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Palm Springs has a wide assortment of neighborhoods. Realtor Dave Stukas has put together quite a video collection of Palm Springs neighborhoods, all of them available on YouTube. If you want to get to know the city, these videos show you quite a b

Kids Playing Soccer in Demuth Park

Published on 2013-05-04 19:30:00

Kids practicing soccer in Palm Springs Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Man with Red Hat in Palm Springs

Published on 2013-05-03 15:57:00

Man with red hat Could this be the Red Hat Society? No, guess not. That's for women. I got to talk to this chap for a moment while taking his image at the Wells Fargo Bank ATM. He likes hats--red hats. And, as you can see, bright red shirts. Peop

Lens Flare in Palm Springs Garden

Published on 2013-05-01 08:17:00

Flowers and lens flare in Palm Springs Walk around anywhere in Palm Springs and you'll see gardens. Just about every piece of exposed land contains a garden from the medians that break up the streets to the front and backyards of most of

Mid-Century Angles

Published on 2013-04-29 05:20:00

Building at south end of Palm Springs with angular architecture above rock bed. Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Tahquitz Canyon Way--Prettiest Street in Palm Springs

Published on 2013-04-26 09:31:00

Tahquitz Canyon Way looking toward downtown and San Jacinto Mountain. Extending from downtown to the airport is Tahquitz Canyone Way, Palm Springs most beautiful thoroughfare. The wide street, lined with washingtonias (palms) is divided by a median

John A. Williams Field in Demuth Park, Palm Springs

Published on 2013-04-23 14:59:00

John W. Williams Field in Demuth Park, Palm Springs in the early morning Talk about obscure names--John W. Williams. Who was he? I mean if they name a field after someone, why not someone whose name you recognize a little bit--say Pearl McCullum, on

The Palm Springs Rabbit

Published on 2013-04-19 18:56:00

Rabbit in Palm Springs If you're a resident of Palm Springs, surely you've seen this type of rabbit. If you live near an area that has any vacant land near or around it, including golf courses, then you know this type of rabbit. They're especially

Party Weekend Over--Get Ready for Next Week's

Published on 2013-04-15 16:24:00

Palm Springs Art Museum fundraiser party This weekend you probably saw parties everywhere, even attending one or two, a party weekend in Palm Springs, indeed. At the new Hard Rock hotel the younger generation was having a pool party upstairs in conn

2013 Coachella Poster

Published on 2013-04-12 19:35:00

2013 Coachella Poster It's that time of year again--The Coachella Fest is jamming up Highway 10 East for miles and miles. The poster certainly is not rated G for General Audiences, but that won't stop the young ones from coming. Just who are thes

William Krisel's Butterfly Roofs

Published on 2013-04-09 23:59:00

Palm Springs home with a butterfly roof This isn't the first home with a butterfly roof on this blog. One architect renowned for butterfly roofs was William Krisel. The style, as you can see from the image above, is one where two slanted parts of t

Women's Weekend

Published on 2013-04-07 11:25:00

Palm Canyon on an April weekend After last weekend's guys of the White Party, this weekend we have the Dinah Shore. At this time of year, you see more than an ample supply of young women ready to party and shop among many other women and men promen

No Green Mountain This Year--Rainfall 40 Percent of Normal

Published on 2013-04-04 22:48:00

The San Jacinto Mountain isn't green this year Dry year, indeed in Palm Springs, but how does it compare with other recent years? Here's the scoop on the rainfall this year compared to others in this century. Season ending July 2013

White Party for All Ages

Published on 2013-03-31 11:35:00

Dressed for the White Party on Arenas As the White Party gets older, is the same thing happening to the crowd? No one really knows for sure. Most believe it's not an event for the over-50 set, though there are many that age who do attend. No matter

New Palm Springs Photography Gallery

Published on 2013-03-27 14:40:00

Palm Springs Photography Gallery Online After years of contemplating the creation of a gallery of my Palm Springs images, I've finally got a good start. There are two types of images to be viewed: 1. Microstock Photos of Palm Springs--These photo

Saltwater--Salton Sea Metaphor

Published on 2013-03-23 16:20:00

Small world it is...Desert Sun's feature story is about filmmaker Lise Swenson. Just who is Lise Swenson and why is she filming a movie set on the Salton Sea? Swenson lives in San Francisco and has been a professor there for a number of years. In fa

Pioneertown--Past Palm Springs Chic

Published on 2013-03-17 08:33:00

Old car in Pioneertown, CA Residents and tourist alike take a break from Palm Springs chic by taking a visit up to Pioneertown, the home of the Western movie set. Photographic finds like this Chevy make the trip extra special. There are other such

Soak City To Reopen March 9

Published on 2013-03-08 15:01:00

Giant water slide at Soak City in Palm Springs After being closed during Palm Springs mild winter season, Soak City Park is setting up to open tomorrow, March 9, 2013. The park attracts a diverse group of families and is managed by a great group of

Bob Hope House for Sale--50 Million Asking Price

Published on 2013-03-03 09:45:00

Bob Hope's former Palm Springs home as it looked last week.

Trina Turk and Mr. Turk

Published on 2013-02-25 22:05:00

Trina Turk has expanded to include Mr. Turk Nowhere in Palm Springs is it as mid-century modern as inside Trina Turk. Her store opened in 2002, and now, if you haven't already noticed, she's got a new store--Mr. Turk. The original store was only fo

Golf Course After the Storm in Palm Springs

Published on 2013-02-22 10:07:00

Photography is best in Palm Springs right after a storm. As winter in the Coachella Valley winds down, the late storms are often the best for a sharp-shooter. The perfect place and time for you to shoot is the golf course right after a storm in Pal

Palm Springs Cowboys

Published on 2013-02-19 09:37:00

Cowboys in Palm Springs Lest anyone forget that Palm Springs is a town of the Wild West. From cowboys to the tribes in the area the characters that made up early Palm Springs wild western culture inspired incoming residents to place a high value on

1950s Modern Architecture Highlight of Modernism Week

Published on 2013-02-15 23:43:00

If you're here for Modernism Week, which started today, don't miss out on some of the greatest 1950s architecture on the planet. The bus tours take you from one 1950s modern architecture house to another; however, you can go on your own by driving a

Town and Country Plaza in Downtown Palm Springs Isn't in Bad Shape

Published on 2013-02-13 21:29:00

Palm Springs Town and Country Center in HDR (High Dynamic Range), 2011 The Town and Country Center in Palm Springs--quintessential, mid-century modern architecture-- was designed by architects Paul R. Williams and A. Quincy Jones, the former being

