Colony Palms Hotel
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{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Colony Palms Hotel
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| address = 572 N. Indian Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, California
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| coordinates = {{coord|33.8315|-116.5450|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| opening_date = 1936
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| developer = Al Wertheimer
| architect = Martyn Lawrence-Bullard
(2007 renovation)
| operator = Colony Palms Hotel
| owner = Michael Rosenfeld
(Woodridge Capital Partners)
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| number_of_rooms = 52
| number_of_suites = 5
| number_of_restaurants = 1
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| floors = 2
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| website = [http://www.colonypalmshotel.com Colony Palms Hotel]
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}}The Colony Palms Hotel is located in Palm Springs, California. The hotel has 57 rooms and suites.
It re-opened after a 2007 renovation, and features the "Winner's Circle Suite" in honor of previous owners, Robert S. and Andrea Leeds Howard (owners of the racehorse Seabiscuit).
History
The Colony Palms Hotel was originally built as the "Colonial House" by Las Vegas casino owner and Purple Gang member{{cite journal|last=Moore|first=Dawn|title=Shine on Colony Palms: A passion for preservation returns a historic property to it seductive side|journal=Palm Springs Life|date=December 2007|url=http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/December-2007/Shine-on-Colony-Palms/}} Al Wertheimer.{{Cite book
| last = Niemann
| first = Greg
| title = Palm Springs Legends: creation of a desert oasis
| chapter = Ch. 46: Do You Remember? Gone But Not Forgotten
| publisher = Sunbelt Publications
| year = 2006
| location = San Diego, CA
| pages = 286
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| isbn = 978-0-932653-74-1
|oclc=61211290}} ([http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005021837.html here for Table of Contents]){{rp|250}} The hotel began receiving guests in 1936, and had a reputed downstairs speakeasy and brothel. It was renamed "Howard Manor" in the late 1940s when Robert and Andrea Leeds Howard took possession.{{cite news|last=Vincent|first=Roger|title=L.A. investors acquire Palm Springs hotel|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-jun-18-la-fi-property-report-20120618-story.html|access-date=September 16, 2012|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 18, 2012}} (with correction on: [https://www.latimes.com/local/corrections/la-xpm-2012-jun-22-la-a4-0622-correx-20120622-story.html "For the record" (June 22, 2012). Los Angeles Times]) (Robert Howard was the son of Charles S. Howard.) Boxing champion Jack Dempsey was also an owner. For the next 25 years the hotel was a haven for young Hollywood in Palm Springs.
In the 1970s, it became a health spa called The Palms operated by Sheila Cluff (owner of The Oaks in Ojai, California).
The original hotel had a mural on the wall that was Botticelli-esque in nature, with some frolicking nudes. The new owner (Steve Ohren) preserved the original mural from 1935http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060528/BUSINESS01/605280330 {{Subscription required}} when redesigning the resort with Martyn Lawrence-Bullard.
References
External links
- [http://www.colonypalmshotel.com Colony Palms Hotel]
- [http://www.desertmodernism.com/2006/01/howard_manor.html Vintage Howard Manor post cards]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220705062711/http://vworld88.org/ vworld88]}}
Category:Hotels established in 1936
Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1936
Category:Buildings and structures in Palm Springs, California