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OC Register June 10, 2007 |
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Palm Springs' midcentury modern revival The newest addition is also one of my favorites. It's easy to drive right past the Horizon – on a stretch of Palm Canyon Drive. It's the newest of the revamped modernist motels, with a stark white paint job that shimmers in the heat. Originally the playground of oilman Jack Wrather and his wife, the compound was designed in 1953 by Cody. Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Rosalind Russell were among the couple's guests in its heyday. Later named L'Horizon, the motel went through years of decline before its recent resurrection. The owners, unlike those of the Del Marcos, have gone decidedly nonretro in decor, with black lacquered wood furnishings and flat-screen televisions that look more like a W Hotel. The main drawback of the Horizon is the lack of shade – you can see all the geometric lines of the buildings from all over the property, but there are few places to hide from the midday sun besides inside the air-conditioned rooms or shady, covered cabanas. |
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