Lone Palm Hotel
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The Lone Palm Hotel was a hotel in Palm Springs, California., owned by bandleader, Horace Heidt.[1]
History[edit]
In March, 1946 Horace Heidt bought the Lone Palm Hotel in the quaint desert community of Palm Springs, California. In the mid-1940’s, Palm Springs was considered a bedroom community for the greater Los Angeles area. Many celebrities and top executives regularly made the two-hour drive to relax in the sunshine and enjoy the warm desert breezes under star-studded desert skies.[2]
When Horace purchased the hotel, which was located next to the El Mirador Hotel, it was at best, little more than a glorified “auto court”. But Horace envisioned a prettier picture, and within six months he had transformed the Lone Palm Hotel into one of the most luxurious and desirable resorts in Palm Springs. Constructing a dozen private bungalows, each with its own sunroof. Horace named each cozy dwelling after a famous movie star who had stayed at one of the bungalows, for example, the Bob Hope Suite, the Lucille Ball Suite, and the Al Jolson Suite. The hotel also had a beautiful swimming pool and an elegantly appointed restaurant where Eddie Dylan was the bartender. The penthouse suite, which was over the dining room was occupied through the years by Frank Sinatra, Margaret Whiting, Peggy Lee, Jane Froman and many other celebrities.
To the west of the hotel was a breathtaking view of the San Jacinto Mountains. Months later, Horace purchased the motel directly across Indian Avenue, which essentially doubled the size of the Lone Palm Hotel. Memories of the hotel were documented in a letter from True Slocum Taft, who frequently stayed at the Lone Palm. “Sometimes”, he wrote: “Horace would stop by the hotel to see us when he was between tours with his band. Once he was out trimming palm trees at 5 o’clock in the morning. It was his idea to have the refrigerator in the dining room so people could pick out the steak they wanted the chef to cook. One night Betty Hutton danced on the bar. We closed the doors for that show to make it private, and the guests who happened to be at the bar were thrilled. Within a year, the Lone Palm became a mecca for the rich and famous. Over time, regular guests included the Chandlers, who owned the Los Angeles Times, Dolores and Bob Hope, Frank and Nancy Sinatra and their two children. Charles Boyer, Eddie Cantor and his wife, Meredith Wilson, Al Jolson, the Ritz Brothers, Jack Benny, Lana Turner, and many others. These people flocked to the hotel during the winter season and often made reservations a year in advance to ensure they would be staying in their favorite private bungalow. Besides these celebrities hundreds of Horace’s fans, who had either met Horace personally while the band was touring America or who had come to know him through his radio shows, also stopped at the Lone Palm to spend quality time with Horace and Adaline.
References[edit]
- ↑ Artunian, Judy; Oldham, Mike (2005). Palm Springs in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-2979-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Company, Johnson Publishing (1952-10-30). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. Search this book on
- lawsuit appeal
- 1997 demolition and overbuilt by nudist resort
- news article 1946 about re-open after remodel
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