Bye Bye Desert Fashion Plaza

Published on 2013-02-11 21:14:00

What were they thinking when they built tie Desert Fashion Plaza? The Desert Fashion Plaza, once home to glamorous department stores, restaurants (including Hamburger Hamlet) and an air-conditioned walkway, is no more. The wrecking ball came down

Mid-Century Modern Aficionado's Modernism Week 2013--Talk of the Town in Palm Springs

Published on 2013-02-06 14:20:00

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Jews in Palm Springs--Understanding Hasidic Judaism

Published on 2013-02-03 00:42:00

There is a large Jewish community in the Coachella Valley, many of whom are Hasidic. The number of Jews in the Coachella Valley, 32,000, makes it one of the largest Jewish communities in the United States. In Palm Desert anywhere from an eighth to

Equistrians Only

Published on 2013-01-30 20:03:00

Palm Springs has many horseback riding trails The desert, more specifically Palm Springs, has a lot to offer--golf (who plays golf here anymore?), hiking and shopping (the best mid-century modern furnishings and accessories in the world). But perh

Text and Image Photography--No Golden Palms in Palm Springs

Published on 2013-01-28 01:40:00

The word "golden" doesn't cut it in Palm Springs Today, I bring you a little bit of text and image photography to Palm Springs Daily Photo. The post begins with the words golden palms. No business in the city has picked

Can Marilyn-Obsessed Palm Springs Deal with Losing Her?

Published on 2013-01-25 11:23:00

Forever Marilyn statue in Palm Springs It's like the loss of a best friend, one who is a 25-feet tall voluptuous blonde hanging out on the corner of Palm Canyon and Tahquitz with her skirt blown up, revealing an intimate undergarment under which to

The Inside of a Trailer at the Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale 2012

Published on 2013-01-22 18:43:00

The Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale 2013 is coming up. Above you'll find a peek at one of last year's attractions, a trailer. More specifically, the inside of a trailer. Also, a few years ago, I wrote an article in the Modernism Show guide. On

Old Biltmore Hot Tub

Published on 2013-01-20 00:43:00

Hot tub at the old Biltmore Hotel Back in the last century one of the hotels to be seen it was the Biltmore, a mid-century modern hotel at the south end of Palm Springs. The old hotel was demolished and replaced with a condo complex much to the con

The Mysteries of a Palm Springs Oasis

Published on 2013-01-16 09:24:00

HDR photo of a Palm Springs oasis A Palm Springs oasis offers peace and serenity, especially if you catch all the details clearly. The mysteries associated with an oasis lie in the local Indian legends about the land, in this case the Agua Caliente

Alan Cumming Makes the Festival Work (Any Day Now)

Published on 2013-01-11 20:17:00

Alan Cumming's performance in Any Day now at the PS Film Festival enthralled the audience. Alan Cumming's appearance in Any Day Now revealed a Palm Springs International Film Festival coming to life, matching its audience's pathos and humor--a kin

Palm Springs Restaurant Chain

Published on 2013-01-08 12:45:00

Grab a burger at The Grind in downtown Palm Springs Anyone who eats out in Palm Springs often enough will eventually discover that there is a unique Palm Springs restaurant chain of eateries throughout the Coachella Valley. All offer decent food c

PS Film Fest 2013--Snow White Comes to Town in Black and White

Published on 2013-01-02 21:46:00

The poison apple in Blancanieves In the past few years we've seen several versions of Snow White coming to the big screen, all met with great fanfare. Snow White now comes to town as the opening film of the Palm Springs International Film Festival,

It's Autumn in the Indian Canyons

Published on 2012-12-30 19:09:00

Autumn in the Indian Canyons, Palm Springs Who says Palm Springs doesn't have seasons? On the valley floor oasis in Indian Canyons autumn occurs from mid-late December, a time when the leaves on deciduous trees turn bright yellow. The sight of the

Truck with Bumper Stickers in Palm Springs

Published on 2012-12-27 19:03:00

Tuck with bumper stickers and Colorado license plate

What's Up with the Welwood Library Downtown?

Published on 2012-12-23 17:02:00

There used to be a librarian sitting inside the entrance to the Welwood Library at the corner of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon in downtown Palm Springs The Wellwood Library sounds like a great escape from the hustle and bustle of downtown Palm Springs

Decorate a Bicycle for Christmas and More

Published on 2012-12-20 17:56:00

Man who decorates his bicycle and rides around Palm Springs with his dog hitched to the back.

Panning the Camera in Palm Springs

Published on 2012-12-16 22:42:00

Panning a shot of a bicyclist If you ever want a good shot of passersby on bicycles or any other quick-moving vehicles, set your shutter to about 1/30 seconds and follow the subject while the shutter is open. Panning the camera in Palm Springs is

Looking West on Palm Canyon

Published on 2012-12-13 08:32:00

If you are looking west on Palm Canyon, you'll find the exit to the city of Palm Springs. Go all the way west and you'll run into Highway 10. This shot is near Ramon. West of here is downtown, where the 26-foot statue of Marylin rises. The palm

Playing Monopoly Las Vegas in Palm Springs

Published on 2012-12-10 16:39:00

People playing Monopoly Las Vegas in Palm Springs Monopoly Las Vegas made its way to the back of the vendor booths at the Thursday night street fare in Palm Springs recently. Playing that game looks as good as going to the street fair itself. Okay

Do Gold's Gym and Chick-fil-A Have Something in Common?

Published on 2012-12-07 19:21:00

Gold's Gym jumps on the anti-gay-marriage bandwagon. Do Gold's Gym and Chick-fil-A have something in common? Are the two business conglomerates

A New Business in Town--Criag 4G

Published on 2012-12-04 22:36:00

New Craig 4G store on Palm Canyon in downtown Palm Springs It seems as if every time you turn around another new business has opened in downtown Palm Springs. This place is Craig 4G, right in the heart of the city. Now you must be thinking...what in

Washingtonias in Love

Published on 2012-11-28 12:18:00

Bent Washingtonia Robusta palm Technically this type of palm is a Washingtonia Robusta. Indeed it is robust. Moreover, these Washingtonias appear to be in love--Washingtonias in love. As the hefty mid-century man Jackie Gleason himself said "how sw

Is Lulu's Taking Customers Away from Other Restaurants?

