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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/AVvXsEh2XxrIxaCl1IYxpTFzTclCZYPBjAvwPCD1RthCVJkORam-Pg9yelqwTmn2_f1CRzuXpNfiLg8hsXaO27k4XZdi8-keMZ7u8JdjiYhPNXAtAQlASKD4fl2RQ8sDhic2X8H6XFNed7QsVELR/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/AVvXsEifVQqnxa5J4mRCjwGZ_RUKjfg15cu-MwVPfSwWogF6ZZdcPHzsAW-2gzf_dcxszAxAPXFe5_moB7l_THoTjRsg4Jk-765ztPi74jQ_VpJ8TpdUIzxiNCMxi-mC-Jt-PYSsajGueSLQdhCF/s1600-h/image%5B21%5D.png"><img alt="Palm Springs Modern Architecture" border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY5YHRRT0OHtJBZDZyXaiUC4g1ot6tHS4-KtoDlzuXy9r9iit58uQJDtBjVR4nXXMF5VVhdZ_j0Ix0Fp-MpZHl8dmS62jNfzIP_CBUPD5cQpUmKyXlHiFFAKxxNwDgfKZxK5HdYYI2iSJ/?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/AVvXsEh8Cuc8nIH1CcW7o9fJZvJd_eLmBHYDGBucZsmkcfF1GtOT-CZsom7vIRsp500wh55lKZ9aJ2E6JaXuEz0ZXdEfP9V8h_XMbyhXsxZi_LGZkZoal0WZXXrrF_uVEm6V079TzY8lZfGpd3zl/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/AVvXsEhlYKVfqBWZ3D62kM1-Sw0PIYTR3x8iSfIo090ejDb_-bD2bvMwoyNgbo3Lr7xbSabUSoftugwC9Wl6nhNg4z6iMGRDgTmQDa_nPBNXsSAZYg3F0rYFK0YQ98UUiK3bppQpWJT8cfrz3-os/?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/AVvXsEheNhqaVUkIQ9pcm0pg9SBzyUR264bF6nxSGOwar_Qv_I23VglKv6DWdyVeBpviPDkh8J_DsQC6BN00zUBgwWzLs5ip0Pn9DcrgD-BGJ1WV9g0wCPKCtiJlXqMCABowOh4oL7pQuh1XGfxX/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/AVvXsEhN0o8EjP-Z-9zNJIoBPeqnpgQg9OtDMK7LZMj5zpzw1QbDkNhFzO8TWHqZkeaysko1gK8UpNJ0MUpKcxYEArUuoxhyphenhyphenBFLC_vQpcKQQyIH52ow2TsH2PQeukZ3zDOkdw2PXqmXdQ6jR531G/?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/AVvXsEiuFdRor_jZknLSEZngEGE7W7uhTpcJXAQnb6gR5MOavKADVjDPpgAmp4IykFRsVNMHmcL5OcrHUuJDH7ibPpi_vtb8MpiwFFkhFQMdlJDVEzO1PCTUPKugsdMpVzzbcuEF6CsOZSUEZSM2/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/AVvXsEhd4xt2Bvy4iOv62tAIxiEWTvRZudTzwPh-OP3dAGnMITZeyxgTkcMgPmBKKb52x8m4azV5UPQGrxwHe1pks3PGE58r0yJPfGns5dUHwgwWV4zpZ8EMm5R_8oBzUFJiYYC4-BgGDFmup68D/?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/AVvXsEgc2Ar47r52hoMtsllki4kSlJ1eLY_2bPTX0nKlv9KnsJXSyKKiT6hV4JAx-1DYP07ICrMoz0CwhmLCgwwf-Yt0jb_0nL-Zf_pP76tU_NmpirRxXtDHleE8AQzIzoTdPoYqK-GmiNePotx0/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/AVvXsEg1a8LIdevnFBAfqvgDgenMuNXktyrg-jCi4UdPLOqYxoINCx-7MkfSeaoHtYCkRjFt1oHs6T9bcWtOYHO-TNYiSI2bvaxVzt50FDfD2uodsDq8h3aNDp6MlEDAEwcgMaHrIfFzZlVbYmVA/?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/AVvXsEgcQm72mblVQvj2ObgKPTbrase86StNQNfSMD-ZtA9TpPYVgeHd_rLGFToFmT_oxKuT55hMwVzZabkPUnXtJfyu4h8xf93V96JGIKn_jsp0dyHX_o1Qy6ZBsy2iRf82QN6NKRJElwM6NpBx/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/AVvXsEj3gf0sgYEFFWyz0edFngVPKakYw5NhW6Ydyvg4ChUvgR9_kBanINhyKM6ACyc3oXTjUv_0p7d1plpZA-9CVISsTQlM7Uj1lQflbF0WIaF74SufR-_us6G398f7j9JYKOvF4yqqHueErUb_/?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/AVvXsEijRI1c7mAmp9MUCP8D5338y3v9ZGKzsU7dSQV_8AAQp48ehmAb4eyG0oqZil3qYeG8FHVAGrlMlKStVIrtccxXi8KDYMeppv-re5l6wNBreb4Rpi_7iKb8nUq04viG6GoAukha872EAP8o/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/AVvXsEjSdAO6wPjMF-1EI_PvgVOfLyMS0c3AdCmbJnkwfeaPwQXmIy2ry70CCqwonYOvpAjswNF3_q2bNlFni6xYzbooc0uq07Vz5KzX94gUmY8LYE5gNNlCxYr5jboX_JnRVaHclXfwuNInOni5/?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/AVvXsEhEvohFDxmsSn4Y31AR4dU5pupYNocv7f31LimiVnSs1F84L2xkxTeB0DoqQnhluYJGu6O10VcKIab4BZJUEVN_83w_qie3QLWBUFKcPG05A59rCf9svCN1AWJjgMjz7uCd3LxayRwPXGnG/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/AVvXsEi1fEtsGZJJDpeo0m8tnKftaVbYFnTzIEfhGQ5g4Je8hh9EehhZ7oDx16h5neeV9CLGimY7d8To3EwvM5MbQi0RxId-5O4deb9WfulFElssJf6DtiVKrBV0tQI6xUKiobHxG5VqOeYu7aQ3/?