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Ocotillo Lodge - Palm Springs, CA

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The Ocotillo Lodge in Palm Springs, California was designed by Palmer & Krisel in 1955 and completed in 1957. The lodge was commissed by the Alexander Construction Company and Joseph Dunas as a destination resort to attract potential homeowners to the Coachella Valley. The original landscape of the nearly seven-acre property is attributed to Garret Eckbo, with interior design work attributed to Charles J. Aufferth Jr.  

The complex features distinctive Krisel-lines, with the exaggerated sunflap porte cochere, narrow window bands, decorative block work, shadow block, open-beamed ceilings, post-and-beam style construction, vertical banding and varied overhangs. It’s a fantastic complex of mid-century modern vacation units that are approximately 500 square-feet in size, and can be purchased individually for less than $200,000. 

If you're looking for a classic place to stay in Palm Springs, there's plenty of rentals available at the complex; sites such as flipkey, VRBO and trip advisor have plenty of availability. 

Thanks to the Getty Archive, we have three photographs taken by Julius Shulman of the Ocotillo Lodge c. 1958. These three photos are  © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10).

 © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)

 © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)

 © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)









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