Published on 2012-11-26 13:28:00

Inside Lulu's restaurant in Palm Springs, California. Just about everyone is glad that Lulu's is doing well, except, possibly, the restaurants around it. It's the first time in nearly a decade that the tenant of the building in which it resides has

Downtown Palm Springs During the Twilight Hour Just Before Nightfall

Published on 2012-11-23 19:18:00

House Decorated for Halloween

Published on 2012-10-23 23:17:00

Palm Springs is a rather festive place. Most holidays are celebrated with parades, performances and carnivals. Halloween is no exception. Some residents decorate their houses for the spooky night. There is one house decorated for Halloween that is worth noting. Sitting by the Mount San Jacinto is a house decorated for Halloween with big black spiders, spooky ghosts and a black cat whose back is arched in freight on top of the mailbox. The house is no shack either with it's modern exterior, mi [..]

Biker Weekend 2012 Palm Springs

Published on 2012-10-21 17:17:00

Biker Weekend 2012 Palm Springs It's that time of year again, Biker Weekend 2012 Palm Springs, or shall I say Biker Weekend West, as there's also a Biker Weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida. The guys and gals are all gussied up in their leather and jeans filled with sewed on patches of the Harley Davidson trademark, the king of all bike brands. This weekend formally opens the snowbird season. The weather's cooled down (if 88 degrees is cool), the traffic is heavy and the restaurants all have a [..]

Wellwood Family

Published on 2012-10-18 23:07:00

Wellwood family in Palm Springs. The Wellwood family are some of the first white settlers in the Palm Springs area. Native Americans had (more specifically the Cahullia people) had been here for thousands of years before any member of the Wellwood family was here. It was George Wellwood Murray's father who came here in 1886, one of three people to live and build in the desert city after the installation of the railroad reached the desert from the coast. Sometime near the turn of the century [..]

See Tahquitz Canyon Way

Published on 2012-10-17 00:12:00

After Palm Canyon Way, the most important street in Palm Springs is Tahquitz Canyon Way. Both streets are the crossroads of Palm Springs. For coffee drinkers, that means the choice for coffee from Starbucks and Coffee Bean is simply a matter of crossing the street diagonally to get from one to the other. The center of Palm Springs also hosts the huge statue of Marilyn Monroe, certainly the city's most important monument. Taking a walk from the Marilyn statue eastward on Tahquitz Canyon, you' [..]

Estelle

Published on 2012-10-10 21:49:00

Photo of "Estelle" at the Palm Springs Plane Parade A parade from Palm Springs International Airport to the Palm Springs Convention Center included about 80 planes here for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Summit. I had to love this plane because my mother's name was Estelle.

Palm Springs Gold

Published on 2012-10-07 22:35:00

Rock wall made from Palm Springs gold I'll never forget the time when one of the editors at Palm Springs Life asked to write an article about rocks. At the time, the magazine had a home and design section inserted in the middle. My first thought was "rocks?" What am I going to write about rocks. Yes, they're hard, found in the nearby desert and sometimes kids throw them at each other. When I investigated the story by calling Whitewater Rock Company, I found out that not only is there a wide s [..]

Geese are Coming

Published on 2012-10-06 11:22:00

Geese fly from Canada to Palm Springs during October. Hwonk,hrink, so say the geese as they fly south from Canada, many to Palm Springs-area golf courses. In some areas of North America, the geese are considered pesky big birds that litter areas with their pooh--cryptosporidium-filled droppings that can foul a city's water, making residents sick with dysentery. Just about all of the geese that arrive in Palm Springs later this month are of the migratory variety, lounging around any bodies [..]

DHS T-Bird and Trailer

Published on 2012-10-02 16:17:00

Desert T-bird and trailer Film images offer a different texture to a photo. In this retro T-bird photo, I've taken a film image, scanned it, processed it in Photoshop, created two more different digital manipulated exposures (one underexposed and one overexposed) of the photo from the scanned image, and merging those three images into an HDR-like photograph using Photomatix. Finally, I used the tone mapping tools of that program to make final tweaks on it. Sound a bit technical? It's reall [..]

Blonde Dates

Published on 2012-09-27 22:24:00

How many blonde dates have you had? It's the most wonderful time of the year....in the desert. It's date harvest time! Go up and down Highway 111 in Indio and you'll find the chewest dates you've ever had. Succulant and delicious. After a long hot summer when temperatures soared to 110 degrees every day, nascent dates--hard and light green--adorned the date palms all over the valley. Now these dates are brown and squishy-sweet. Great food with great nutrition. Just don't swallow the pits. P [..]

Calinente Tropics Revisited

Published on 2012-09-24 15:09:00

Looking through the "A" frame of the Caliente Tropics Hotel in Palm Springs. This isn't the first time I've written about this mid-century modern Tiki masterpiece. In early 2007, I photographed the Caliente Tropics just before Anna Nicole Smith died, she partied here while filming her reality show. The episode had her judging a male beauty contest. Prior to that, I wrote an article for the Desert Sun about the hotel's reopening in 2002. At the time, the new owners who came from San Franc [..]

Palm Springs Destroyed by Wind Farms

Published on 2012-09-20 22:05:00

Donald Trump doesn't like the Palm Spring wind farms. Donald Trump is an interesting man whose bonded with the rightward-tilting pundits, even becoming one himself. Soon he'll have his own show on the Fox News network. His tweets are incensing Valley residents who take pride on the beautiful windmills that cover the barren mountains on Interstate 10 and Highway 111. Trump believes that the turbines are destroying the scenery around Palm Springs, not to mention the birds flying around them. B [..]

Dreaming of This

Published on 2012-09-08 22:22:00

Palm Springs in winter Aright, already, it's the middle September...hot and humid. Did you hear that? Hot and humid. Winter in Palm Springs is a see-but-don't-touch affair. You see the snow, but you can't touch it. Lots of people like that. That's why this city--all of the desert cities, actually--are so well-groomed, immaculate, really, compared to most other Southern California tourist destinations. Looking at this picture now, I know that we who live here don't have much longer to wait un [..]

Palm Springs Neighbohoods--Movie Colony

Published on 2012-09-06 19:33:00

Anyone remember Cary Grant or Tony Curtis? If you're under 40, you might not have. Tony is Jamie Lee's father (the Activa yogurt lady). Heard of Janet Leigh? She's Jamie's mom. She lived with dad in Palm Springs and Jamie lived there too. Wanna know more about Jamie and Palm Springs? She's a psuedo-mom to Lindsey Lohan helping to keep up her sobriety. Nice job, Jamie. Jamie is a Betty Ford Center cheerleader, grateful to such organizations because of what she went through years ago. Grab the [..]