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/AVvXsEiMbtHjhqgVa-yiJGCMhpp7HRgkLrDSjri9cPclBShhXtei-TAquiofmOqZUXDydZdcL2uy18N1ssDBx4RGzdNIe7BaDmom3XzkiTm4XVY871erRwqJz1UiYjAQdkdewIuBk6xvav2U_vGE/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/AVvXsEjrR-gUuglOr8_N1rQuC8l-NQADmPkLVBAf7_gxVAfmSsN_q16HTciEdkzWoH-2xXLy-G5dHVv7l-02s6XlY0ZlsTk-_cWErBv_poGHaH30ZWR0yYxePdCI-rKVLgCaLsxQeoV3XDley_MV/?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/AVvXsEjGrnhYQpPcKKeY3827Sc6lKVU6hfAR1LLwoeZ9xoUfrb5vMAzIlcfJ_hcLfEWZ50Fu2SmxJKuzSH135qMd6_nhCY6Ht3BFF6a15mOvOgNPtCmirQBfipjU1zAN_uZSOZj3r_ZPdn3pav3S/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/AVvXsEjzHjQXMI345cMm9YtlfLxnlF6qevO9fUXqrDqmuvbuC8DSvGn1xlabVA2q8NJz-fUPC7imTDYETcO-efg0BREvzMNPnwwgXTn8W0ScUXQeL3iZFoRdjA0V7skYxQYNHv0Lc9U1ukDFOcDo/?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/AVvXsEgNo-lCUFB9YtyVU36vf7C_YZoYYCAiSizd_kkmZ2yPaG3kWuXIlapXA2k34zNFsJgL1PQk_4-EjL5FaJBfTS1z1idgT06hUdGhavJkvzvtGMTObuZVJYX2nJRXUmFHliFekb6NCqdkIAaH/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/AVvXsEjBE-P5uL7tfk4fjSuPFZHrVBbFqzfEodPreQe_FwJddz6pgacTAVJ-QYL2uKqWv9ZoKgeBit3X-N_Y9Mffjx5QruJLmneEr6BQzQdxAmuG6ZgJsrvCiNzvLBp59mi5AWIaKavpEkMV-4Ti/?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/AVvXsEg_QhimUrVfen9gXXznfOnvyTO0Oql7sNtIJvDXgNtfT0cpalV49nzXrH7_BpsUhGxVlgObU_be5bcgu0-Jr6XaRhL5m6pfVC6EsS4OQJHzevg4Vw7eyqV4Yq2r2vLLTQ-W9f32ZbTeh2Sp/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/AVvXsEgrFReiO_RWsHAeSVx7ZWadUKpu2z02wyAfU2v0K9JA2UPCoT68US3BAQq7AWi6dl7G-eL0z0EXZt3-6LOAYjdsX7oehM31ZJ2p1-ROVggR52Btt-UOLil5yRy_Sf1JJvCAQ9-q8PXhKm9s/?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/AVvXsEhkuDUAG7_-5BUdefAOlSSBdkQu9D7mSTWK5gi7jevRV4yxsXoMhM-RtUL6IS4CZC9qBMx5bL9rr-DW5rAYUX3jKdwAlNf7dlC733vw1nBk6iUB2_ad__c2BwiOwKWeAQjI8RaPlY1_SOSH/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/AVvXsEhh3JOgS4Xx_dZomGmtvNVOQM0NfxA3c_X6D50nfjVd9fZFEdGqXlhHE4dhfbrqbz9yA4uBrucrUMZPCv5YxlnJLv8TrL7o1jeLE7l8oaLSV5J6FKjjypeLYvrufTu9cpfhFJq_st6zl1C0/?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/AVvXsEjoVpQ6ZeilJIflBesDm5ebvGY6VLuU33x3I_sBjy_3asY9Vg9tEQ94jKe9wOb6z2ci-jgSRHx7aWtOfppCKX4dUkN6-nES57HRATOJMInZ3w2WyMj-Qs-q1ePCoebZnSaXZlMiWdpgfMti/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/AVvXsEiQB_QAeEAQmb1kM-yfZ28jG25bguEF3jAIi2wTYToD2s0QIBrA6grtubz9eZyxnOpBYB9IfR4rpWRGooZNFejnKFZ4Q8k1eRr91bEwgqB2d-UpOH7kjJvYHHglfXyWhO31xiMXkZrmTWIa/?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/AVvXsEgR-PSL7OIGty6id8AAGzrvD7Zop2c03AI22qfDrAVjDLZaFZ2IrIJJYjioqiE_FcneSzYmT3_Bu9dZNvwqMKxBJ-eFWlu4s4N_13aVupa7MPlB8d24aAp3PcTmr27DEWsl1OJGILIfO9NN/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/AVvXsEjuP_IaXD5qtytlHlbSjW5qm3vy_G2f2TgvLKnSExKWerhvZi5GNac3XPnRILmyCU3Y7OHj4BPdWRgEvROc5H0UJ-_FfzatFYy9NNotPiWC6-TMu7WrHpy7IzbyfRySVUSUIuqsLyA3qye7/?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/AVvXsEhMJYx2luIIXQAvQCTmSXY1Iq1rWy8aWmgGjZ9H86DGUvyPi80YdH-Q4neO4NVV45EE8OPwn6iMBgAc1AdnzrX197b-tAiGYD2XqWyXds73DxiVVy-DutoRHSuTFqme8xAHJxZ5UzOPv1Y4/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/AVvXsEhGFjHahZ1mkpmiOI68HxzEZuq0BCOk14xY5i0p1mswQfV0rakwb4Si5vhRgtLikbsjleSLdNIkOEMaBD0ctOmt1eWGkqddqbrNYqmzI-g64lX0iNTAZvIbS9Lv1HBHTDOi0ItPoitWKLfL/?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/AVvXsEhBoOhHx-HcrlcBdFdsZCeYJb42JVpai3n_ggeitSYPnnjxj6JoCDs7cws2Rr0lI6_SFdWrAi5uU8Owouzlkrq2H2KqdbNmLRZ3pvuZ6naq6McCFMag_Wo1bJXJo3fx6JNZnel30KThE7UP/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/AVvXsEj5nc7wb4uhXsnqqHNZ4-VVtp-f7nMu_8ve-OZe2QS8Uj567eCxFuFltxXJZMaSsMaMF4NDxbsk8I5wH2cQvpX8vNeCPBoJ9qORdVYqkclXkp8Wak7-u82S_zWWOKR1ORoSK6md5PXj_Hoo/?