BIBLIOGRAPHY on DESERT MODERNISM

Racquet Club, 2743 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, 1945,46,47, Albert Frey

Rippingale, Sally Presley. The History of the Raquet Club of Palm Springs. Yucaipa, California: US Business Specalities. 1985

Farrel, Charles. And So We Started the Racquet Club. Desert Magazine, March 1963. p18-22

Frey House #1, 1150 Paseo El Mirador, Palm Springs, 1940,47,53., Albert Frey

Desert House, simply built, has pools inside and out that make it Charming. Architectural FORUM. August 1950. p88-93, pictures (11), including rare color and (2) floorplans.

Cahuilla Elementary School, 833 Mesquite Avenue, Palm Springs, 1941,45,46,47,55. Albert Frey & Robson Clark

Designed for multi-stage Construction; School Mirrors its community in Character and Planning. Architectural Record Jan. 1953. p117-123. photographs (8), floorplans (2), details.

Loewy House, 600 Panorama Road, Palm Springs, 1946, Albert Frey & Robson Clark

Designer: Raymond Loewy

Desert House Blends Drama and Serenity, Glamor and Simplicity. Architectural FORUM. May 1947. p.62-64 photographs (6) axeometric floor plans.

Chambers House, Palm Springs, 1952, Clark & Frey,

Architects House Built in two stages. Architectural Record, Dec. 1952. p142-145. Photographs (9), floorplan.

Desert Museum, East Tahquitz Way, Palm Springs, 1953, Albert Frey

Henderson, Randall. They Learn About the desert--in Palm Springs. Desert Magazine. Feb. 1959. p.12,13

Lafin Date Garden, Hwy 111, 11 miles S of Indio, Thermal

Palm Springs Life Guide 83/84 P. G12.

Desert Fashion Plaza, 123 N. Palm Canyon at Tahquitz, Palm Springs.

Palm Springs Life Guide 83/84 P. 156, add. Blurb p160

Pioneertown, 4 miles North of Yucca. [Owner Dick Curtis (Silent actor)]

Palm Springs Life Guide 83/84 P. 277. (feature article with several photos)

Delaney, Jack. Pioneertown: A Ghost town Haunted by People. Desert Magazine Oct, 1965. p18,19

Bank of Palm Springs Center (now theater complex), Tahquitz & McCallum Way, Palm Springs, Kassinger, Herman and El Segundo ,1984.

Palm Springs Life Guide 83/84 P. 280. (feature article with photos)

Vee Nisley Stuido of Interior Design (now Home Entertainment Stuido), 72-111 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage (original building Albert Frey)

Palm Springs Life Guide 77/78 P. 21. (photo ad.)

Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, Stuart Williams,

Palm Springs Life Guide 77/78 p46-49 & 83/84. (Several goods pictures and history in both editions)

Desert Ranch House, Borrengo Springs, Cliff May, Landscape: Tomson, Tommy Interior: Frankl, Paul T.

Western ranch Houses by Cliff May. A Sunset Book. Lane Publishing 1958. P 66-73. Photos: Maynard L. Parker (7)+ floorplan.

Institute of Mental Physics, various buildings 1946-1956. Yucca valley, Lloyd Wright

Lloyd Wright Architect: 20th Century Architecture in an Organic Exhibition. University of California Santa Barbara. 1971.

San Marino (Del Marcos) Motel, 225 W. Baristo Road, Palm Springs, 1947 William F. Cody.

Small Hotel disguises its two-story height with a sweeping roof, displays elegant simplicity of design. Architectural FORUM, July 1949. p.94-97. photographs (7), floorplans (3).

Ship of the Desert, 1995 Camino Monte, Palm Springs, 1930, Earle Webster &Adrian Wilson.

Sunset Magazine, 1937.

U.S Steel Houses, N. Sunnyview Drive, Palm Springs, 1961. Donald Wexler.

Style in Steel Home. Architects: Donald Wexler, of Wexler & Perlin-Boggio. Interior Design: W. & J. Sloane and Jack Wojack. Builder: R. A. Watt Company. Location: Buena Park, Photographs (7): Fred Farish and Julius Shulman. Architecture Digest, Winter 1968, p.62-73. "Home in Buena Park, California sponsored by the American Iron and Steel Institute and Southern California Gas Company was created to show the many uses of steel and steel products that are available to the homeowner today."AD

Desert Hot Springs Motel, Desert Hot Springs, John Lautner.

John Lautner:Architect. Frank Esher ed. London:Artemis. 1994. p48-51+

Elrod House, 2175 Southridge Dr., Palm Springs, 1968. John Lautner.

John Lautner: Architect. Frank Esher ed. London:Artemis. 1994. p 158-163+

Modern Palace in the Desert: Arthur Elrod House. Architecture by John Lauther, Interior Design by Author Elrod. Architectural Digest, Spring 1970. p50-61 (11) "The modern house of designer Author Elrod, A.I.D. of Palm Springs, California is an extravagant example of new applications of space and form. A unique circular structure with breathiaking views of mountains and desert."AD. (photos cortersy Conte Naste publications, check and see if contemporary conte naste publication had article)

Front Cover: A view from the terrace of designer Arthur Elrod's new Palm Springs Home. Architect: John Lauther. Cover photograph: Richard Gross. Architectural Digest, Spring 1969.