What's that Smell Follow-up

Published on 2012-09-04 15:28:00

Are these dead Talapias causing the foul odor in Palm Springs? Oh my gosh! The smell is back--big time! Walk outside and the smell of dead fish inundates the air going inside your lungs. Is it harmful? Is it really the smell of dead fish in and around the Salton Sea? I speculated, as many have, that it's from the annual fish kill that happens in the Salton Sea during the summer when grueling desert temperatures can fry an egg on a sidewalk. An anonymous visitor commented that the smell might [..]

A Great Palm Springs Hike

Published on 2012-09-02 16:49:00

Palm Springs golf course behind Dumuth Park The best time to go out and photograph the Palm Springs golf courses is early in the morning just when the sun peeks above the horizon. This golf course--the Mesquite Country Club--is on El Cielo and Mesquite. The course has a great bike and jogging trail running along the side of it. To get to this trail, go to Dumuth Park and park in one of the many parking lots there. Then walk to the southeast end of the park. You'll see an entry way into the g [..]

Weird Weather August

Published on 2012-08-30 23:07:00

Weird August days in Palm Springs, 2012 If you came to Palm Springs this month, you could have thought you were in Miami (if it wasn't for the mountains). Most days have been humid, sultry, sticky and most recently smelly (the sad Salton Sea). I can't remember an August being this humid and rainy, and I've lived here 12 years. Today it rained a lot. Most people think that August rain is rare in the desert. To be sure, it is, but not that rare. August is the wettest of the summer months beca [..]

Palm Springs Neighborhoods--Old Las Palmas

Published on 2012-08-25 22:00:00

If you want a celebrity lifestyle, the Old Las Palmas neighborhood of Palm Springs is probably the neighborhood for you. Pricy it is, but well worth the charms of living in a Spanish or mid-century pseudo-mansion butt against the 8000-foot peak of Mt. San Jacinto.

Photography Class at UCR--Palm Desert

Published on 2012-08-24 13:15:00

A new photography class is being offered at UCR--Palm Desert beginning Sept. 18, 2012. Matthew Bamberg, author of ten books about photography, is teaching a photography class at the UCR Palm Desert campus beginning on Sept. 18. Matthew's experience as a photographer ranges from shooting at local events in Palm Springs to writing articles for Shutterbug and Professional Photographer. Matthew Bamberg's photography spans themes from nostalgia to landscapes. His hands-on, casual teaching style m [..]

Partying Like it's 1963 in Palm Springs

Published on 2012-08-22 22:26:00

k2sells.com What does Bing Crosby, JFK, a young White House intern, and

Phyllis Diller Book Signing--Palm Springs 2005

Published on 2012-08-21 08:10:00

Phyllis Diller at a 2005 Palm Springs book signing.

Phyllis Diller Reflects on Bob Hope

Published on 2012-08-20 16:45:00

Phyllis Diller visited Bob Hope in his Palm Springs home for a week in 2000. RIP--In honor of one of the greatest comedians of all time. What did Phyllis Diller do when she came to Palm Springs? Here's what inquiring minds want to know. Phyllis Diller today at 95. The following is from http://www.danndulin.com/phyllisdiller.html "Bob is a gentleman, schalor, genius, same spiritual beliefs as mine, absolute end when it comes to comedy.

Palm Springs Neighbohoods--Indian Canyons

Published on 2012-08-20 11:58:00

Not many people realize that Palm Springs has a number of neighborhoods, each with a character of its own. The video above gives you a tour of the Indian Canyons, my favorite neighborhood, but only because thats the route I take on my daily ten-mile bike ride. There are lots of mid-century homes, you know the ones--made of steel, butterfly and/or

What's that Smell?

Published on 2012-08-17 22:14:00

In 1999 7.6 million fish (out of about 200 million in the sea) died in the annual summer kill-off. Every year at this time, you notice a funny smell all over the Coachella Valley. It's the monsoon season now, a time when southeasterly winds can carry the smell of millions of dead Tilapia, the most common fish in the sea, all over the entire valley, including Palm Springs. The kill occurs during the summer when temperatures soar, causing the algae in the sea to die, which uses up the oxygen in t [..]

Desert Holly

Published on 2012-08-15 18:59:00

Desert Holly Condo Complex, Palm Springs It was the summer 1999. I had to get a place fast in Palm Springs. I lived in the Bay Area and the constant dreary weather had got me down, not to mention the hustle and bustle of the big cities I had lived in...Miami, San Francisco and San Diego. Drove around Palm Springs and found this place, a desert retro oasis. Loved it. At the time there was a Vons across the street in a big mall filled with stores. Grant it, it wasn't a pretty mall, but they [..]

Marilyn for Sale

Published on 2012-08-14 13:39:00

Marilyn prints for sale, all sizes, framed/unframed/canvas and so on.

Art Runs in the Wexler Family

Published on 2012-08-13 16:27:00

Presenting Donald Wexler... Donald Wexler is one of the greatest architects the Palm Springs has ever known. In his mid-80s, Wexler still lives in Palm Springs, as does his son, Glen a photographer who creates risque photo compositions. The father and son are both gifted with an eye for design and creativity. Seeing Donald talk about his architecture, flowing shapes of rocks and steel, he came to know quickly that wood wasn't for the desert. Glen Wexler, on the other hand, photographed t [..]

Unbearable Weather--Beautiful Sunsets

Published on 2012-08-11 15:44:00

Beautiful sunset in Cathedral City, temperature 108 degrees F This is bad. Really bad. It's so hot here you can't stand outside more than a few minutes. It's not going away either. Forecasts call for the same for more than a week forward. High today 113-118 degrees F Low tonight 92-94 degrees F Billowing cumulus clouds against the mountain and some much-needed cleaner air have made it a beautiful day, despite the heat. But the humidity upwards to 40 percent have made the outside world somet [..]

More Marilyn

Published on 2012-08-07 23:08:00

The huge statue of Marilyn downtown is still attracting tourists. They're out in 115-degree weather shooting away. The best time to take her picture is definitely in the morning because the sun is shining on her face, not to mention, towering into the sky. Photos of her at that time of day have her looking as if she's sunning herself. This image was taken with a Tamron 70-200 mm lens at f/8 and a shutter speed of 1/1000 sec. Oh...yes, I did have a circular polarizing filter on the camera, de [..]

