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Happy New Year from Palm Desert

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBkyVjNmbbcVTZKr2BHLJe_VtTlDuDiGzNc7NtO1tLCT3mcpss1O72U-Q7H_StC3gI8yco0RKaGQRLhdZTIZlFv5Ci2ORCBSAhXbG8GDJSHZ8wNji9XGTcl93fDtBMZfY3uZM5sC7AXSv/s1600-h/Happy%20New%20Year%20from%20Palm%20Desert%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Happy New Year from Palm Desert" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBfI2J6d1_p31LiHJx9mRdAs57Yz56uvQGepndmb1XOJ_XqMS-BOxxHPvPmxmfmb-KwZ-XKdxzmFWSuB-pRuTbWQXDxtc-osic1nG9gt8n31R6ulj-B6Knj-VaL9BH-IaXUhY4DHfAEKx/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="Happy New Year from Palm Desert" width="500" /></a> <div style="text-align: left"></div> <div style="text-align: center">Wishing you a Happy New Year and All The Best for 2011.</div> Image <a href="http://www.r-nichols.com/collections/holiday/products/holiday-poolside-holiday-cards" target="_blank">R.Nichols</a>

Happy New Year from Palm Desert

Wishing you a Happy New Year and All The Best for 2011. Image R.Nichols

09:06

Palm Springs Images and the Colony Palms Hotel

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqzU-PG6SFodeudMkk6YP8Ybj3SkKhLRcg65tGK_-DCuYKZzYAHddvxpo-ZR49daivW0k6RiTczBoUCNsc3c3Vj-qF8lo5aaFRA9SV1dyyvl9HjXfHCZ9gGrfEXNRWqqzQrxkQTMICX2r/s1600-h/Palm+Springs+Colony+Palms+Hotel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313124113291104226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqzU-PG6SFodeudMkk6YP8Ybj3SkKhLRcg65tGK_-DCuYKZzYAHddvxpo-ZR49daivW0k6RiTczBoUCNsc3c3Vj-qF8lo5aaFRA9SV1dyyvl9HjXfHCZ9gGrfEXNRWqqzQrxkQTMICX2r/s400/Palm+Springs+Colony+Palms+Hotel.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 300px; cursor: hand" /></a> These are a few of my favourite pictures from my visit to Palm Springs. The weather was dry and warm. The <a href="http://moroccanmaryam.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Moroccan</a>-inspired <a href="http://www.colonypalmshotel.com/home.php" target="_blank">Colony Palms Hotel</a> is an old landmark in Palm Springs that is a favourite spot for those who 'don't necessarily want to be seen'. It has been on the <a href="http://www.cntraveller.com/" target="_blank">Condé Nast Traveller</a> Hot List 2008 — 2009. The pool side bar-restaurant Purple Palm is the discrete meeting spot for locals and Hollywood's music and movie-industry elite. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZfSY8aBSkXCgerFj_EOungiVIXeG04CVbjf4m0bajZVf23LwfeZxoUprPT3TTTdlTUWsrswWB09ev91l9UefFRT8q9k4rrsX2YcJABI8tlgLbLrwtLSs5PSA09Q-U-kyuUygMzxG2SI5/s1600-h/image%5B6%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsFwfjBbtDaRV4CmDL3yMeuc8GEV-uPoS1ek1CiSuiyEakIO9-YEd4Ku7nvQ6-1w17YNLf0JtSOaPP3BJZS34oX686IBjTa4TruhIfFIoddKCip-REENsXdTup2kbQkZxygfJ-JRZocwH/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="194" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXoBNFYFUhuH1z_GOdBsstasBwsICNOuMDAr6YdolfpuFv8e2X11tJMU18vF5ke-ISsDD24u6CUPq8E3xyTdY5OXSxpaVp2wpUKbjiiyMKC4uue2R6qIh4ZN7NtRslrqT3yWiZCnS7izqE/s1600-h/image%5B8%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihG4I3aLKWsbnOXo8jNITUEAoy4tpQyin1uv9-vmXc-FEfnHv07zLC7aflrsuj7gc6tMFF5aEuGLcZo5QmGYqPeD4CPGNAapTLZA4LLDNRyYxJFL23B3Gi6SIkhhZ-mDf3Rr_qRCLTLmXh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="301" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJSGy32TXP-W-pEjTCctLEaYIPsNSMSEG7cqlLwQbDj57DBr9anh3tWno1jOE_zLesQhOiNPWKJETseOFkuvpruASh1bE9aVCLrRTPxc7LH5TNd9cHUmUxP4ZFq8EOjbFGx_wuNJLsi8F/s1600-h/image%5B24%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKqJUf74g98V5pA0XwNrOePMl1LdR3c4o3-__WkWM_wrYipMJV4ZuncwTuAuXfWzmNCivfJ-q9oRWu1hnOXub6cvcjfrU9z3SZeBHiQWhbZxszakCwmPWTfxLGDVCg8NT25VHuyyUMVK5/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="235" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OtGBQvWZSmMOZWry58trCfqOe8HvoNVyTwE_TThWkDSeIFFyRtHxPR9SsqQ7WsTZ4004rHsYu9NNeaHYmbTpuJoHx2JopVQQ4VvSDtav3s61fwC0a-aU6AqgeoDcA4MxtmUbu2kyFTA2/s1600-h/image%5B25%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AUW240vQZfMFOQiVXALSTyIw92mt81SQs6cEx_meRNo0Xkcu5bL73w1YGZ8_owNRIKtxxw1ZUKyviOuv52HWFr8uxI5s-Iwjep9bkvzGhby8UVe58tNnH1ZGblpRK4bwlaG0DBdyYwQG/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="252" /></a> This is the lucky Buddha at the Colony Palms. Legend has it that if you make a wish while rubbing his tummy your wish will be granted. My friends Sara and Paul from Vancouver were staying at the Colony Palms Hotel, which just happened to coincide with my visit. (PS.....I have gotten my wish!!!!!) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnJDif3GN3KpAE28nqphXdrWYSoFvhlflT649fr0GwmZc3DtEG6j8S1IyI3pTwBJX1caWBCzp8Vf8P5hMX4aYbLvBRMBhCZtIlAZ6UdazTQvpIEv-YAASxQS8dSchWNNDzNkO_ZmEKaoj/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20059%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 059" border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S7v1aj4-xoo1TXn9IkNgEomEeoISomW2ABFXIx0nn5JKHUbxzG36ECijYmgT0ATWejm6un0BoCzgIDElFEnmT6XpUGhD9LGTU8VtyqlOo-DhrqCynkInbUQXeqp6rZhaOEmysy90YZGE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="503" /></a> A view through the palm to the discreet and trendy poolside <a href="http://www.colonypalmshotel.com/gallery.php" target="_blank">Purple Palm</a> bar. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4paACTKkAy2-zeNnEZhD3w-5X9XevUnaqd0wvjILEUqmiNoSq9eCSV94UFXxInu9BlynHHZptlAqq-kK3yk91_f8JnLAgHsuuNSLhLRmCkavgHmyl6rL-Gsd4xw_VRt030AolHFnAykZI/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%20156%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 156" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGTBhEKZzoCIpeC5SBNZbnyrZFZH_Kmn6mx5UOlmIbJ3dS9vc5P8yPTrnpypOmGYgON6Xq6d9Gch518_ZrDzQOf6G9zu_y2NHNE2_80nWoMf3sKjv21-F_6Nb-K5U-hFnoD_j-4UqphBx/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="250" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8MeZfsvWD5LwzyidJjQc4rtgKNX1m91Kceil1eXoOMEufX5iQXy0VNa7EmFIB6-QRmJWNXfH1qwFP0ZnzxnLbeYLVbSjuHJRdyPFYP1heEfQ1NGXPXYegdaEbAdb2BOJFzCAjG-aLq2Z/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20082%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 082" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oB8mBOY2LJ2S5xhOOAO3ymIymfsD9SkOxdH9B-jde2eGPuk0g0_sPwiRCqRmUA_W6JXMyD4Y9HwNTgqYyDDN6w5y30N4S2STPn4ecAzrneTPYXyl9Wlyo2hA3yTQkPw9p8Zx0uWX9_rz/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="250" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeNfgFuHCrepz5sZA1e24em9p2WhgBmV15et4BQ-3kGKhTQI9iEpZP0qjgls6JFpi0IRv0xlh0khhjC3lF3ZD2hXDDQwzc6J2yLDMtJumxM9S_H_RMTWpwlO_ftsajie08-NPjIiUnyvV/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20138%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 138" border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOfWn6nX6iYYgnKj4HE2igHoEWlgPwd123nN18KrFHPy0lb8MkWkOl0d5yi-C7ymlb4PYn98yslpQdShWjwWPQPTrK9Vns27kh_F130syQ3R8LWQWjd64kFMCtYF93uYItMoaD_9a59zgC/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="250" /> <img alt="Palm Springs 2 023" border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgyGvRAZLwzS1zqUo0cX1A4pUnrRXaFjKzptBiUCvgMzoSPa4eB1qOpuo1eSXe4qRQlVzfWy4ysaq2_Pp0jRX_a4oKuulOmmTO1HoVpzsz7a_4n0bfIJ9W3r2zizslSNcGA9rs4vRtwRj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="250" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8NeQQCISid_zwlP7VXiycxUtedSPLEGGfNHrWDGQaMn8S9nursaPbBOGuMwR6tm5dja07XSLV6RKjIfkaNYw4vbTtKJQficmvhZ88hCW4Clw7Ov96e5lVbLPOfX2YN03drK9eBDZtBOo/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%20175%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 175" border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaquSrPkoZrLcbhk-9VNDR4gGIN-Q_38aIk60Byru3v3XD9yjIpBN-0n9OjW06NJ2cL4VunKL2noSWlVBKpwQtDnhhWSgFyFUnZvv2VIBfYPJYsb6zDziK48vH3FsElNv9c7TsEwZ4UnBS/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="503" /></a> Shadow cast by cactus on the desert sand <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSoyJ1FYa7ci6rzHnJzjj7cv0B8Cis14SJoQ0Rwd5Vzkay84u73Cpr4IZu6qp2JYlUwHKqutclxhw-4JF-v5rY4GUPvB0kxHelyyQ9lRIs5362VRhsogvVV7fGo9bYvJgKZQ8ejKIRJdt/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%20217%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 217" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aX67gInbHVsY2fj1pmpZPny_YRqA6XHz697kFHpYYNufBKDX0j1p9kUQ3k_KnJ_Pw9vfNQZTLicGE9L4RL2kPQCPjGk6XaNp2XKwF6J2QNZ0npYlVytQgtXF5K9s-D2QBYoFgBUTetxT/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="502" /></a> View towards Palm Springs from the lookout point on Highway 74 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcZkXTNfrADQH5L1W4ObpOjUtezr3M58-VaRb1I2r4w1iccjsxYMWHLFYz3d44gVNWqAAP6tK_4pv6K3kVEbtIFOg6SYObUkwDZmln4jKjpTA4bjKmXcYV65iEoE5yodW3dCGoD8xjMvI/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20005%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 005" border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFenOFGjL7eyWTvCz64xp56kziQKg4ixL4bKAOkGip-sxji34xilRPT3kLAinYW27Ufq184XUWSvxVtS4z2V7fUxWEGpjHXXQFfY4xs8K5Ym7jdQveNoPTXHBB8OyELQiRBXjdnm6SG3UT/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="508" /></a> <a href="http://www.palmsprings.com/services/wind.html" target="_blank">Palm Springs Wind Energy</a> - Increasingly popular as alternative sources of energy, wind turbine generators are a type of windmill that produces electricity by harnessing the wind. Wind turbine generators are much less harmful to the environment than burning fossil fuels, but they do require average wind speeds of at least 21 km/h (13 mph). The largest of these windmills stands 150 feet tall with blades half the legend of a football field. Windmill farms on the San Gorgonio Mountain Pass in the San Bernadino Mountains contains more than 4000 separate windmills and provides enough electricity to power Palm Springs and the entire Coachella Valley. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200" id="Player_5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8" reinit="reinit" reinitswf="reinitswf" width="600"><param name="_cx" value="15875"><param name="_cy" value="5291"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="Src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="0"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="200px" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600px" name="Player_5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8"></embed></object><noscript></noscript> Other travel posts you might like: <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/travel-blog-drinks-at-viceroy-palm.html" target="_blank">Travel Blog: Drinks at the Viceroy Palm Springs</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/08/sunday-in-milan.html">Sunday in Milan</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/07/venice-bauer-palladio-hotel-spa.html">VENICE - Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, Giudecca Island, Redentore</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/07/rome-hotel-mascagni-trevi-fountain.html">ROME - Hotel Mascagni, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Barberini</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/06/florence-hotel-santa-maria-novella.html">FLORENCE - Hotel Santa Maria Novella, Uffizi, Accademia Gallery</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/">Patricia Gray</a> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, architecture, and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. © Patricia Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009 </div>

Palm Springs Images and the Colony Palms Hotel

These are a few of my favourite pictures from my visit to Palm Springs. The weather was dry and warm. The Moroccan -inspired Colony Palms ...

09:57

Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block

Palm Springs is ground zero for mid-century modern architecture Get Ready to Embrace your Inner Modernist <img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312586512888483458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlqk6YoYqfTDHYFygHdp1ma3PPBUcN0Nu6d_aI0GilCSvv4O_EIqVQep3unDII7o0dIf8p5pMMuzT50MXzJcQuUKHs_trcV4Spc6g50GdJK5LJwAX_9Og1jJTbClmkCwWFKlft9vmDr6X/s400/julius+shulman.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 575px; display: block; height: 370px; cursor: hand" /> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Julius-Shulman-Modernism-Rediscovered/dp/3822842877/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236899650&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Photo Julius Shulman</a> Every February for the past 9 years the <a href="http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090126/LIFESTYLES/90122028/1026/news12" target="_blank">big event</a> to attend is the <a href="http://www.modernismweek.com/" target="_blank">Palm Springs Modernism Show</a>, which I missed by one week. Was I disappointed when I found out. I would have planned my trip differently. More than eighty of the foremost decorative and fine arts dealers convene to offer the very best of mid 20th-century furniture, paintings, sculpture, lighting, books and jewelry to eager collectors. Concurrently, Modernism Week surrounds the Modernism show with an events lineup offered during nine days that includes an always-memorable Saturday night gala, retro films, lectures, architectural tours around town (some on a double-decker bus), a classic car show, gallery openings and no shortage of martini soirees to rival the Rat Pack’s. A “don’t-miss” party (that I missed) this year was held at <a href="http://www.sinatra.com/" target="_blank">Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs home</a>, a sumptuous 1947 Mid-Century marvel with period décor, that rents out for <a href="http://www.beaumondevillas.com/california/palm-springs/twin-palms/" target="_blank">$2,600 / night</a>. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CoW9WSuWSZKGRahKMW02R01xoeZNoUUfhHAMw0SbluWMvwxb7e4yWLslgaMTsLLhOL7kFHWS91ADbLIPKk54yuB44X9e9mE9LCbw33h-qeN8Z8iA4xSe3oMHSvy7loDJ1qBRErR09Evc/s1600-h/image%5B21%5D.png"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture" border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKImvGYlviTqz9r-4XvpX3ghbmwO6i6i33NQT_IR6STg4ItDvLBtmztnK2LMdGCbtAEmgcKK22BtQNHshRd1_U4glUPDZPY2nH4KtLUwfy83lue3iP6fgJUQvzTHoBCKMPe6TaqZnxTSzE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="581" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="http://www.beaumondevillas.com/california/palm-springs/twin-palms/" target="_blank">Twin Palms: The Frank Sinatra Estate</a> But all was not lost because I did a self guided driving tour of "Screen Block" houses. The tour was headed by my Dad in the drivers' seat and two really good back-seat drivers (Joyce & me) with the map, shouting out directions: turn left here! no maybe try turning right!...stop now!....back up! The tour was written up as: Palm Springs' Hidden Architectural Treasures and some of these treasures were really well hidden off the main track. Unless a visitor is fortunate enough to spend an extended time in Palm Springs they are unlikely to notice or appreciate the extensive use of a quirky building material known as <a href="http://books.google.ca/books?id=VkYQT_1pO4cC&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=buildings+using+screen+block&source=bl&ots=9i7tazJJAH&sig=lBsEFGkhtaw0VnGvBbtaCI5nmfQ&hl=en&ei=yhi4SdjOIYGEsQP0v9VI&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA158,M1" target="_blank">"screen