Bob Hope House, Southridge Dr. (top), Palm Springs, 1979. John Lautner,

John Lautner: Architect. Frank Esher ed. London:Artemis. 1994. p. 210-217+

Pearlman Residence, Idyllwild, 1957, John Lautner.

John Lautner: Architect. Frank Esher ed. London:Artemis. 1994. p.96-99+

Koop House, 44-870 Cabrillo Avenue, Palm Desert, R.M. Schindler.

Small Desert House. R.M. Schindler Architect. Arts and Architecture. Nov 1951.

Eagle Mountain, Off I-10 Between Indio and Blyth, Eagle Mountain , 1948+, Kaiser Steel

Delaney, Jack. Pellets, People and Pets. Desert Magazine June 1966 p.8,9.

Dome & Rock, North of 29 palms, Highway 62, 1947, George Van Tassel.

Pearson, June, Desert Magazine, March 1967. p17-19. This is a True Story about Mr. Van Tassel who lives in a rock and has a Time Machine. This is a bit of the weird. Dome structure and house blasted into giant rock.

Garden of Gethsemane. Desert Christ Park Overlooking Yucca Valley,Yucca valley, 1951+ Antone Martin.

Transue, Warren & Barbara. One Mans Monument to Peace. Desert Magazine. Jan. 1969. p.14,15 Biblical Sculpter garden on a grand scale.

John Sarli House, 121st Street and Tumbleweed (aprox.), Juniper Hills (Near Palmdale) 1995. Judith Sheine

Young, Emily. Solitary Refinement. Los Angeles Times Magazine. October 1, 1995. p26-28.

Schweitzer House, Outside Joshua Tree Park entrance road, Joshua Tree, 1990, Josh Schweitzer & BIM.

Architectural Record, Record House 1990. Mid April issue 1990. cover+p.63-68

Gandee, Charles. The New Frontier: A Pioneering Design Led Six Firends to a Valley in the High Desert. Photographs by Timmothy Hursley (8). Architect: Josh Schweitzer, location:Joshua Tree. H G: House & Garden., June 1990, p119-125.

Desert Tower, Highway 80, SD & Imperial County border, Jacumba, 1925,Bert Vaughn

Martens, Lucile. Where the Highway Turns Away. Desert Magazine. July 1965. p26,27

Desi Arnaz- Western Hills Hotel, Palm Springs, Carlson Middlebrook.

Advirtisment: House and Home. Jan, 1958. p.13.

Bisonti Lodge, Palm Springs, 1951, Williams , Williams & Williams.

Bisonti Lodge; Resort Motel. Architectural Record, July 1951. p.124-126. photographs (6) floorplans (2)

Town and Desert, Palm Springs, 1948, H.W. Burns, Designer and Builder.

Advertisment: Architectural FORUM, Dec.1948 p.150 photographs (2)

Robinson's Palm Springs (Now Crown Books), Palm Springs, 1960, Pereira & Luckman. Interiors: Rayomd Loewy.

Merit Award Winner. Architectural Record, Nov. 1960. p 32.2

Lighting for Architecture. Architectural Record, July 1960. p.180,181. (Mention robonson's).

First Honor Award: Robinson's Palm Springs. AIA Journal, july 1958. p.30,31. photographs (2) Floorplan, Elevations

Salton Riviera Hotel and Salton Bay Yacht Club (projects), Salton City, 1960. Albert Frey. Dorman, Richard

Two Motor Hotels on the Shore. Architectural Record, July 1960. p154,155. rendering and floorplan

Medical Dental Center , Palm Springs, 1947, Williams, Williams & Williams .

Medical Dental Center. Architectural FORUM. 1954. p208,209. photographs (2), floorplans (2)

Restaurant, Palm Springs, Daniel L.Dworsky,

Restaurant, Progressive Architecture. ? Photographs (5), floorplan.

"Toujours Eblouissante" Residence of Lili pons, Palm Springs, Interior Design: Harold W Grieve.

Residence of Lili Pons. Architectural Digest, Vol 14. p.12-14Photographs (4)

House in Palm Springs, Palm Springs, Stephen Stepanian, Interior Design: Dick Smith.

A House in Palm Springs. Architectural Digest. Vol 13. p.83-86. Photographs (7)

Higgins Residence, Mr. & Mrs. Preston A., Palm Springs, Williams, Williams & Williams

Interior design: Thedford, Shelly. furniture by: Robsjohn-Gibbins.

Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Preston A. Higgins, Palm Springs. Architectural Digest. vol. 14. p33-38. photographs (6)

De Ware Residence, Thunderbird Ranch and Country Club, Palm Springs, J.E. Dolena,

Interior design: Peterson, Herman C, furniture by Robsjohn-Gibbins.

