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9 Cities – 9 Amazing Properties
Every city in the Coachella Valley has something special to offer. Whether it’s rural living in Coachella, living in the festival epicenter in Indio, shopping on El Paseo, strolling the grounds at Sunnylands, golfing at PGA West, the Balloon Festival
May 06, 2025
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.
Mar. 20, 2025
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
Feb. 12, 2025
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.
Jan. 20, 2025
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.
Dec. 02, 2024
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.
Dec. 01, 2024