block"</a>, a pierced decorative concrete block most commonly produced in 12" squares. It had it's heyday from the late 1950s through the 1960s especially in climates where the challenges of sun protection spawned a host of architectural solutions including metal grilles and wood louvers. During this brief "golden era" more than 250 different screen block patterns were produced around the country. Palm Springs is remarkable for having at least 54 of those patterns documented within its city limits. Along with this popularity screen block inherited a cascade of synonyms including "breeze block", "grille block", "solar block", "veil block", perforated block", "vented block", and "pierced block". Manufacturers claimed that buildings using screen block were 10 degrees cooler. Screen block has its origins and is a close cousin of the wooden grilles found in Moorish and Hindu architecture. But despite these exotic connections, history shows us that screen block's functional versatility and design appeal was embraced as a uniquely American product, forever linked to the space-age optimism of the late 50s and 60s and to the Sunbelt lifestyle. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomd__OID2ey2IhAZVnMevNQudDfGCqkY7qbgleqseiAO5mAZWqkX479HB_sBT19YnY-r_I1Ci8-3Wm0_NkssYI_QsDj28lsktFWSIQCcH0Da8C_Rb_InBRLs_GDMPzqXavQUjLschwDn0/s1600-h/image%5B10%5D.png"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block " border="0" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1a-3kEvMMK7x8Ewl8mWoJlu-sRzNRdxN1nqeh7duHPWT1M4iid_lVG7Y24fLeNo1KlDytR9ClaqvM-Pe4UmD6zVvsJMt216a2NNxx1GCmTugquemhLMT5hNpWrLCKwLIuNKSmuNSId13/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="429" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture 1. The first example was the Resort Realty Building 190 E.Palm Canyon Dr. The exotic three dimensional block (today painted turquoise a colour that works wonderfully in the clear desert air of Palm Springs) was designed by Austrian-American sculptor <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Erwin-Hauer-Continua-Architectural-Screen-Walls/dp/1568987277/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236889593&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Erwin Hauer</a>. It was far more expensive and difficult to produce than standard screen block and surviving examples of Hauer's blocks are extremely rare. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUm0kPnRhegL7pzdCc8PuPR-hlTXxUv8Hhncs0szQRjWeIwTEvl3Rjf1VPrJfIYciLFlRYupbdAvTYbh-V9vNXxy2LIDEMq_4_Bca8MBoLxOccbi2nltXuy8GTSA_OJy79rhNd1_hmg0bY/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20063%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnzhKNZz0DnNrAT9xHORIoyj1iVtOEYAwSOtr_4VS-3xRieEc3b_Lo_-GkL3p5IT-9FraIm6YyKIRHk7V8IDyTaFgrnKJXgzfxTxsiZ1sgNV-Fx_99e5GnKYSmJ-XCG8worgDRDMVsKrK/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="167" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7jNjm03haV7Z8YuyAyK6dpLcbroXbAjoubSM3qSLqlYLfo2GprB58YrJtsKc_klDiC-oRv_IoP0VuDZa7DGPu_OxD9Mw8iGmXJ9BmrnMvnJ6Kl4gL8RRQs4eq9IGSQoMr5yfC3wBa8J_/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20064%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfCRthT3bWyvkrTaPUepF7tJOsy3VDMnXvfcsrjMJghWirbT8MjPLmrFmWOoylyIst3vG6-_eTV5D6IaLOb4V2d4u0Dq9OQRS8cCm0N2ApHj6ghgUKTqkSQCGP5gZ89HIYQs2ynlxQ8gE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="168" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthGQeX4GrNyeCDcjBpPmXRStu2eZnqwPdqTfsSjd2VRuqc1otaykBf6LmY1ZyGfNeT6s70NmfKixI-yYbVPEXBY2hQunjRTbMdiEHZ3kdX-DCtJHEmq7fa4aOS46nxROQO9sJ5xbU3s_J/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20065%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFlOMK3gwkyxJbqOAh30G4S_azZrabvqiq9jIaWP4vfOh69NPkDmW2nt_pQs7_LDexlaoDwfhS65fDDI6DHL_krE2Sh0FkKhCMa9Xe2B98WEymgdhyphenhyphenTCZrniTP_JWycbytXJqiBsMqOod/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="170" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture This building was hard to get close to, as it was at the intersection of 4 busy streets with lots of traffic. But I am glad that I persevered to get close enough to take close up shots of the way the sun cast these interesting shadows. 2. The next location was rather hard to find, Twin Palms Apartments 495 Twin Palms Drive, and I would have driven right by without stopping to take in the beauty of it. A different colour has been used for each of the sections and the screen block is called "Venus" because they create imaginative "Martian-like figures. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQBspSH7g6oDcZ2X8X8E2KxlUI720z0aCvEil3AzwLKjRHNiWosd85sGTbyxK6Ojkkv2uoMaR_gAPIp-5KnBRGXeHDiDIj1f-csqnQZbFJMFPThOdHiMGkbGdX41LYKYcvcN92GAoAIVC/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20072%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDa0p_Ilb77kNnTSkEsT-9-xSdkOhZ5j57zVcN2Tb-S2nolbmAVZk4-BEJL8sW6U1fXV_umFnGDd3-0o3y0h1pAVW-yhYOXUUpzfJcPeH0jG6tOD0EAZqIa2RajwHdRfjvBccy99_WOZx/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="524" /></a>  Palm Springs Modern Architecture In the pictures you can see that windows are right behind the screen block. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGP5-LwsiEJeeHZ0hBCq2TXC7Yhb1tdfm10PvDrNBKWDQqAULKUR1BRQ0hpeuTzBE_KH_pGcEGjEaeZhC9GQMpgDcp_wnMa-OXYuvoidazvXcGB3KTXHEIHubpr12ADZWY7xSNXpo-W_sD/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20073%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35uzVCcRUIe4e9n0aIKX9EcJoakC8C6Bml8bIGm7bsJN0Xovjw31FoU_YXaPyQOB_IIuf64rZjhFPlcG9G5RL3vBtrdjRrhNqBL08QaYZTRYGPOCabg0CDcVBqF-vC9Gku5ZN1-TAOmQE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="286" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurtme46imh7VubpzdA2N78ldCG_01HnAU1D_vc9G6672lGAAFY_QZis60Fz2pUoU01jk_M_cr8gKkOfC6NSx1aJbFtwl2uQwKnTwQjChGGUjFzAghepdt8WVNB2KAEhWao67LXcd1wIVS/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20068%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVNzmN8blSDTL6XSo0_sBvMtx1SSMxOXTazCVPS517JbWedrSnqKQ_RT2lrvgsg2t8FvHqxKy1Ya_n3K4BOwy_4ZataelMXdzLjeMIAuKN6KRBOuOwhwCmlHzTi4Groq373EETmuHaqHI/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="548" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmyxjaNl4vqmU4VHdSvj72DDmJvIpkUOlJcynjZX5K0GbSC-Ut8q1pZTWQVy5BS61OiMh_cIbm3KZ0gtfaTJ9S-5cAmcZxskj9y8F5wB-5RIZ9bp3y-9yYgrMkT3oZY2aWUxIGjHt4zJz/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20069%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_GpRSLnAiKA8X2e9nUXuhxAWET2iCR7-exOHVN-f_tS2nTJDW5XOksxFBrtx5jU2B7nV_mlpCeiS2XvES5kVK-K0vlcSPhAhuHWTHhJNuEIMzeDBSPxJ6O9E3-xKh-bnpD9ghEcxJIRk/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="184" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8zcAdYtYrpYJlesXk_dEuWUPXuf3wKRb7WzM1ldGgxeMuaYVbiKH9p0A77Zgfs47BlNRX-9lJKClzC9pMR6R7XIpqhhq5K3Mp-pDu9ITszzTN7jJ3Lxl6372LyZI2tc1xo8HwqNZoOpI/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20070%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFXwduTHvhwvVLg-kEwRLRUK8orl6sghyphenhypheni01rkoJTRrFI5I6uUqpPA3ME0KiKiR2OEIYVMqnzoBU_-xe3kbSZlmtfxGfeMVbh3dwTdVWr2DU14Nx1mkLgX-1GCGB8SuT7M8kwDQ1htTiN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="184" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEV-5hxLWNhl3-5Gfjk5SMBh0KJ43BJFkfjlW0dNZ3w-VaBl5uek_jVzQRvPoWl8-SzDp-yfKKUDCVinFC_NvqO4ZVpYBVYwdX5Fn13EB2-IP9ZJ8xCTt5HpQSOo1gBKnk4-69-J8SmMV/s1600-h/image%5B15%5D.png"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_f9nar4_DdREJza73QUz4AltnfYqn5FmomeWMxCRLkL-g5seiJKCBS03xUm9Zc414FLW1sjsOE-u55COTdOKqkCmj7W2OLnMmF5ULslPUwezgdpXleGBEqfP0pvSYUPIR7Q5Rdi_c19MP/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="566" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture 3. Then to my delight we went to <a href="http://client.imprev.net/6952/47307/47307.swf" target="_blank">Canyon View Estates</a>, an absolutely gorgeous neighborhood of detached condominiums built in the early 60s, designed by architect <a href="http://www.psmodcom.com/Architects%20Pages/PalmerKrisel/PalmerKrisel8.html" target="_blank">William Krisel</a> who was commissioned by the developer <a href="http://www.eichlernetwork.com/desert_chron1.html" target="_blank">Alexander</a>. Alexander changed the face of Palm Springs with the construction of more than 2,500 homes in the modernist idiom. Krisel also designed the private home of the Alexanders' - "The Alexander House" which was dubbed The "House of Tomorrow". It was conceived as an experiment in modern living. It gained fame as the honeymoon home of Elvis and Priscilla Presley. <img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture " border="1" height="499" src="http://www.psmodcom.com/pix/Architects%20Pix/PK%20Pix/TwinPalms4Shulmansmall.jpg" width="400" /> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="http://www.psmodcom.com/Architects%20Pages/PalmerKrisel/PalmerKrisel8.html" target="_blank">Alexander Residence</a>1957 Photo: Julius Shulman William Krisel shaped the look of Palm Springs 50 years ago and now a new generation is resurrecting his classic designs, and it was so apparent upon driving into this subdivision, where you could see that it is becoming the hip and happening area. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PsnWd6tBUMXH3WuPg1gUxmkc7hylFrmdxsHogB4alxCJsJiS-KAMkTT0NZEgnM7m4yMj-hkVZutz_SUGjQedAzZQGEfXVeBXHeLleCUav587qa1wl93yoV5uGZwZzzfBmdGtNbsG9dNh/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20120%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE7rKKBJUctINygb24qPjsrPGs6h6orhXWEyPB24GvMj_gI1vFq-dh1C99KNxVv22R6zmT4pS7HO4nbZQAbN49jMwv4D5X5FWaO0eB1zcp7w-6xDhznCJAcHaaXaY8COSrQvv9dzagPFM/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfH0bhPcKfZz71zz103BwJSlurGV7mtwWh9BLO9FLJMl0mYkTbEjzEL_hdEz-MKcnLrmgjRra7FKUtcOLfuSfedTkTxZfedzhwdUyrM5-yHN_VSNo1w_xbI23FcZsKdRSh2qLmvD-nVT4J/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20078%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkzjpD3xLiLapGocgRkg2BOAOZSObU6JkdPpCmutrore6TUhybOpetn8NNmUriPuRsqeoEjTVzh1ZYpAtwRFS5gDm_LLKF7-D2Xen0Ud-iY6HbK1Xvo22YIP3prx3TzXG7JqkR5rg_Io2/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="521" /></a>  Palm Springs Modern Architecture The screen block on this house (above & below) is called 'Maltese". I love how the tree is growing up and through the architecture. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6mYugsLGim_7ZyhJi6tTb6bOghMWlA1SiWMZJ7diWkhL8EdAn1WsQua5CMcR_K7uqklJLOD5N3DlhGdidw2JePk7Zfv6fU-bAFh96ORF-QBwJHMRpvSdXZ0svwnNiHqkT4fYqtT2Mnwf/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20085%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0uvilweOES-XRdCFSWIrVsG6GehmR5B181pu58YU12mGOImzHUZzb31EvJq8S36LRBZOJ9KmKLIypMHSvmrZEiQoEm2QuBMjWETJ2_ppdoI86g07o6uoeP0hEsYAk_z0m1ol71DGVsEN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="518" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoROCIrPNUA2onX4XbR18LJT9v0hyphenhyphen9pr-9tPhI-kpR5owoLIuRJckSB01XG1Wa9jIAAAKwt0aVRAAT1U8K_gztvPlLThlXv8goOlqheSiqR-U-L-tYD28Qrfbb_Rtrct6WSrmWePS6UVPk/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20090%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFFDLwczwC7F9jdJVYlRHjvhgquuqO2NEBsWeSDxxBah0TkI7QqbWKseXP8uY8ezHYV2QSVX2Pd6BkD7RRvatL_1U5tDUFmVnO93Fap1i01Pp6MIU71ufDsPGkOrBsjEDOeEDSI3CCV9n4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="511" /></a>  Palm Springs Modern Architecture How wonderful to have an orange tree in your front yard <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlgejhxGRO85mB3BldUcm-LfWTiprqJ2DUtGZXtUgsKhSYjp3dBsgdYcac4e_ew0bIJWpvSCjIy0JkTcO08uS5EkPDzM2Kt3nFjwqi8aW66KQ_i7ji-1_HCnMGsteUcDkqrFzwWVCqLRt/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20089%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_bpjRP7L2haz92FicJtMeMTw_axflYIW37YbsSdh8bcFGsiNdh8wlRdkIGle7pOsamQ2uGZzvyt9-QqaZSBopaNkZexRzDsIMATd1y6Pf7-2DgDg_FYBNboKQK4OlZhMsehGNqmiDpgF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="509" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU15jS4jJrVIraGXSJT-ro4UIcgMWOLzTdjrpAQQoDH33RwW6hO6YbjGgjOBXkFvLrlMvKjukfNZaoJc-iRejbC1G1zFwq_MpucYhuxlo-YJi67EUbeO0VZoP3zZTdruKA-wl7gUG9wWvK/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20092%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="487" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4GZWak38BhcAJehq4QwAibjmKKtl_KUkppG2quwRxlcjf7H-CRQuFmNxUwg7gLj8qXYeAT2Km9rYwUKu773N9t4RRn_OXuaUTCleRBmd-IkOaSDS-bWJ-lMrDUFPatGyNfNlHM4OCXPX/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="366" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture The landscaping for this community of 164 homes was immaculately maintained. The trees were works of art - living sculpture. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOTXbNQh3g6-2apPqoNwRGHHCD3BhDhOW2U2UbB0fZom7ZLxmXRd7NHQe8oldOImKZbXCyYEovH_eN_AbFeBFredkUtvwQxgbi2NABTv71odFXce568BgOlIDOvforM_awtiDOoIHRENn/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20093%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzzlOGstKoOP9Kz6pezeahUgfYabVjHAJNCt_qtES_3MZGcgxgJ4L-boNJ746skMRpcGBh36UeElUkKFTpetpjyOssAF7yzTMBkCzTcoea3BoVNu6G02WIDYtoIHqvo8pgRY7Il9U6bNg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="521" /></a>  Palm Springs Modern Architecture I think this is called "Mei Ling" pattern pattern (above & below) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw99Useeq1qW47W60wSwvqBOu3bn_DpPtmKV5lPBuWWTuoE4uq_HTRWu3Yd5unAl4K5VMXEWmUFlw4vylDsu8dPuhhQfU4DpoRrEOkidutsLszD3Mfiifug0xm8TPgkp6_bgM3WNcNUUtL/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20094%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEUJ4CVQdLjcHcVQdtz311S6b_ANj9DUGivHFxjU0rlJ-8nXsdr3g7tr2xoMF_to1m3cCU4w6-WQ_RVlBuKusQ_2LOhys6ajUgyBntr9RbC93PSNc6xoHppQspRsjAsahib0ed7liZaqo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="504" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqYVgKiZl7_cFG3vYiotgHiOu6g2FmzNjK-TSXXkFUqlGWaKUmlKy0vmE-n1OneGjlPSM0iBeRCdVgZDDPrL684bYbD-IiXNP9m-mo0E3VEYRhA8XPMyl3oLHF1fhnWOBbf7zsdxMsieL/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20118%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi5Bkd9Zie3WPdzRAttgPED8fGYEosDqZjwSi2fu3eaNQfscY-I6vcOe_yMK1b9Q_ozh6M_WMBRrEA-U23Ti8LeAf2JaxHqGkvxPg1_YfNKyH6Jo-DEWsma2KTxOxmAfu5EX52AaFuNzG/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="512" /></a>  Palm Springs Modern Architecture This screen block is fleur-de-lis and was one of my favourites (above & below) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMx_6hpwOn7gLYemWwy_ZieKJ0zQpJ9qrr3aXelejI1P_UzdyLW3pfns8Vk-fKOjajSuR_4xAa1U-WvCckAMOIaEckDdRoZ76mdUBbfkLCG0HEr6N1mL_CEOowZ1pTe150hAkRrhq3dxJ/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20116%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqor07z1w6EVKOmHspLg38pMkbyMv3LmN84A3NjM3BTwL-AOCsQ_RZHzg1KO2TSWavaM-O-TO6ubmc2ITCVp5Lj1dqMSE5s-DSn8YUMlu1dseN_O7CHkQ2eQ6me5Qy1wGbLdUdJZYjB8Kj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="518" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_N66W8GuvCm3thXAVB_InAPcSDbK3Czq77Yx3SLTuO0H7aBc0aeZJ_f9cnB1BCViFxR6DtW9_Vzc1zio63f0WygFauFNeVG6KfJWeXCv9ibNqSGg1NqzeHmHBoyjyoxbUfUgQXeQEBVs/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20095%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEg4ZR7ral4jBn7ISvlQbzgB4wwnD4TIaNpQ5_s0aDWxIyXxJ5Bz-xaRyVlFwfM6hPDqB12nJKhrCsv0SOikwoleiORXNKdxc0lJzpX5ELXrDmU1S6QVBDyfGS2R5r9_kkmtpoJEgBeS7/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="344" /></a> Palm Springs Modern Architecture This house with the Japanese inspired <a href="http://www.cullomgallery.