Palm Springs Ca

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We left Mesa Az. on 1/30 traveling west to spend 2 nights boon docked in the desert
during the latest Super Moon

Looks like the sun coming up doesn't it?

It was incredible being out in the desert by ourselves and watching the Super Moon rise



Onward to Palm Springs...



Palm Springs is a 2 hour drive from Los Angeles and back in the day many Hollywood types like
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin. Dina Shore and Gene Autry had weekend homes here.



Back in the early nineties Sonny Bono was Mayor

This place is much like Naples Florida except there are movie stars here,
there is very little humidity,..... oh yeah, and there is no beach.




The downtown area is very walkable and there are many nice shops, restaurants and plazas 

On Thursday evenings they have and street festival with hundreds of vendors of all types
lining the main street selling crafts, food, etc... there are also street musicians   


The Thursday evening street festival was started in the early nineties by Mayor Sonny Bono



 They are very proud of the Mid Century Modern architecture of many of the commercial buildings and homes. This style is also called Desert Modernism and they are very protective of these older building that were designed and built during 50's, 60's and early 70's,


The building above was originally built as a gas station in 1965 and was abandoned for most of the 1990's. Today it has been repurposed as the main visitor center at the base of the mountain tramway.



Many homes have the flat roofs and clean lines with lots of concrete block and glass



The design differences in the buildings and widespread use of  stone in the xeriscaping
is quite different from architecture and lush landscaping where we came from in South Florida  




Most of the fabulous restaurants have outdoor seating along the sidewalk

  At the end of the day the desert sunsets are always beautiful


























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  1. NanaFebruary 13, 2018 at 7:03 AM

    Beautiful pictures! Continue to have lots of fun, Nan

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