Tag: Palm Springs

  • Liberace’s Former House

    Liberace’s Former House

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    ‘ This weekend, while visiting the desert, and thanks to my friend EJ at the Movieland Directory, I got to stalk Liberace’”‘”‘s former Palm Springs manse. His home is an absolutely beautiful Mediterranean estate and there is no doubt whatsoever that it once belonged to Liberace. Besides the large candelabra located in front of the…

  • Armando’s in the Desert

    Armando’s in the Desert

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    ‘ This past weekend, while vacationing in Palm Springs, I dragged my boyfriend and my parents to Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’”‘”‘s fave Mexican restaurant in the Desert called Armando’”‘”‘s Dakota Bar and Grill. I’”‘”‘ve heard from several friends who live in the Palm Springs area that the Hollywood couple dine at Armando’”‘”‘s every Sunday…

  • Celeb Dining in the Desert

    Celeb Dining in the Desert

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    ‘ Got a tip from a good friend who lives in Palm Springs that Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell often frequent the Mexican restaurant Armando’”‘”‘s Bar and Grill when they are in the Desert. So I just had to go stalk it this weekend. Armando’”‘”‘s is a really cute little Mexican restaurant located right in…

  • The Orchid Tree Inn

    The Orchid Tree Inn

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    ‘ It’s no secret that there’s nothing this stalker loves more than an abandoned site.  Throw in a waterless pool and I am an even happier camper.  So a couple of months ago when I passed by an abandoned motel that appeared extremely accessible in downtown Palm Springs, I immediately pulled the car over for…

  • Robolights – One of the World’s Most Unusual Christmas Displays

    Robolights – One of the World’s Most Unusual Christmas Displays

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    ‘ I’ve been lamenting to the Grim Cheaper lately about Palm Springs’ lack of Christmas décor.  Sure there are some lights displayed in various shopping centers and on downtown streetlights, but overall the desert just doesn’t have the feeling of the holidays – at least not when compared to Los Angeles.  There is one Movie…

  • My Kind of Town

    My Kind of Town

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    ‘ While in Palm Springs this weekend, besides stalking

  • Avalon Hotel Palm Springs from “The Hills”

    Avalon Hotel Palm Springs from “The Hills”

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    ‘ Sometimes I stalk places unknowingly.  Such was the case with Avalon Hotel Palm Springs, which I visited back in June 2013 when it was known as Viceroy.  I was quite taken with the property’s yellow-hued Old Hollywood Regency-style theme and took a myriad of photographs while there, though I did not plan on blogging…

  • The Racquet Club of Palm Springs

    The Racquet Club of Palm Springs

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    ‘ On July 24th, while waiting in line for my morning coffee, my eyes wandered over to a nearby newspaper stand and landed on the headline Historic Racquet Club Hotel Destroyed in Fire.  My heart immediately sank as the now vacant Racquet Club of Palm Springs is not only steeped in Hollywood history, but is…

  • My Guide to Palm Springs – Cocktails

    My Guide to Palm Springs – Cocktails

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    ‘ Palm Springs has long been a playground of the show business elite, largely because back in the days of Old Hollywood, the studios required their stars to always be within a two-hour drive from Los Angeles.  The desert – picturesque, secluded and a scant 100 miles from Lalaland – therefore became the obvious go-to…

  • Triada Palm Springs

    Triada Palm Springs

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    ‘ For those who are unfamiliar with the area, Palm Springs is HOT in the summer.  Well, it’s hot year-round, but in the summer it’s hot hot – like 115 most days.  One nice consequence of that fact is that hotels drop their prices during the inclement months.  My family loves to partake of the…