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1π=10000&s=19&p=1&a=0&at=0" target="_blank">"Starburst"</a> pattern was being renovated and I was able to slip inside and take a few photos. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl7v0JX3dhK1ysDc1HFly-NNJodXgkmfBVNEGoE73FflGHi22ajOXV-XB9cnysHjAZnxLnJ9E9odZ-EeQWYOWxrfZ2_MTW5BZGRsol6q2OJuiv4yGA5EL1om37Z49dGEINdOIsc5FEvHb/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20097.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture " border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXmGU7YbuN3jXBPyxYcWJ47ZvNkI96CX7pd-FxK4_ot9xvI3F3P0UdUPUK4Ugjs10QUCrUHAcw-VDmbUtzquhAqoes1oqq_4wHIripsqlTNw9F2k0IOFcuzdZ9wig0l6xgNutgNXomudg/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="294" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKNPeLYGMXG1_0cKNW8W4LHO-4P_zDH2_x_Mcd87b6buiXIv8gS3YFJT-CM8fThN_nZv9AlOAOUDR9I0AQHMdpi9DNpJfPtADLbubgs2S7ebiHUo49RdrkIsRSefW54hZQ2tJa-nsvrXk/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20098.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 098" border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXZVmcsMdg1ZjBBKTRbP3oqchps2yP4YRTsjWgwIG3SuLzsLkrRFtfCQ2xsoEEjKGaP_XLHf6Cl15sdH2Fv2bt2YxmO2KfZIMbBZjDY56KRZ5KhByfXOOzkCDdxLnwQ2tWpe7vVcmRbNj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="293" /></a> The wall between the kitchen & living room was taken out and this interesting glass mosaic tile was put on the backslash of the all-white kitchen (that's me in the reflection taking the picture).  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-zq86BOAFaua5byJ_vFfFYb-zM2DftuJugx3VLOlrVRZx_e0MBeueIDxFnLec7irn8u_-26TJJjwcnNx4Lqt-szTJq-kcudSqtMmGY5qNYnYCtj4TCJruCbOZHfM9SZKWaMeS9EbjUwJ/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20099%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 099" border="0" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyo4svPEO2scXELjZil4QW6mGuu7nqD1x79dqadguhOSpnQxFdUDP89Z8h8lMSI0glaqcPDEO71T1V0pnCpL_f7eUs8MONJYLjbMaOnTtSq-UmCF1jH_k_-pTCgePu9hs_Rg4oKzOzrWGp/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="302" /></a> The shower in the Master Ensuite was sunken about 12"  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1qApFGTiP-9J0YmkBT5-gLc3zE96mD21TCz9SkMGUiEJUJW9BjMT51exXE3FgOWI7TvWNNNEj0XeVlHSLbAOTbkSLLwHJuuttu5uQfldZkRJU0WVy9mzPmEdIw47ASuw8wPno0MTYCDp/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20100%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 100" border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRR9mnmystNTaAbwj6t_EGCDS3wxRLFqEBoWRo1MxwPasjQrPDfhmE0TKhSEh9jX9qJ5gK9jSA69KL2VHSRHCZXau5oQwhjnuxW1hBgf2dHa20EobMruUBrGGdS4LJErksUOpTt_nwN-KI/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="400" /></a> Double molded sinks in the Ensuite <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4vcZD91krsUy-1Ujq8sayxcfkF2r7RU7Bg_VK_QJUMiYPVYL-Oskn9rv4ZYQax2wM6WRhDShWzJAH7ZASuEyUntSf1YJvdu4hZ7DC8zJneT_kih2d4B3ttnTHAB-xYbu6NFQVd7IcEmM/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20105%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 105" border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8XjG1IkR1NWCFck1qUXrOi8ccX2unQOj5tE8FB-niBR6s9WVhVh_cCC3pQ5ACzihEAtbEmsTlCG2N5E8jPq5QrCQ2lqEdmEdor0iiZ9h4fNPhDDieAK6HvNlC24xYREViP2nXWmto0jy/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="372" /></a> The tilers at work in the Main Bathroom <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgI4ZjutcbbrT3-Sx0Z6jcKdg8XdMH6p7eG1ZIyxvI8nCSM8YEimccXTa15x3VZozzQ7ihbWTOBxWQ-HomEFVikJvKSmLqXJyDwPhJDPUVjANCdl114tDphTQkS-0CuxUiplWxFvtSNPY/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20101%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSMHP7JoucNBXPXSqPTUKW2c594gjnWJKV3b08TGiWQACPmWwitwv7u-JxJxCsseZ0YLJIoUrm9JEqWrizKue0IW7bMLbuV4iW4wLT-2XcULgq9MyVn2eTXSrUCI_xIzXlDLJG3UjWxzr/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="521" /></a>  Palm Springs Modern Architecture The view from the back patio <img alt="Palm Springs 3 108" border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbD9v7xOSjAKKw3yBgGO8AdlvbBrpgAzu74_54cDxGpsy7IomlCpfF-wNiRQNEpyEJBSyRCbWVZlLjOay0x_fSDKhD7DdmGMrJNEe6H9Ulqy_VDMQVvWLWP2fVUXPlitD3cNxRuqZz7L8H/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="386" /> Furniture and the remains of the workers lunch in the dining room. Great Chairs - vintage to match the era of the house. All the floors throughout the house including the outdoor balcony and the carport were tiled in white Mexican pavers.   <img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI2eqJoBy9e2C1CwOSVRBTQW4wapp0kn1mCj9vbdkQQm_wBk8bfGI6MMeLuBfoFWHQAZLNBe_V4LSf3UwsGH4Q5xXgYeKZ0izob0FVBu-yQlCXBMs1i_78a2dawpzsrr3cKfwrnyCYBzp/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="522" /> Palm Springs Modern Architecture The living rooms in these homes feature vaulted ceilings and <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/clearstory" target="_blank">clearstory</a> windows  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4itgxMIYTQzCW9ZtruRXM5aqOMFD89O88Vjipeseby11ngwrksBjdrthPsW3NmcmvxC60MbSsoSF2K4-pb4de4DfFvnEqT9UoPAW1tvGThy4QM1a0lfxja7GDugAjoaXsh9cKXvbaL18W/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20107%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowOoU5RyXuVdhzoTc43ZGSSe3ubDe1MG7R7YdNpO9cBn91v9mZITE4jyZfm6NvRKmCua4O0IGn0JQciBiv-R8meegyGlb2h3jvwE9jWoC_x_TJG1Za_-VsIZcDYsAm37UCPdgCYucQ4J2/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="184" /></a> Picture taken from inside living room. The windows are on all four sides of the living room which is a really effective way of getting light into the interior of the home without the effects of the heat from the sun. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Vh34WxXEXpdYVIeuQWQULWuHRd5zMrGcWCmQsc0pnSmj7prfC-csEy5VWpEWF3ysVj3y1AOLmtORbDq5nQ5bxq76WKmeyh5pmFGgaH3OzD6T4A83YOvyev5C5I0Ne_Hr8OdwbqmzuuPU/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20119%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 119" border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dXMqPycBywA6tkqdI02FIgSO6nrVD0qZgSufnlreh7zzRT5URti7yQpdSJbll0M66NGPaYpRr1iP7yKphtvzETrGVErR_RnmLjh5y-F-c2pnpg1zCdJuVxk_cFqFS95rCXN_0vXbV28K/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="271" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpwumVx5P76LJ77de_fQDbDdZtEIV5Zq0Bzkge0xFL-snZtAdvnxNvgV2nthQizTxA1o-YAeFLhINKkOh1iOOX1snaVj1t8pcrYNI8SDH62JPkWZgQETn21ebkFcSuDq1WJjG2MRLB0_5/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20082%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 082" border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DLcPY1aPpjKUAThS7fMskL4vfksUF_jV2_RGP1QufI_GTp4RW-Zn6-QZiCrQahIagGV598neP7x5MDQ3qtxhZTS1WUFseXXrrT7s0V7FUJgb7fDkzGFQd8oNyXoBzX7eR-0ScT1Q8Q6v/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="271" /></a> 4. Last stop <a href="http://www.theparkerpalmsprings.com/rooms.php" target="_blank">Parker Hotel</a> 4200 E. Palm Canyon Dr, recently re-designed by Jonathan Adler. This vast wall of is made of "Vista-Vue" pattern screen block. Both beautiful and functional. Don't you love the Bell Hop's pink jacket? It is so Jonathan Adler. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTG8bMggCtLhhiw-8BWSUk3b2dDzXNt0KzDKjcRgCUnMzRKrnQeY7VdYoKgn3bxBw3hWV_ww-ITGBsNpJTHiVmI8T72rVexUXBW40C9Wa47GfmT6s83hBbPGp93PpJqmu6VTywWHCzUPt/s1600-h/image16%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block" border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZLxSl8HhnCBcgXNG5BYeXcLPkoSGXTQghGzPk8t15yb5WoYPElEPBapDxBsCuJquoIR19QXVhtnTuAXv9ZdiQYeJLdIMA93C6lLnce2TW8mOc4nO0CbGqohSiB4PKV6Yik4D7_6eaLED/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="561" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Vh34WxXEXpdYVIeuQWQULWuHRd5zMrGcWCmQsc0pnSmj7prfC-csEy5VWpEWF3ysVj3y1AOLmtORbDq5nQ5bxq76WKmeyh5pmFGgaH3OzD6T4A83YOvyev5C5I0Ne_Hr8OdwbqmzuuPU/s1600-h/Palm%20Springs%203%20119%5B4%5D.jpg"></a></a>I hope you enjoyed the screen block tour. We are off to have drinks at the <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/clearstory" target="_blank">Viceroy</a>. <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200" id="Player_5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8" reinit="reinit" reinitswf="reinitswf" width="600"><param name="_cx" value="15875"><param name="_cy" value="5291"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="Src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="0"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="200px" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600px" name="Player_5cc4a1e4-3d4d-4606-9d01-173218054ce8"></embed></object><noscript></noscript> Other travel posts you might like: <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/palm-springs.html">My Visit to Palm Springs</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/travel-blog-drinks-at-viceroy-palm.html" target="_blank">Drinks at the Viceroy Palm Springs</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/08/sunday-in-milan.html">Sunday in Milan</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/08/venice-old-and-new.html">Venice - The Old and the New</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/07/venice-bauer-palladio-hotel-spa.html">VENICE - Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, Giudecca Island, Redentore</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/07/rome-hotel-mascagni-trevi-fountain.html">ROME - Hotel Mascagni, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Barberini</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/06/florence-hotel-santa-maria-novella.html">FLORENCE - Hotel Santa Maria Novella, Uffizi, Accademia Gallery</a>   <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/">Patricia Gray</a> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, architecture, and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. © Patricia Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009

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