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/AVvXsEjfs0ywkKh0WMa3wWDmzQyCzqveM9y2JiF2Eki4CrTYivYNuLn4LOzlwql3L-r3PVPi2k5Ad3RZ_z3YEerIf485xi_uC-ZG5RdLgZhSs8Wzpe60fyo-lKqcPkeoopJNLD-9CuFZFI1nez67/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/AVvXsEixflyTPmr6ud2wpmDG7Atiz9iw4oEQvCuUrlR5F96lPnX41eRIe32g6cj1ag9Ah2CSsWxnu92EAknTY9LTFkBlrkVIfbT_xaDwFUITVqlYhsBRrz581r5J1b3E5-bTrTEuBzg2JAsOqa4F/?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/AVvXsEj6bS506Q-3vfFEO2Pto6Tv8BqIB2Amo0XX7uyBcHCnF9qoegcEBcpMg3JvTaDbHd2PkzmgeN7LrsembTzXkO7XhgG5OeLlaOLuVjWzeRzRBtqKgedajwJ6bKcQXu7AQUln6EvbkjiXYFNp/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/AVvXsEgaKDpDt76NZHbFDGdK4TptZf7y0lI8s6z7J7E8CsOCviVpLJkEmzOTGBMt3xRbp_-Qj14eH2QePqrECfsJiXk0sy0zDjIR3dq75uM0_HU3xc7gUybV41vQ5L8LuCmbW7WsJCDXkFUf1Ryl/?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/AVvXsEjyQHp0nlUlaGGkmAXcGlfy_D5oDy1tp9uJg291j73pI9OrI9vuHnCE4QBlM4cy6tbOIKpQQNDIkIeK1nVQIZpKivBe6LsUgxgB8VlwFgvyFOEGVuNNyy0rif181KeR7Laph9ZguCwv3ORs/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/AVvXsEgi8CUUy1uLap9lnYUidle8PZRP7SHNMEfmjt3PmyoqurynFteOKNXpTfqpN8fR2v5qcep5YPT953rUh2iu1dNkggvX6TAUMxBA-KCd0Gywd8vL93L5V7TpXosFXYYGEmksvji8ypt6Hzbd/?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/AVvXsEigGB3Ryhee5qPbM1ClUMiRdeDSFopAlay8eSGmTJmvkJwBgs9BFeaSfjModnr1ViZMV2h19kKxtxPVjbZmXg5Hw5vlor8Q7jAb3cMTd_XHHXn1HZf0C-ANSsZzShOWLh-aRmxIaZpdLaaD/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/AVvXsEhUsXfY69eNvVj9Qk0Tm1cQ1lvCC2afvqNYDNheD0i3L8lYk_LgHpY4xAQnrD3tAP1kxtdBgFIEOrfLpIhKArE5WMt_QWwBb6_A_VWgIX_SsXsmYplEmZ3xgzygZ9zjSomGMg42FW-kyJsJ/?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/AVvXsEhtekaCAkLzendYQJoFnjcl4-LzPBTSyJmpf3Z5Ug5OwHl-R6Ty2qVNYP-bu1fSazdiQ0uDzVp-aChYdUI8k-maOzY0URmVB4V2WghdhY1UQtWWeWE004dUuBMdZKwosvpmy6IAvyJpCWVa/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/AVvXsEgEaXxqnX4axNZvA6TbonqZ-9hWtHtjA8RryaA6GO_Q5FdhvIoPylWOddKxF1T-Lv8gTgBtyxkDH_abvmnissniD5ZV8WjrTyXo_6yHRdNMiln-iej97VWBu5q0x5mh5DtboUzV02rOLe8J/?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/AVvXsEj1wxExGBhjaHz3thXfjE9XvL0XYqcYU7-8ZAITZfcSM_cRdjhjgFFt8Zc0EMs-4xjFFjAATXDtr7JhvcS9yjZmdDFlk1sRHgCdqNUkMjw_NbV4cRCLn-GjzI5hREwP99Kb4WIj0blCS10g/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/AVvXsEjv-fp1VaTSZ86LHaRN4s9NOj3fMG1jbUpTrofjDI6EZtgVWqZ-Kw_Kfn1uwMD583VLHzljj1azAnZI_S4eQLpq4YQaI5_niFOWQ2BT3D2UnBu3FLPndJV02eQ_2SvZfNoUsMHwZId0Chxp/?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/AVvXsEgFkxCIvc5e9R4JlLw812lpo6NCA4oNWd9JFtl2nMUm3Ha4dSSErkiifs70M2fC-QomMqw0VDSZh6W_Fc7k3f6D09ao9NfzLj65h97vvuCwWmudzd4bneeKeDyn1Q5fiy1PJsVWgkS7kSVN/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/AVvXsEiJ0Yy9-B-gyFQdTANbM0JCOLvRoE0bbkpuV3MnvSObvsLvZah5vF4IUNK2rXeBH7udKbE-sthwMf56gmPdw5f8Qpxx6QZ3slSTaAHg7MXRfvwZx_Jo4uFRI3ZBaZWlx5iCCb5Ib0GuGBzS/?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/AVvXsEhyA1aQr7aKFCvv-1utupQX5lByAbAhU9qnAFmz1bXQ3-s6V0D8yiFVeZMo30W-EHgRGe_JgAHx_aj2H6dt0AuPLZ1Vs0odV-700iVorD5FUYU2N3oB4aIihdOGypWgK13s_yzV0oMoafuD/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/AVvXsEgm9X8excyI6RXocGoAFv5evrz5wE_8wh9XoRvRmzpAYObxniNGputExImJJSyrwmCVLX-k-pN6WgC5-SMaWtqLmeWtLn9c1G4Gef03lrAB5lxUb7wmqEhrk8ogh4mGuYcnm8VJJl3WfKso/?