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- Get 50% 0ff on Mid-Century moderns: the homes that define palm springs
When Father and Son team George and Bob Alexander started building affordable architect designed homes in Palm Springs in 1955, they had no idea they would be the catalyst of what is today a city filled with modern design. This documentary film goes beyond the walls and hedges of Mid-Century homes that were built in neighborhoods like Twin Palms, Vista Las Palmas and Racquet Club Estates.
The film features interviews with noted architects James Harlan, author of The Alexanders: A Desert Legacy and Hugh M. Kaptur, the architect of the Steve McQueen house, as they articulate their knowledge of the innovations made in constructing these mid-century marvels of design.
Preservationists, including Gary Johns, Vice President of the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation and Robert Imber, owner and operator of Palm Springs Modern Tours and Chairman of the PS ModCom Education Committee, discuss the impact of the Alexander Construction Company on California Living and the “built environment”. Joe Contreras, a journeyman carpenter employed by the Alexander Construction Company, gives a first hand account of what it was like working for Bob Alexander while building these unique structures.
Palm Springs ModCom Founder and President, Chris Menrad, discusses his Twin Palms home and the impact the Alexanders had on Palm Springs society, and homeowner Brian Maguire gives us a tour of his Don Wexler designed steel home, now on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Watch as home owners in various Palm Springs neighborhoods speak directly to the pride that goes beyond home ownership as they tour us through their homes. They gladly accept that they are the stewards of these mid-Century monuments that they live with everyday.
This DVD has been tested and works in multiple players in numerous countries without a problem. Please contact us immediately if you find an issue.
The film features interviews with noted architects James Harlan, author of The Alexanders: A Desert Legacy and Hugh M. Kaptur, the architect of the Steve McQueen house, as they articulate their knowledge of the innovations made in constructing these mid-century marvels of design.
Preservationists, including Gary Johns, Vice President of the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation and Robert Imber, owner and operator of Palm Springs Modern Tours and Chairman of the PS ModCom Education Committee, discuss the impact of the Alexander Construction Company on California Living and the “built environment”. Joe Contreras, a journeyman carpenter employed by the Alexander Construction Company, gives a first hand account of what it was like working for Bob Alexander while building these unique structures.
Palm Springs ModCom Founder and President, Chris Menrad, discusses his Twin Palms home and the impact the Alexanders had on Palm Springs society, and homeowner Brian Maguire gives us a tour of his Don Wexler designed steel home, now on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Watch as home owners in various Palm Springs neighborhoods speak directly to the pride that goes beyond home ownership as they tour us through their homes. They gladly accept that they are the stewards of these mid-Century monuments that they live with everyday.
This DVD has been tested and works in multiple players in numerous countries without a problem. Please contact us immediately if you find an issue.
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available at select palm Springs locations:
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Palm Springs Art Museum Gift Store
101 Museum Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 |
Palm Springs Visitors Center
2901 N. Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 |
True Value Hardware
Smoke Tree Village 1785 E. Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92264 |
Destination PSP
170 N. Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262 |