Residence of Mrs. Emily De Ware. Architectural Digest. vol 14. p.16-24. photographs (9)

Sandpiper Apartments , Palm Springs, 1959,60, Krisel & Palmer.

This big development pleases people with its neighborhood clusters. House and Home. Ap. 1959. p134,135

Davis Home. Mr. & Mrs Thomas B Davis. , Palm Springs, 1958, Henry L.Eggers & Walter W.Wilkman , interiors by Robsjohn-Gibbins

Besinger, Curtis. Palatial Splendor has New Meaning. House Beautiful. Nov. 1958.

El Encanto Apartments, Palm Springs , 1932, Marshall P Wilkinson.

Architectural record, july 1932. p.37-39. Photographs (3) floorplans (2)

La Quinta Hotel & Cottages, Indio, 1933, Gordon Kaufmann

Portfolio of Low-Cost Houses. Architectural Record. Nov. 1933. p.345-351 Photographs (7), Floorplans (5).

St. Pauls in the Desert , Palm Springs, 1949, Clark & Frey

Notes on Church Design, Architectural FORUM. Dec. 1949.

29 Palms Murals, City wide, 29 Palms, 1995+, various artist

Audiovisual, Huell Howser Productions, 1996.

Sunset Colors: Harmony of Tone for a Desert Interior. Interior design by Bruce A. Gregga, photography by Charles S White, Architect not listed [Cody?]. Owner Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lubeznik. Architectural Digest, December 1980, p82-87. (4 photos)

Steiner, Rob. Born to be Wild: Interior designer Steve Chase's Desert Garden. Photographs by Steven A. Gunther.Angeles Magazine. January, 1991. Location:Rancho Mirage, Architect: Richard Holden.

Splendor in the Desert: Designers Oasis. Owner: Steve Chase, Interior Design: Steve Chase, Architect:Richard Holden & William Carl Johnson, Location: Rancho Mirage, Photographs (10, +Cover): Mary E. Nichols. Architectural Digest, August, 1984. p.84-91.

Resort home in Palm Springs. Interior Design: Arthor Elrod and Harold Broaderick. Architect: ?, Location:. Tunderbird Estates Palm Springs. Photographs (12): Leland Y. Lee. Architectural Digest, Winter 1970, p32-43 "The new Palm Springs residence of Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Woods, Sr., of Oklahoma City. A large contemporary home designed for maximum enjoyment of living and entertainment in desert resort."AD

A Desert Oasis in Palm Springs. Architects: Buff & Hensman, Interior Design: Arthur Elrod & Steve Chase, Location : Tamarisk Country Club Palm Springs, Owner Mr. & Mrs. Barney Hayden, Photographs (16):Leland Lee, Architectural Record, November-December, 1970, p.44-55. "The Contemporary Palm Springs Home of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hayden has unusual use of interior and exterior pools, with distinctive architectural and interior treatments"AD. Great House by one of Los Angeles premier architectural firms which did case study house # it is very much an L.A. house transported to the desert. BE

Design for Vacation Living. Architect: William Cody, Interior design: Harold Broderick of Arthur Elrod associates, Inc. Photraghps: Ernest Silva, Location: Palm Springs. Architectural Digest, Jan/Feb, 1971. p.44-55 "A contemporary home in Palm Springs, California created expressly for vacations and weekends. Designed for a family's complete relaxation and entertainment of friends, the house features a number of custom made furnishings." AD

Designer's Desert Home. Architect: William F. Cody, Interior Design: Walter Dunivant, Location: Indian Wells, Photraghps (4):Harold Davis. Architectural Digest, Winter, 1968/69. p.88-93. "Near Palm Springs California designers employs early French and Spanish styling to creat a resort home for year 'round living and entertaining."AD

A Winter Residence in Palm Springs. Architect: William Cody, Interior Design:Harold Broderick of Arthur Elrod and Associates, Owner: Mr and Mrs. Stanley Goldberg, Location: Southridge, Palm Springs, Photraghper (9): George Szanik. Architectural Digest, Fall 1967, p.88-96. "Contemporary house planned for sesonial living in the desert with the comforts of a full time home"AD

A Compliment to the Desert. Architect: Lawrence A. Lapham of Kaptur-Lapham & Associates, Interior Design: Stephen Chase of Arthur Elrod and Associates, Photraghps (18 + cover): Alexandre Georges, Owners: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cramer, Location:: plateau overlooking thunderbird Country Club, Palm Springs. Architectural Digest, September/October, 1972. p.18-29.

Designers Year-Round Look for Palm Springs. Architect:William Sutherland Beckett, Interior Design: Val Arnold, Landscape Architect: Phil Shipley, Photograph (8 +cover): Leland Lee. Location:Tamarisk Country Club, Palm Springs. Architectural Digest, November/December, 1971, p.10-17.

Knossos Modern: Refined Lines for Palm Springs: Architect: William Sutherland Beckett, Interior Design: Val Arnold. Photographer (9): John Vaughn. Location tamarisk Country Club, Palm Springs . Architectural Digest, December 1988. p.126-133. This house is a remodel, featured in AD Nov/Dec 1971.