August 5, 1962

Published on 2012-08-05 23:26:00

Today it has been 50 years since Marilyn Monroe took her last breath. Palm Springs is abuzz with activity to remember the blonde who has captivated the world for eternity. This town has now claimed Marilyn as one of their own since the 26-foot statue of her with her skirt up went up in June. The statue is a play on the skirt-up scene from Seven Year Itch, which was screened outside last night where a big part of the crowd sat under her skirt. When the scene was shown the crowd went crazy. Th [..]

An Issue Dear to Mary Bono Mack's Heart

Published on 2012-07-31 16:15:00

Bono-Mack (R) is a congresswoman who represents the 45th Congressional District. Courtesy of pe.com Prescription drug abuse is an issue dear to Mary Bono Mack's heart. To be sure, I don't agree with her on all the issues nor do I endorse the same politicians she does (I usually don't get political on my blogs, unless an issue address the concerns I have about the world). More about that in a future post. Be that as it may, she does a tremendous amount of work to get people who abuse prescrip [..]

Mary Bono on the Issues--What You Ought to Know

Published on 2012-07-30 09:04:00

Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Guess Whose Home This Is

Published on 2012-07-30 07:54:00

Palm Springs Home in the Las Palmas neighbohood. Not another guess who this person is, but, instead, guess whose home this is. Just to inform you that I can't recall what star lived here. It was taken about a year ago when a friend of mine was showing me the stars' homes. Any help is appreciated.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Palm Springs New Design

Published on 2012-07-21 15:50:00

Move over mid-century modern, there's a new interior design for the desert city--Southwestern filled with saturated color and brighter than ever before. If you enter the lobby of the Saguaro Hotel at the south end of the city, you'll find saturated colors throughout, including sunshine-colored background rippled panels that match the amber wicker chairs.

Palm Springs Optometrist

Published on 2012-07-20 00:40:00

Cute little optometrist office right in downtown Palm Springs. Palm Springs is a real mix of Spanish and mid-century modern architecture. Much has been written about the mid-century buildings and landmarks in Palm Springs--not as much, though, about the beautiful Spanish architecture here. A red tile roof is one of the only materials in construction that looks better the older it gets. It seems to last forever, and when it does start breaking down the tiles loose their luster, which brings a [..]

Michael Douglas Can Play the Paino

Published on 2012-07-16 17:04:00

Can Michael Douglas, the star of a new HBO movie about Liberace soon to be filmed in Palm Springs, play the piano? Just two years after the Liberace Musuem closed in Las Vegas, filmmakers are again bringing him back to life with all the drama and fanfare in a new movie where Matt Damon plays Scott Thorsman and Michael Douglas, Liberace himself. Liberace lived in Palm Springs, hence the movie will film here next month. The last time I wrote about Liberace was when I photographed Liberace's hous [..]

Grapes in the Coachella Valley?

Published on 2012-07-12 15:57:00

Who knew that you could grow grapes in the Coachella Valley. I certainly didn't until I drove out to photograph the date farms and stumbled among grape farms in between the tall date trees. Mind you, these aren't grapes that are used for making wine like those in Napa Valley and Temecula, these are table grapes that you can eat right off the vine, and, yes, I tried a few and they were deliciously sweet. The biggest surprise I found that some of the grapes had dried into raisins on the same vin [..]

Heat Wave in Palm Springs

Published on 2012-07-09 14:13:00

As temps approach 120 degrees in Palm Springs, one can wonder if there really is global warming. A heat wave like this is normal for us, but what about the rest of the country? Hot has been the name of the game; the heat plus the humidity makes it ten times worse than what we have here. People in Palm Springs are used to it. You just stay inside until the sun goes down behind the mountain. While you're there a book titled Heat Wave is a great read for these doggy summer days. The only real ti [..]

Tuxedo Chairs

Published on 2012-07-06 23:08:00

What in the world is this? Who has ever heard of tuxedo chairs? This pair ended up finding a temporary home in a La MOD, a Palm Springs mid-century store. My only wish is that I could have gotten a couple of guys together wearing tuxedos to christen the chairs. You just gotta love the wrought iron and buttons that accentuate the chair's design. The real question is: Are they comfortable. My guess is no more uncomfortable than a tuxedo. After living in Palm Springs for a little over 12 year [..]

Tiki Revelations

Published on 2012-07-03 20:47:00

Yesterday, I experienced a bit of tiki madness, spending hours on end working in Photoshop to merge three negatives, each with a part of one giant tiki. This tiki is no ordinary sculpture. It was carved and painted in the 1960s. About ten years ago, there was a the Tiki Spa was fenced in, a vacant property begging to be saved. In the front of the building there was this (image to your left). Some people have wondered what the tiki in front of the Tiki Spa looked like. So, here it is--a fine [..]

Dancing Washintonias

Published on 2012-07-01 23:59:00

Crooked Washingtonia Robusta palms. There are some weird crooked palm trees in the Coachella Valley. These are out in the farmlands of Indio.

Man in White Glasses

Published on 2012-06-28 23:40:00

Man in white glasses on Palm Canyon in Palm Springs I stopped this man on the street to take his picture. I really liked his glasses. I let him know that right after I asked to take the shot.

Cool Creamy Summer Drink

Published on 2012-06-23 16:38:00

Now that it's over 100 degrees everyday, go down to Shields Date Garden and have a date shake. Drink one of those and you'll be full for hours. For the past two days I've been shooting the date farms and gardens in Thermal and Coachella. If you've never been out there, it's beautiful. Once you get to Thermal, drive toward the mountain down Harrison past 60th Ave. Keep going down Harrison and you'll get to not only huge date farms but also areas where grapes, strawberries and corn are grown. [..]

Palm Spring's Got Style

Published on 2012-06-15 15:34:00

If you're ever strolling down Palm Canyon and want to see more than just shops and restaurants, turn, and walk toward the mountain. After a five minute stroll you'll find yourself in the Las Palmas neighborhood where estate-like houses hide under the mountain's shadow. Among the homes are inns, lodges, spas and boutique hotels that, when you walk inside, are blessed with either mid-century modern or Hollywood Regency styles. It's here where the celebrities hide--Brad Pitt, George Cloney, John [..]

