107 degrees when
I took this photo in August of 2011.
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