Lucy and Desi's Mid Century mansion in Palm Springs

[dhermann1]

I just stumbled across this really neat set of pictures of Lucy and Desi's 4,500 sq ft home in Palm Springs, from around 1954. Ultra ultra retro. Wish they were in color.

http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/gallery/1950s-houses/

 

[Talbot]

I love this stuff. Many thanks for sharing.

 

[Tomasso]

Cool pad! Thanks.

 

[dhermann1]

Go one step up and there are a lot of other neat places in the gallery.

 

[mikespens]

Great digs, thanks for posting the link.

 

[jonniangel]

Thanks for posting this. I'd happily move in there tomorrow!

 

[1930artdeco]

Those pics were taken before they even moved in. There was no driveway, yard really to speak of and no lived in look. I also liked the bedroom of twin beds (no man and woman slept in the same bed in the 50's) and an ashtray.

Mike

 

[Heather]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

 

[panamag8or]

Welp, gotta go change my shirt... this one's got drool all over it.
Wish there were more kitchen pics, with those awesome Youngstown cabinets.

 

[frussell]

Great stuff. I looked in the gallery, and found the El Mirador Hotel, where my grandfather was the public relations guy for years, and which later turned into Desert Hospital, where I was born, and my son was born 18 months ago. I remember seeing lots of party photos from the Ball/Arnaz residence, they were family friends back in the day. Seems like Huell Howser did at least one segment on this house, with a lot of detailed explanations. Thanks for posting this. Frank

 

[DeeDub]

Great photos. You notice the TV isn't the focus of the room?

In that last photo, is she checking him for lice?

 

[mungojerry]

Not head lice, she is probably checking for damage after hitting him over the head with a bottle.

 

[tonyb]

I just stumbled across this really neat set of pictures of Lucy and Desi's 4,500 sq ft home in Palm Springs, from around 1954. Ultra ultra retro. Wish they were in color.

http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/gallery/1950s-houses/

Julius Shulman photos. “Visual Acoustics,” the documentary film about him, is worth your while.

Shulman died in 2009, at age 98. His work is a chronicle of the growth of Southern California and modernist architecture.