James Allwhite of Palm Springs

Published on 2012-05-30 19:42:00

I'm back. Last week was a rough one. My brother died...but now it's time to get back to work on Palm Springs Daily Photo. Here we have James Allwhite of Palm Springs doing his sports dance. He was a University of Arkansas football player, who now runs a fitness business in Palm Springs. He's also a trainer at World Gym. James is an outgoing guy, so many of you from Palm Springs probably recognize him. His services are first-rate. In addition to being a trainer, he also offers massage and [..]

Bus Stop HDR

Published on 2012-05-20 14:17:00

Palm Springs bus stop in HDR Back in 2007, I wrote about Sun Transit, the Coachella Valley's fine transit agency. The buses are clean and comfortable, arriving and departing promptly at scheduled times. The ride is cheap (only $1), and the bus permits you to take your bicycle with you. A great day trip would be to ride the bus from Palm Springs to the East Valley, getting on and off at locales that interest you. Taking a tour of Rancho Mirage is one trip you can opt for, stopping at the Canc [..]

Palm Springs--Center of Modern Design

Published on 2012-05-19 14:55:00

The first thing that a visitor notices when he comes to Palm Spring after driving the barren stretch of Highway 111 leading into town is the Frey gas station. Its mid-century modern roof steers to the sky and window walls fully reveal the contents of the interior. Other structures built with similar themes--similar window walls supported by posts and beams and open floor plans, assisting in blurring the line between inside and outside, As you drive further down the road, a vast collect [..]

Design Within Reach

Published on 2012-05-18 14:15:00

Design within reach for Palm Springs modern shoppers. The first thing that a visitor notices when he comes to Palm Spring after driving the barren stretch of Highway 111 leading into town is the Frey gas station with it's mid-century modern roof steering to the sky and window walls that fully reveals the contents of the interior.

Thank Goodness Marilyn Didn't Break

Published on 2012-05-15 21:56:00

Forever Marilyn statue was finished being reassembled today. Marilyn has arrived safely after a treacherous trip from Chicago's Pioneer Square on Michigan Av. The over-the-top sculpture costs tens of thousands of dollars to be taken apart and transported from Chicago. The icon's return is just in time for the August 5th commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Marilyn's death. The most controversial part of the statue--her undergarments--can't be seen yet because the statue is blocked off [..]

Palm Springs Tiki Bars

Published on 2012-05-15 00:08:00

The Chi Chi had a Polynesian theme. The Chi Chi (not Chi Chi Club) in Palm Springs had a great Polynesian theme. You couldn't tell from the outside, but once you walked in tiki was everywhere. The Chi Chi was one of the earliest nightclubs to have a Polynesian theme, a theme popular in the 1950s. In 1941 the Chi Chi was one of the first tiki themed hot spot in the United States. While today there is no Chi Chi in downtown Palm Springs, there is Toucans at the north end, the only bar in the ci [..]

Lucy Show Palm Springs Episode

Published on 2012-05-10 23:38:00

I Love Lucy episode with guest star Rock Hudson. Have you ever heard of Rock Hudson? The guy was incredibly tall. He guest starred as himself on a 1955 episode of I Love Lucy. The show is a bit goofy. Lucy is star-struck when she notices him poolside in Palm Springs. It was disappointing that the show wasn't filmed there, but, instead, on a Hollywood set (my guess). Lucy and Desi frequently went to Palm Springs, though--by helicopter. The copter would fly to the Canyon Country Club, which at [..]

Palm Springs Vegans

Published on 2012-05-04 21:57:00

Strollers downtown had the opportunity to talk vegan with two young women at the corner of Tahquitz and Palm Canyon. The pair were promoting PETA, an organization that advocates for animals. Their message was not to eat them. They had plenty to say about the benefits of being a vegan. Eating a vegan diet isn't easy. You can't eat anything that comes from an animal, even milk products. Are you a vegan in Palm Springs? If not, do you think you could go for a week on a vegan diet? Here's Vegano [..]

Old Biltmore Palm Springs

Published on 2012-05-02 08:21:00

Old Biltmore Hotel in Palm Springs. This is the first time I've shown this image of the Old Biltmore Hotel in Palm Springs right before it was torn down in the early 2000s. The image is scanned from a negative...flashback to a time when I didn't have a digital camera. The place was really beautiful. You can't deny that this curvy room overlooking the pool through sloped floor-to-ceiling glass isn't dramatic. Along with the terrazzo floors, which awe the eyes with their geometrical shapes, t [..]

Kismet

Published on 2012-04-25 19:49:00

Kismet Lodge sign in 2005 There's something to be said about the wear and tear signs endure over the years, making them into a unique work of art filled with patina. Time also has a way of rejuvenating monuments such as this, especially with when there are handy humans around. The Kismet Lodge sign today doesn't look like the one of yesteryear. The owners of this clothing optional resort in Desert Hot Springs are proud of that sign, including it on their webpage. The sign was built in the [..]

Is the Cool Weather Over for Good?

Published on 2012-04-20 18:53:00

Marine layer on the edge of Palm Springs. Can we say goodbye to the marine layer's cooling effects for the next seven months? It's over 100 degrees in Palm Springs today and people are not used to it yet.

Indian Head in Desert Hot Springs

Published on 2012-04-18 16:34:00

Indian head in Desert Hot Springs Back in 2003, I took a tour of DHS (Desert Hot Springs) and found this Indian head. It's very tribal looking.

New Hipster Hangouts in PS

Published on 2012-04-15 21:27:00

Palm Springs newest hipster hotel is the place to see and be seen. Stephanie Theobald quoted the general manager of the funky Ace Hotel and Swimclub in UK's Gaurdian as commenting that this boutique hotel and others like are creating a kind of West Coast Hamptons. The hipster getaways are springing up in what some call a mid-century modern Disneyland are changing the face of the city. So what makes them tick, oh, I mean hip? It's the color in Saguaro's case and the lack of color in the Ace Hote [..]

Palm Springs Swimming Pool Number 1

Published on 2012-03-03 11:11:00

Lawrence Schiller, Palm Springs Fashion, No. 8, 1964/printed 2011, digital chromogenic print, Courtesy of Judith and Lawrence Schiller, Lawrence Schiller © Polaris Communications, Inc. It's Palm Springs pool time in 1964. The two-piece, polka-dot bathing suits, one red and one green, capture the essence of the pre-hippie days. The Backyard Oasis swimming pool photo exhibition features not only images of people sitting by their swimming pools, but also people swimming underwater caught with a [..]