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/AVvXsEhYcwQ3rGon5R7Bgtho5_RQXozKqLJ1JUTGoEfeScCUaE5j2ZDxVmlNyW2IWIiTlUBMK9BEcZgP6pN6h2FjtZ0V4pEQO2F2q07alFSmf0TV5kzy0tdKLbnWiNpvvsZAWB4cnCLYdiXjElo2/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/AVvXsEgDZy9LnDl2pL81mNntkpPnB9pUTL3zS7sS6GWk0Kei1VlpL8rm3bXAisGyXsaG3Pvhg8nN2sS-9u0CK2ZIo2oqgOaD3D7XbMzFZtwtDSVP1Bc7lXHlf0dU-YEx-yHppjiOqIvhUl1md4YH/?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/AVvXsEgtnoSdCitom899IB86C_sImaZNnA9M7HfU25DxwhZm1VmjL1MiExCyIRt3JJc1iBOZUS056xBV6237bGzW-eHlNzESuN4Z5Z6CDvD54kjrIVNNpgqhLsHzTtSAD0LRIgUpPKbMdna6u0By/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/AVvXsEiqHgwp1TRKyC32dJ9Uh9mUEqE5mmOdz03b3RStkVfCzZVnwAO6U8OPE5aqUuyHjSg0aZAahIZ5ibEZAwk03GUzLdFiSOvIjF9Aj4wBRUdwJ6aWbX_IB3fUayO11urrtYdj7k057WYhIlEJ/?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/AVvXsEgVJvW1UQJzAAwtlINzZT8h2L4GTsEgWpX5XVFjGPTufkTK4Y4CarZg5UgLfuUjvkzZZ27EM1Tbp6oCZHDreA3eqoSS91XlcNNBcNiB32DSi4fmDFqINM7EJx6SKqUujh87xLyKKQlAHVTH/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/AVvXsEhiXhVhaaTataBMOm89tS8tAmV7LEhj9kbgvmMEom6D2N8XpGIAU_z2moxB-1G4mLehjoist7gN7g2E9GqyX8uUlKyvq5GDS8ekimB-fLTdBhzE3C4St_aSYUdHJtMPc94Bqe7T3pWIsMWu/?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/AVvXsEjUhZz7Gf5Bbg3Kml1emj6m3vF1e7YQNESWXnbVCIxjgW8EDqI4xZObvUHKb6PIRnlusHkg03k4JNkfhVgVgfpnrZ0M0Y0Q7plFXhYOVLrSKhT9H2U3cEo8OYTP2OyQyvF1PCPNouxTM_uf/?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/AVvXsEiesiwjy4RVFbyAgB0QXsFJw8hIlGXVoHeslUe9jbpfy4Ajixka4y6Gpyo_aoRd3Lg3QYPjLM450kF-Rjt0BA8zgNhvS2UUhHh5KpRhnjlE_GvPlyrDB66B52GERI6OQVbKkBUZ_0pd3Og-/?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/AVvXsEjnw0Y2hvjykzCWf0ALJjpbLRjSRiPGS-aJb_UCBfzkYAzNTjtXtACeKeN6L0blrk4of8y5EgxV7n6psDbhuW6-jETkJRSWXH14hSwEKpnhXaSjKyILYCsLxmAzKF128TmTJ8VxGdNjn_iT/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/AVvXsEiyKd6OldcNA_eQ7EQqtm4J03N4XYrzo8EzQNZ8EKO-944XLt9TArfeApcMOL8UIak1DmBqeEy7a2Z3_zwQjszKj-TGFt-ht0g6SiF7RbiJ2HYmNStK7XLTE4odQNFWQegEj2hK0yZT5Lfj/?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/AVvXsEgEVAh1ErQ89lOU3SSceblzhL1Gy0i3nA5dJl2_QvA7yk-K33JE7UBG4MTnd0wkBM1aCQB2tpAMtIvEJJO3Zj1OgA3-jHEcJm0kj0TlTLVIZRScGIEyvUpEjsgH0zOXuP_oysnE4jlibkso/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/AVvXsEhBu6wQQhgqbcllgmDBwZFmHRQf9qyksDdPSIxsOR_OtD-QPdPWyrfZbdZGshXyWK7CDxmQKptSyJS7NezhFG7khuMXWKWdUMe5iN7F3XS_OeZwtZfZGEHaD4A-9UmDlJOpq4_1nNwOwRAo/?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/AVvXsEjXkFH5nDsgFPF9TsV56tTjRyJdyZI6QHbnTcsmRtiuWVkKzIg6G_xFQFL6x54Oc6BwJpGAZQLmIJvSyfJEzghENn9lPb31YhAOIwjw1dV4qjv4xE7MhvJGynLPrPVQNYmi11Q9pN8_8ovc/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/AVvXsEjlhhXPMIas2GX2QDugatRBPxKpvV3jNl49-drt1_CvwNpl68sar5Z38MDIiuUB9P61RmMEw0bvQ7y3wtNAuc79JuMo-IcSoE2HWqEEh5RGbgefohO1ontBkVEYMC2na7AAdt4Wsy9hecda/?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/AVvXsEi0gU3EreZsEcQ_iyTnFe1Y8t7iS5JlXApZ2fekOV3iG7IUZnNA1LLf7y70uRVHAaDz7E_Q7vchYUEOyJVRL60Hoxz2HUGILVONHFwMGup5b0e64xeXf0hHnSL7RZ_IS4-nqmOsutRqR_yX/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/AVvXsEjDpJD0D0A-UhZEojc0BrplWvM2NNwgZzehCl7ukR1Vkpnp-rAm2pgLHGe52iZlntnXgOBRUNZhcjbAmuvItYVcbxVl9BTf8fK7Hb1qjImctlLjgKWThhPqu2-tecScW7ZIuGL4NurtPcAU/?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/AVvXsEgEVAh1ErQ89lOU3SSceblzhL1Gy0i3nA5dJl2_QvA7yk-K33JE7UBG4MTnd0wkBM1aCQB2tpAMtIvEJJO3Zj1OgA3-jHEcJm0kj0TlTLVIZRScGIEyvUpEjsgH0zOXuP_oysnE4jlibkso/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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Drinks at the Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel

My recent trip to Palm Springs was filled with excitement and one of the things on my list to see was <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/" target="_blank">The Viceroy</a> Palm Springs Hotel . It was a glamorous Hollywood hideaway back in the 1930s and was refurbished 4 years ago by Kelly Wearstler of <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/" target="_blank">KWID Design Group</a> into a sleek boutique Hotel. Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Joan Crawford, and 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt are a few of the famous past guests that frequented it. The Viceroy Palm Springs has gotten some great reviews and lately some not so great reviews. But I am only going to focus on my good review. It was a perfect afternoon. I was being driven around Palm Springs by my Dad on an Architectural tour of <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/palm-springs-modern-architecture-and.html">Screen Block Houses</a>. And after a full afternoon we headed to the Viceroy Palm Springs to arrive just in time for our pre-dinner, late afternoon cocktail. I toured the grounds and snapped some pictures while the cocktails were being stirred and shaken. <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" border="0" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmm4k_9gAeK0UZIOmccRfkW-ZqkEuMlcH-a12qYLZH4f9lmA-pbxXFeMjas3WrsliyAX2jruVdP4T-tuv1ElAESLLAGPV8lWBqX6nfr-c-e4AhbBytS16Ie9iRKX9Y8mviI_DB-S5QQUB/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="200" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  We had a hard time finding the <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/" target="_blank">Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel</a> as it is tucked away; except that after driving back and forth a few times I glanced up and saw <a href="http://kwid.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a>'s iconic white porcelain dog statue on a balcony and bingo we were in. <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/hotel/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 166" border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxYJCQXmYwSzsWMGrBu73aEA_7jWutAN2KtgiIKsa0vIK47sGgXKngSjpfqVCK86IQMWrZp9KhbA188aKbvoLv-2KNXl20h4McxNANfJzwyxLHEHfXgrDZzS0bwvJmM0OPSyv5uH-a9_3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="296" /></a> <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Viceroy" border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSg51Q10Rnw7RWCnJZ8HGTV3pVhzxFMZ8mgjsEpUSehw3Bjq7gtGhyphenhyphenJeYULY__QteBFpGvf-HoUi5l2IIbDgt8Y4Plw6OjfIS7VuUX4Zy8hSt81_D3XUBO5kYvFFqsL4qI_70G9AquJKN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="303" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  The Koi greeted us just inside the shady entrance courtyard. It was very inviting, much like entering a private home. <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 125" border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaVH0LUTgyG3chq3fgvSY3nroEibuk1n5nrSLp_mTDXBKy2IIWVNp4c_Kv8XcZZMpnUfXs-b-6sie0Aa7oFUwRPrHl1I8HSE3ous0DgAOFOBbA1HFpYc_Eflmc_rawo0fsC0PGOycgc88/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="569" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  The grounds of the Viceroy Palm Springs, house several private Villas dating from the 30's. They had been updated by Kelly Wearstler with black & white awnings, draped verandas, front doors painted orange with shiny new polished chrome hardware. <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 