Silver Suitcase™ # 2 Update: 1966 Safari

Today we are painting the Baby Safari!!!

Everything has been cleared out and now it's a blank canvas waiting for life to be injected back into its hollowed walls.

The magic is starting, people!

Hooray for Hollywood + Coachella! WOOT! WOOT!

There's been A LOT of press on Palm Springs lately, mainly focusing on the "Who's Who" of Hollywood, and who are buying and playing here.

As I've said before, Hollywood and the Power Players have been coming to Palm Springs since the 1920's, and I don't see them stopping any time soon.

The daily industry insider, The Hollywood Reporter devoted a section on Palm Springs in their weekly magazine edition. I wrote about and linked to their articles on my other blog - you can read here. The Hollywood Reporter really covered a lot and did it well, which is terrific to see. 

I welcome Hollywood with open arms, and just the other day, I sent a Welcome Wagon Open Letter to one of our newest residents. Do take a look if you are visiting Palm Springs, it's a nice little guide to dining and drinking in Palm Springs old school style.

Now, onto more pressing matters:

My Coachella Action Adventure Set came in and it only has a wristband and a paper snail with directions to glue glitter to it?

Anyone remember the snail from last year???

Oh, yes. The Snail.

And, yes that is me in my Coachella approved outfit. 

I can't wait for Coachella this year - I think it's going to possibly top last year, which is no easy feat!

Please say Hello to the Newest Member of the Airstream Family: 1949 Spartan!

Silver Suitcase™ # 3:  Is a 30' 1949 Spartan Mansion! 

Not too shabby! 

Here's an ad from 1957:

My first Airstream Mansion. 

I can't wait to get started! 

This is going to be Good. 

Stay tuned!

Midcentury Mates: Palm Springs Architecture and Goldie, My Oldsmobile

Goldie and the Distinctive Block Pattern at Robinon's

I've been driving Goldie, my 1962 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight six-window hardtop sedan (that's a mouthful!) this week.  I so enjoy just looking at this car parked in different places, and swung by the former Robinson's department store on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs for a quick snapshot.  The Robinson's store (now The Alley) was designed by architects Pereira & Luckman (Pereira also designed the Transamerica Tower in San Francisco).  



A little bit about the building from Palm Springs Preservation Foundation:
Constructed from 1957-1958 at a cost of $280,000 on land purchased from Palm Springs pioneer Pearl McManus, the J.W. Robinson Department Store Building was designed by the Los Angeles-based architectural firm of Charles Luckman Associates and William L. Pereira. Located on the southwest corner of South Palm Canyon Drive and West Baristo Avenue, the pavilion-style modernist building is dramatically elevated from the street level by four long horizontal concrete steps that create both a sense of arrival and impart a sense importance to the building. The building  won the AIA’s “First Honor Award” for 1958.

This structure was declared a Class One historic site in November of 2012.

Photo of Robinsons from approx 1966

New Listing, Indian Wells Country Club $749,000

Loving my new listing in posh Indian Wells- Bright Fun Resort-style midcentury home in prestigious Indian Wells Country Club. This house has many special features, among them being a view of four fairways and a second kitchen for party preparations or caterers. This 3 bedroom, 3 bath home features designer wall coverings and mirrors throughout maximize lighting. High clerestory windows in the entry hall lead to a living room (with fireplace!) that overlooks the Regency pool and golf course and mountain views. You'll enjoy waking up in the master bedroom with the same fantastic views. To see the full album on my facebook page, click HERE.