Palm Springs Swimming Pool Number 2

Published on 2012-02-24 23:37:00

Bill Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ladd at Home, 1950’s, gelatin silver print, Collection Palm Springs Art Museum, gift of Dorothy Anderson © Palm Springs Art Museum Thanks to the Palm Springs Museum for this swimming pool. Does Alan Ladd sound familiar? He died in Palm Springs at 50. At his peak, Ladd was known as Shane, the leading man in the Western, Shane. The 1953 film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture but garnered only one Oscar for Best Cinematography. [..]

Palm Springs Swimming Pool Number 3--the Sagauro

Published on 2012-02-23 09:01:00

The latest must-go destination in Palm Springs is the Saguaro Hotel. Born from it's sister hotel in Scottsdale, AZ, this is the most colorful building in Palm Springs. The hotel's management had a tough time getting the city to accept these colors, a far flung detour from the browns that overtake the city's skyline to match the towering mountain behind. Sporting two reasonable-priced restaurants under a near-perfect minimalist design, this hotel is sure to remove this tainted property from th [..]

All Modern

Published on 2012-02-18 11:13:00

Less is more Mies van der Rohe 1923 Less is a bore Robert Venturi 1966 It's All Modern this week in Palm Springs. In 2005 I wrote the following article for the show's magazine. It's a great review of what modernism is all about. Innovation in furniture and technology flourished--sleek, grand forms in simple colors of the 20s and 30s replaced earlier sinuous, organic shapes in architecture and design. Throughout the next 50 years, designers of new products swung within a pendulum t [..]

Palm Springs Pool Number 4

Published on 2012-02-13 22:19:00

Here's a shot that has feeling like you're in a Palm Springs. It's easy to take--just set your camera on the ledge and snap, you've got the water filling the bottom of your frame. This pool is in the Versailles condo complex, the back of which faces Palm Canyon on the south end of the city. How many swimming pools in Palm Springs? Let's take some wild guesses to figure how many pools there are in Palm Springs. There are 52,000 people living here. Let's say that an average of 10 people live in [..]

Palm Springs Pool Number 5

Published on 2012-02-10 08:33:00

What could be more glamorous than a swimming pool at night? If you look closely at the light in the image above, you'll notice each little light dot is a star up close. This happens because I shot the image with a tiny aperture (yes, with a long shutter speed, too, because it was night). You can mimic this effect by looking at a light when your eyes are squinted. Swimming at night is a wonderful Palm Springs past time, but it can only be done at certain times of the year. The months from June t [..]

Palm Springs Swimming Pool Number 6

Published on 2012-02-08 10:10:00

If you've never heard of mid-century modern, you've probably never visited Palm Springs. It's known as a mid-century modern Disneyland. So just what is mid-century modern? Well, take a look at the image above, noticing the floor-to-ceiling glass for inside/outside living, the the roof-line, which is split into two parts and angels upward toward the sky (more dramatic example at this mid-century modern soaring roof link), and post-and-beam construction. I took this image years ago on color fil [..]

Palm Springs Swimming Pool Number 7

Published on 2012-02-06 10:12:00

Today's swimming pool comes with an article I wrote (click on swimming pool) describing swimming pool choices. Pools here cost about 10,000 for an average one, up to 50,000 for a hot tub infinity pool. After all, what's better than sitting by the pool with a large, cold drink (beware of Palm Springs' favorite, the martini) surfing the Internet with your Apple iPad 2? There is danger in this activity--sunburn, which you probably know can cause cancer down the line. You need sunscreen (SPF 15 [..]

Small Business Help

Published on 2012-02-03 10:29:00

There's a time and place when you're finally ready to set up your own business online. Today it's easier than ever with an ecommerce solution. The company that gave you TurboTax (you know the program that assists in tax preparation) and Quicken has a plethora of resources to get you started with your online business from website building to marketing and setting up an online payment system to creating a detailed bookkeeping system that's easy to use. If you've got the business-savvy enthusias [..]

Swimming Pool Number 8

Published on 2012-02-02 21:54:00

Today's Palm Springs Swimming Pool, taken at a serious angle, is edged with the shadows of chase lounges. Recall from the last posts, I'm offering a tribute to Palm Springs Museum's latest exhibition Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography. The blog trouvaillesdujour.blogspot.com has many of the photos from Backyard Oasis. Notice the abstract looking swimming pools. Lines, curves and other shapes fill the frame, merging, spreading out, and/or scattering about alo [..]

Swimming Pool Number 9

Published on 2012-02-01 22:32:00

Any person swimming in a pool gets you thinking about the water. Not everyone likes swimming, even in Palm Springs. Most images of swimming pools don't show people swimming. Some of the images at the swimming photo exhibit at the Palm Springs Museum give a new take on what it's like to be in the water. They consider all points of view--in the water, out of the water, under the water and all three combined. These are really incredible.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mi [..]

Swimming Pool Number 10

Published on 2012-01-31 23:25:00

Welcome to the Swimming Pool series, my take on Palm Springs swimming pools. They are honoring a great photography exhibit, Backyard Oasis, at the Palm Springs Art Museum includes photographs of all kinds of swimming pools, many of them a part of mid-century modern architecture. After living here for 12 years, my swimming pool collection has grown. In this blog-post set I give you ten swimming pools. Make sure you check out the ones at the museum, which depict celebrity life pool-side. Don't [..]

Tear It Down for a New Downtown

Published on 2012-01-27 00:23:00

Desert Sun Today the Desert Fashion Plaza, an old, empty building that's been sitting around vacant for years on the prime corner of downtown Palm Springs at Tahquitz and Palm Canyon went under a christening of its destruction. It was the initial demolition of the horrid property that's been annoying city residents and officials seemingly forever. It's going to be a slow process to get the new property going--something like an opening in 2014. In the meantime, by the end of next month you wi [..]

Sunnilands Open to Public on March 1

Published on 2012-01-25 16:36:00

Image from Palm Springs Life Probably the biggest 2012 event in the desert is the opening of the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage. This is the former estate of Walter and Leonore Annenberg (you know the the man who started TV Guide). Their name is ubiquitous, appearing on many buildings because of the couple's well-known philanthropy efforts in the 20th Century. The cost of visiting won't be free--it's $35. My guess is it's well worth it. The big hoopla is on March 1st when it opens its [..]