137" border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj0Lw9ulUNv0tSdKf2YP1Gc0sWNtQ7DgV-ck38OriDdhQZYvoseXO4WrPy4O-8DJmYyIgu4uU5B0yBmb7y5Bes7OThXr6kF3Py4yzS_BB3NDo5Ef-1JrPyF3bPcmUYJVzM2mIOe-ht4Y-/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="553" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 133" border="0" height="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-zrVwDbtQc7W6hZU-qlSg1cVaduMtLv37Q6NAtE2f9Vi_Yvs-V_1KrJno1ieQ2rwpVXzc1Q2oUkmnzdNY6NalPDyk11p98CAk2va0C3gAc1voSn5_sVJ-3DF-j2FvRkdRsYWEzdEgYMu/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="442" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel The brick chimneys on some of the Villas had been painted black to match the awnings and a large white medallion was surface applied. <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 123" border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflU7l9tUPXhc1r_mgssI-MWIkgXB9kxqK9hsg1NYb_DQq3zsOiJIuwAqS72vngtDt4FUY514GnJU5XeJJotAlCyttFEmBgxBIFH3IyY8fvV2p4I1MKVeuKaBneCywvYqXHakWDwxw4AVh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="509" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel   The Villas faced onto a central courtyard complete with a beautiful cabana with a pool in the rear. <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 134" border="0" height="581" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhGseiYM-OEx5Q35Jg-yQSMoE82-zWbZ3r3LvGF7kVuJY06MXjTYrQz37-6AYuY-XFh20ZjVaZDu8W7m0YhoZ88vGtenSnlnumgdx63Y9odg-6SxadCsByjOXlI5WWkhsxsj2Bp5Gp_2s/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="437" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45zXOGYxkNV2tlqOK1QqfjzluKeNA4EMczyJCGiOAYOIfPQmKeDCMHFBkAiZQ8O-GasIXtCqTQKSn8OjHJ6BH2eVEA1x-KckV5xVB-gIbvvHNusUqCm4vWtHkgsxpsJdQDRMTP6GLiJGb/s1600-h/PalmSprings31264.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 126" border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWS4F29FWplgE67fJ6xOtHQP_u_knS-fRtFDXJeaD3_coMhI9BFLeBP_0ONmzEh6KiLjzPgQU6gyBzot3gzsnTNyfWqJbp4UguZZzoNz3lAhddh_T0YOl10cCTusHme0gVOGg5VhxaNkV6/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="504" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel   The Hotel was decorated in Yellow, White, Black, and Gray. The only deviation from this scheme was the orange front doors on the Villas <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaVqNbBi79FVwYpSm5SOpmvrCJYl_6l70BDPbSkO2TMVqUkPeaHjqJfN8nAaSNDcehEoVpik43qa-YPeiUVVoY5dGjuR0LIku9xmiGNOHAUZbeJNbxFamaEMU5VCA0z1GYYDji384BBuT/s1600-h/PalmSprings31314.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 131" border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVBGlarjXWy18m_6EQEsFae-v-6t3EFnUBNoBS7CaHayQzCglcBG0ViuLJEln1aaRmBLF1WsuG_djXctS1sg0KCmjGMDvEghVM2DUh_4g5blhlkpCQLZ-aw9hIOrdJPp_lRD_u5mk7n6A/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="442" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  Beyond the pool to the rear of the property is the spa with massage tables set up inside of draped cabanas <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKxbkkez_yq5pxJzK5fmVOel2SRqktGoAz6vQV3-ww2GRJh5vHc319eW9OUstxWlbAKIOCnFTGRUPLuMN0DziYvcsyNSJtEyF9ZrziNQ2UQnQeUUoXiTcFMuvg9X3l9_OGYJGsp3p2S8V/s1600-h/PalmSprings31273.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 127" border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkFL-HMZRSDDLOslumH38zdD1nPGPudBMh93cZRaLYjdb_OoGh8j1fNoAVSP-ockLMvF7ZvlQsgpeAS2mE7JMwIPWb_Qb9woWRvGQQFihrHS_46_wjbSF75rP6WNhhOCKsA2g4UbOHGfE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="460" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  The outdoor massage tables <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTjQDU3QcShlx6gG9kmBRNDB9wzRz96ZY7EtUymmxq4NM4C35NJkMemp9VKqixP4gYEI84yrbmrXFkQ-cLAvao_3o93EONtvm_ZTFP0ncZB-AwUqibmASyg2c4tAE_zaK4oX0Bj2P5hXh/s1600-h/PalmSprings31293.