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Palm Springs Modern (part two) Swimming Pools

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Guest Bird #7  – Sylvia

If you’re not familiar with Palm Springs weather, check out last month’s warm temperatures!
 
Water has always been an important theme in the Palm Springs area, for the beauty as well as the cooling effect.  At last count, there were said to be over 30,000 swimming pools in the Coachella Valley.  I have chosen the most interesting residential pools to share with you…

bob_hope_pool.JPGBob Hope’s pool and 17,531 sq. ft. house!  (1)

z_elrod_pool.JPGElrod House pool  (2)

When viewing the photos below, please hover your mouse over the word “Notes” on the lower right side, so that you’ll be able to see the descriptions!

(1)  1979 Bob Hope House (John Lautner) photograph by Julius Shulman & Jurgen Nogai, 2007
 
(2)  1968 Elrod House (John Lautner) photograph by Julius Shulman & Jurgen Nogai, 2007
 
(3)  Palm Springs Modern p. 40

Sylvia grew up in central
California, spent 20+ years working in Manhattan, and is currently trying to sell her New York house–located in Hamptons. You can connect with Sylvia,
a Diva at Networking, via http://twitter.com/SylviaEnder and http://www.linkedin.com/in/SylviaEnder.

This is Sylvia’s third For the Birds Landing. You can find her previous posts here.

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