Fun Yard

Published on 2011-07-06 01:14:00

People get creative with their yards in Palm Springs.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Gene Autry Trail Trails

Published on 2011-07-03 15:05:00

Trails of cars on Gene Autry Trail using a long shutter speed at dusk.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Indian Canyons Water

Published on 2011-06-30 11:11:00

Water flowing at Indian Canyons in South Palm Springs. A hike there is delightful.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Sagebrush Apartments

Published on 2011-06-28 01:14:00

Almost-perfect exposure for the Sagebrush Apartments sign image. That's because my back was to the sun so I could pick up the deep blue sky behind the sign. Good contrast.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern,

Short Film Fest 2011

Published on 2011-06-24 13:04:00

It's 100 degrees and everyone's wearing shorts to watch the movies of the Short Film Fest. The festival runs until Monday.The films I saw were mediocre at best--poor technical quality and not-so-very-good acting. There was one exception--an animated

Old Spanish Building

Published on 2011-06-22 16:20:00

Old Spanish building near downtown.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Old Spanish Building

Published on 2011-06-22 16:20:00

Old Spanish building near downtown.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Inside Cocos

Published on 2011-06-21 00:18:00

Condiments, anyone?Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Inside Cocos

Published on 2011-06-21 00:18:00

Condiments, anyone?Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Jalopy

Published on 2011-06-18 00:39:00

You never know what you're going to find on the road in Palm Springs. This old jalopy was parked on Indian, downtown.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Jalopy

Published on 2011-06-18 00:39:00

Shadows

Published on 2011-06-17 00:53:00

Another image from the Rancho Mirage Cancer Survivor Park.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Shadows

Published on 2011-06-17 00:53:00

Another image from the Rancho Mirage Cancer Survivor Park.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Cancer Survivor Park in Rancho Mirage

Published on 2011-06-15 19:42:00

Very positive place to visit. On Highway 111 just past Cathedral City.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Cancer Survivor Park in Rancho Mirage

Published on 2011-06-15 19:42:00

Barry Manilow

Published on 2011-06-15 01:24:00

Courtesy of Weatherman90 at en.wikipediaOld Barry's making a new album. He calls it 15 minutes, referring to Andy Warhol's prediction that every person in the world will have 15 minutes of fame. "I found myself in every song," Manilow says in a USA T

Barry Manilow

Published on 2011-06-15 01:24:00

Eating at Pinocchios

Published on 2011-06-13 18:36:00

Great place for breakfast. On Tahquitz between Indian and Palm Canyon.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Eating at Pinocchios

Published on 2011-06-13 18:36:00

Published on 2011-06-10 23:13:00

Old firetruck heading down Highway 111; guy inside truck waving hello.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Published on 2011-06-10 23:13:00

Who Stole the PS?

Published on 2011-06-09 22:22:00

Who stole the PS?Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Who Stole the PS?

Published on 2011-06-09 22:22:00

Who stole the PS?Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Joshua Tree National Park

Published on 2011-06-07 20:33:00

Joshua Tree National Park is close to Palm Springs, about 45 minutes away. So far it's been a cool spring. The flowers are blooming and so are some of the Joshua tress. If you visit the area don't miss this park.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs

Tiki Gear Shift

Published on 2011-06-07 01:41:00

Tiki gear shift inside car parked on Indian Ave.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Palm Springs Sunbathing

Published on 2011-06-05 00:32:00

Taking in the Palm Springs sun is dicey; however, this woman seems to be enjoying herself.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

GMC Truck

Published on 2011-06-03 17:00:00

GMC truck in parking lot at El Cielo and Ramon. What's GMC stand for?Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Palm Canyon Promonade

Published on 2011-06-01 14:43:00

Palm Canyon Drive is the main drag of Palm Springs. Anyone who comes here will ultimately end up there because that's where all the people watching is.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and ev

Flying Saucer Cloud

Published on 2011-05-31 00:42:00

Another lenticular cloud just on Highway 111, just north of Palm Springs. This is the second time this month there have been these flying saucer clouds.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and e

Kauai Apartments

Published on 2011-05-29 02:37:00

Palm Springs is home to many luxury apartments and condos. This one is in the Warm Sands neighborhood. The picture is about 5 years old, so that the sign is in very good shape.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century mod

Rancho Mirage Retro

Published on 2011-05-28 00:21:00

Rancho Mirage, a tony town about 10 miles east of Palm Springs, has quite a bit of mid-century modern architecture.The building in the photograph above is probably the most famous mid-century building in Rancho Mirage, strong competition for the Elep

Football Practice

Published on 2011-05-26 11:24:00

The Socal Trojans at football practice in Dumuth Park. This park is usually home to soccer and baseball teams. I've never seen football practice here.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and eve

Rock Climbing

Published on 2011-05-24 22:42:00

Rock climbing in downtown Palm Springs. Every Thursday night in Palm Springs is Village Fest, a place where people sell their crafts and, you guessed it, climb artificial rocks. If you're a local, you've probably been here hundreds of times; but if y

Sprinklers

Published on 2011-05-24 01:29:00

The sprinklers are on in Palm Springs as the temperatures rise like they always do in May. Palm Springs has plenty of water, though, because the land under which it sits is a huge aquifer.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid

Butterfly in Morongo

Published on 2011-05-22 00:10:00

It's still spring in Morongo in the High Desert. Morongo is about 15 miles from Palm Springs. The weather up there's a bit cooler than Palm Springs. The Morongo Valley Preserve is a great place to hike. That's where I photographed this butterfly. The

Geese Family

Published on 2011-05-20 11:00:00

It's spring in Palm Springs and the geese's eggs have hatched. Here is a geese family in a golf course pond.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Lenticular cloud

Published on 2011-05-18 12:06:00

The past few days in Palm Springs have given us some wild cloud formations. While LA gets a blanket of clouds and rain, Palm Springs gets a beautiful blue sky with clouds of all shapes and sizes. On a few occasions those skies bring lenticualar cloud

New Animal Shelter to Open This Summer

Published on 2011-05-17 23:34:00

The new Palm Springs Animal Shelter is due to open this summer. The modern design trend continues in Palm Springs.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Daylight Moon Over Palm Springs

Published on 2011-05-16 12:54:00

Daylight moon over Palm Springs.Poodle Springs for some, Palm Springs for others; come see mid-century modern, vintage cars, and everything else that is Palm Springs

Published on 2011-05-13 13:53:00

Slab City is the place to go for cheap rent because the rent is free. It's an area of land off the Salton Sea, in Niland, California (90 minutes south of Palm Springs), where you can go and claim a piece of land of your very own, and noone will say a

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