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 129" border="0" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM0V45PtjQsK_IoOj4mFWwuxqg1B1gERIeA-48G6jtdp9U7ZHUQIFN4Ysv6SHSxYHMRFq69Ib3NtNh76hTxcbGgj52_oD15wrnob2_zXep56o2Np9amruYDrg9CVVyn7XKDutzufBtcf2/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="469" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yApLLYh65lPiiZ4KF55ZySDT3jM-UQl3VxpBF54lAi0pdAK5h2o2j_MqCrBYfi2rXStCE8E3rDJXQJn0_-ywT3KHV91JExrIRAihzxFKyWKRL8Xh2dlljnhUD1e6CShdtSup-TVtYEpU/s1600-h/PalmSprings31283.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 128" border="0" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLZiFcsDNrCEIb-6vFmbWJ8T4iYjuOH98_ucFlxfrfgwhXhMiZQ-5_Bqk28GiQHA3LPn2vDpybehjRI2f61bZfUozMzgoT-BqwhTVvWg1PVtCyG8qmLsmNCg8dJFX5cJdJN9TIgXqEaTV/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="475" /></a> Outdoor Showers Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/dining/menu.html" target="_blank"><img height="318" src="http://tobifairley.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/citrondining-web.bmp" width="477" /></a> The Citron Dining Room Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  <a href="http://www.viceroypalmsprings.com/dining/menu.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 157" border="0" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg-QnBKQxnWYe4ibP0lwN63r1PX1yEM7SwUnRBVENMq-202pmMGcoviNmXiGQ2ZE0szrTlyW1J06HqnLhMLLYDkwYI6TXmLNDJt6z-hjwEnYihPuMswp9dV0xPQfr7WE4k94OR01l9Clr/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="311" /> </a> Outdoor dining for the Citron Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKW1QutEtqo8JOKOXPx8rxBVMs8yn-IZ_ibU9YfiU47LThRkAsluPOMK0mnKsrt8JkapP9PfsWQ7-ms7t1yLc1nsGpKxpB9R-fQ7UmSlQMZVhe_yEjrDvW0M30sXpDQVXhDSC_pgC-NIR/s1600-h/PalmSprings31484.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 148" border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9QK__i7r1TQl300vXrdzVXq4v3V0nCx8s1vDaQs7H59kjQXydUhx8EQjpoDk4scnkfUu2cXRECNC7DOGgvC7AWDom45Y1Tx-VdxRExz9lXz6rto7BpNTECMZng5yL05cBe7yM2zApqSl/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="486" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheovFhiPyzV6vFFBId_0F2HfXeGhFNLD54ZAJ2XSr18ZMmwEcTkN2r8oIuOUKtdOyw1h8y4Q9Z3FcsAQG6VelU46mTGeVaF4E7-07IA1hEqdPlxsTWCFnpvMkMD-71LuENg6y6q_FYTXDr/s1600-h/image%5B29%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AAay8rdVMylCb4Cn6zunPm0daydQ022fJCJMicupPB_1G5TlcB1cXdAmukYLGZcSITc9tyC90ZfKV4hMW_DoYVqqPoMBEdyr4x294fOVIvKdyuOLVnBDOPPXliGdMY6Sq1lhN5VE3I-B/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="132" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  Facing onto the other pool which is behind the Citron Dining Room were outdoor dining cabanas <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqzzuc2fUb75R47YCj-3AjEk_4mXv48Dkymwd96Kjecp875x3yv0fv3qjz121uSCG6ruixxmyt2hDZqH5HQbXl_Dz2wiixcnpwMiLxyHp169mht39mLC3R_8pTXeZb6aIyNXdm2wRPO1J/s1600-h/v3.jpg"><img alt="v" border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI3TuPa1f_8Zn4OHQ8H9_jNGLcZVflPumABYckwrFq4t7MmTFFKXvtSLL5s5vLhDtI3wTlHmW1XrFu0qL99w4zLhVolZTmD75OKwG6VCdmq3p0G7kojAruMqZAbSDFxfBSNWTU_VSG2me/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="497" /></a> Dad and Joyce at Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel My Dad and Joyce patiently waiting for me. Gin and Tonic's were welcome. The sun was low and the purple haze particular to that time of day was casting shadows on the mountains behind the Hotel. