Palm Springs, house by house
The architects and the houses, the town’s history, and what the housing numbers actually say. Every post lists its sources at the bottom.
Homes and architecture
The Edris House: E. Stewart Williams Builds Around the Rocks
The Edris House in Palm Springs: who the Edrises were, how Williams built a steel and stone house into a boulder field in 1954, and its National Register listing.
Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Palm Springs: A Guide
The architects, the details you can spot from the street, four documented houses and the best tours for seeing mid-century modern Palm Springs.
Buying, selling and owning
Palm Springs Historic Home Designation: What Owners Should Know
What Class 1 and Class 2 historic designation means for a Palm Springs home: who reviews changes, how the Mills Act works, and recently designated houses.
Palm Springs Real Estate Market: What the Latest Numbers Say
The newest Palm Springs housing numbers, with their dates: median prices, days on market, inventory, the wider valley, and the rental rules that shape demand.
Local history
Alexander Homes in Palm Springs: Who Built Them and Where
The Alexander Construction Company's Palm Springs homes: the architects, the neighborhoods, how many were built, and how to tell if a house is really an Alexander.
Palm Springs History, Told Through Its Homes and Places
A short history of Palm Springs: the Agua Caliente hot spring, the checkerboard reservation, early adobe homes, Hollywood's hotels, cityhood in 1938 and Section 14.