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Category: Palm Springs & the Desert

Looking Back

Posted on June 15, 2021December 6, 2021 by L1OTB

In March 2020, just days before the pandemic lock-down, I found my way to the iconic Elvis’ Honeymoon Hideaway in Palm Springs. This Mid-Century Modern beauty is tucked away at the top of a small cul-de-sac in the city’s quiet Movie Colony neighborhood. On that day, I felt so lucky to grab a few photos….

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Palm Springs Celebrates Its Biggest Tribute to Marilyn Monroe Ever

Posted on September 29, 2012December 6, 2021 by L1OTB

She’s big, blonde, beautiful, and boldly sculpted in that iconic white-dress-flying-up moment from The Seven Year Itch (1955). She’s “Forever Marilyn,” the dramatic creation of 80-year-old American artist Seward Johnson (Johnson and Johnson Company heir). This Marilyn is 26 feet tall and poses at the corner of “Main and Main” (Palm Canyon & Tahquitz Canyon…

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