Hot Homes

Coronado Finds El Dorado

The House of Tomorrow, Again And Again

I remember when I first saw the House of Tomorrow (HOT). It was in my Uncle Bill’s bedroom. It was the 1960s, and he was a bachelor and professional photographer with a carefree lifestyle that I thought was impossibly exotic.

Many Rooms with a View

Charles DuBois is most widely known for A-frame entrances for homes in the Vista Las Palmas neighborhood that he designed in the late 1950s and early ’60s. These homes (15 of them are still standing) entered the modern lexicon as “Swiss Miss” houses

A Fresh Look in the Old ‘Hood

I’ve often heard both new residents and visitors say the “heart” of Old Palm Springs is centered in The Movie Colony and Old Las Palmas neighborhoods. To be sure, some of the earliest stately residences were built there in the 1920s and ‘30s.

Walt’s Return to the Desert

Cotinus is the Latin genus name for “smoke tree.” And Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm Springs was Walt Disney’s favorite place to relax. Now, Disney officials hope that several thousand people with a couple of bucks to spare feel the same way.

A Home for the Holidays

Designer Tim Pfeiffer and architect Javier Segura collaborated on a Thunderbird Heights remodel for a couple whose idea of bliss is being surrounded by family.

The Austrian Miss

The Swiss Miss homes of Vista Las Palmas are legendary. Ann Heavey, a force of nature and a local legend, lived in one of those homes.

Immersion Therapy

Wild Heart Ranch invites you to enjoy the beauty of the high desert and decipher a mystery.

Rock of Ages

Nearly one hundred years ago, an eccentric vision was realized at the top of Araby Cove.

El Royale

There was a time when Spanish Revival architecture ruled the Coachella Valley. This $2,179,000 La Quinta gem might just revive the revival.