Missing Modernism Week in PS but then every week is Modernism Week there. It's was sunny here yesterday and we'll soon be in Palm Springs.
This tour sounds interesting but we can pretty much do these things ourselves when we're there.
Tour of the Sunrise Park Neighbourhood.
This tour sounds interesting but we can pretty much do these things ourselves when we're there.
Tour of the Sunrise Park Neighbourhood.
Innovative and influential architects like Donald Wexler, William Krisel and Richard Harrison created this eclectic collection of homes developed by the Alexander Construction Company and Jack Meiselman between 1956 and 1967.
Sunrise Park presents a mix of architectural styles that evolved over time, from Atomic Ranch to late 60s mod. Developments with names like Enchanted Homes and Desert Palms Estates are centrally located near the civic center with the Albert Frey designed City Hall and Wexler’s iconic airport that opened the desert to a world of international travelers.
Architects William Cody and Hugh Kaptur designed landmarks throughout the Coachella Valley but chose Sunrise Park to build their family homes. Huell Howser, the host of PBS television’s long-running series “California’s Gold” lived in the neighborhood for many years, as well as hotel magnate Conrad Hilton.
The Kaptur family home will be featured and showcases the architect’s rounded angles seen in public projects like the Palm Springs Swim Club, Fire Station #4 and Casa Blanca Hotel (now known as The Musicland). Also on tour is a home renovated by famed interior designer Christopher Kennedy sporting a hi-style aesthetic that honors and celebrates the home’s midcentury modern roots.
Proceeds from this tour will be used to support Palm Springs Public Library, Well in the Desert, and other local agencies, and operating costs for the Sunrise Park Neighborhood Organization.
