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In 1969, construction finished on 2055 S Joshua Tree Place, Palm Springs, CA 92264. The three-bedroom, 3.350 square feet property was decorated in the Palm Springs style. There were Moire wallpaper and draperies, gold crystal chandeliers and a wainscoted den. There still is. The place was decorated and left alone. To step inside is to enter a time warp. Lets take a look around this Modernist masterpiece, valued at $850,000:
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Aristus
(66,462 posts)Gold-flecked mirrors; enough said...
valerief
(53,235 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)I wanna jump on that bed.
Turbineguy
(37,365 posts)Heaven looks like that, ya know!
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)sarge43
(28,945 posts)That bedroom alone would drive anyone to a psychotic break.
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)For 3350 square feet? Property values are less in Palm Springs than I had imagined.
-- Mal
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)depress the price.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)I want to win a million and buy that thing.
3catwoman3
(24,041 posts)No one had ever lived there? I can understand why.
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)The Second Stone
(2,900 posts)Other than the popcorn ceiling spray, which has a 30 percent chance of having asbestos in it, it is a marvel.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)Turbineguy
(37,365 posts)Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)Someone had to keep it clean and care for everything, especially outdoors. I'm more surprised that nothing is faded.
More pics and info here. I'm still not sure if it was renovated to match the original or what.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)that would make Liberace blush.
Yavin4
(35,445 posts)Special Prosciuto
(731 posts)It was 'Incense and Peppermints' by none other than 'The Strawberry Alarm Clock.'
Please make it stop. It hurts.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)I've got that song stuck in my head.