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKGIAUoecTWzsd3qoOCBIYpMbPjjR-wUA_g4oF5Q5iTdFH0UY5lvVNlqL5B5po0R3-HF49fYtBtds97HHwEjPfXM7zuZCNXaWy6PAJ4ZFXRPXAj9-r5h-F4RN2l71yRIqXkuz-_BMN7aF/s1600-h/PalmSprings31383.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 138" border="0" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89mOkM-UGmEmmSmCD72l_P4MW0YLFK1B1aBUjtvF71SjeYCX58JplKc8dyTldjlqT4wBOkqnI_cZ705eAkvHjCN2rkmaHnlDS1wRO0AHeDHd3VkRnrn5rBZ43pKlvh0agRcaXcBrIDuRj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="365" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  The sun was creating a halo effect around the palm trees. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9oD6YJQiqWj3zgjxmzvErQQOzJV5Lm4FY6PQ6xmNhDb-qPHu-2DCBUIOqEMxyN5Kb7U3aZkNp4tC9jVAjXOqu0BeuV2Pm-912znN5WmVsoO476a-Y2uAfw9pBVwQ55jBNdpgdyxEvwgh/s1600-h/PalmSprings31634.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 163" border="0" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnJfVE6G7eu6bbkovsetiUHsp016Mt7lRZyXdL154QD_WuAtr8N90LCczKQd_bDdMZybspUPrtUXZlzODn4sOK9mqfsYQwHkgKQ4ZntQZ5-c-yRBtEFbB66oq3YrS_2R5TyH5nZXiSGbR/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="376" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  Leaving through the lobby and saying good-bye to the Koi <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyV6v4EZGrhdk1fPl-rcGB0emFnL8wPnK0eeFdXVlCwpizyw1LokrshDIwNzaVTounQAegX46fTu62DIf-MBwK53X5HCoLBC48hS0MDn7H4-Jg8d6EiJRIY2HvEl79iUnhhRKEQQ6blYu/s1600-h/PalmSprings31668.jpg"><img alt="Palm Springs 3 166" border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv31YO7se4DOHZjWOYhqFRYTwyHTcsyRwXw_Q7ixGuY3D1SOobq6cs8Hh1ihgDpKwiy-XNf-GjqUWxCrRhTCJebEiqLec_3HdPVDWcz4GTWS6uFAj3GHNS1IzfuVlt7pV9I36PDJYRlTRD/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="381" /></a> Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel  A perfect end to a perfect day <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-modern-architecture-and.html">Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/palm-springs.html" title="My Visit to Palm Springs">My Visit to Palm Springs</a> Drinks at the Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/08/sunday-in-milan.html" target="_blank">Sunday in Milan</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/08/venice-old-and-new.html" target="_blank">Venice - The Old and the New</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/07/venice-bauer-palladio-hotel-spa.html" title="VENICE - Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, Giudecca Island, Redentore">VENICE - Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, Giudecca Island, Redentore</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/07/rome-hotel-mascagni-trevi-fountain.html" title="ROME - Hotel Mascagni, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Barberini">ROME - Hotel Mascagni, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Barberini</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/06/florence-hotel-santa-maria-novella.html" title="FLORENCE - Hotel Santa Maria Novella, Uffizi, Accademia Gallery">FLORENCE - Hotel Santa Maria Novella, Uffizi, Accademia Gallery</a> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/01/la-dallas-and-meeting-joni.html" title="{ LA, Dallas, and Meeting Joni }">LA, Dallas, and Meeting Joni </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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