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Stars of The Movie Colony: Romantic Palm Springs

The impressive Movie Colony neighborhood represents Hollywood's "Glamour Heyday" with its mix of romantic Spanish Colonial Revival estates and elegant modernist homes.

$50 (2.5 hrs)

Category: Palm Springs, Tour (Exterior), Neighborhood Walking Tour, Outdoors

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Originating in the 1930s with the luxurious El Mirador Hotel as its centerpiece, the posh Movie Colony Neighborhood became the private refuge of Hollywood Royalty–Cary Grant, Gloria Swanson, Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Marilyn Monroe, among others.

$50

Things to Know
Walking tour duration: approximately 2.5 hours. 
Please plan to arrive no later than 8:15 AM for your tour.
This tour is for ages 12 and older.
This tour will view EXTERIORS ONLY, led by a knowledgeable docent.
Free neighborhood street parking.
Please wear comfortable shoes, sunscreen, hats, and bring water.
Please no pets; service dogs permitted.
No phone use during walking tours.
There are no bathroom facilities on this tour.
The organizer of this event is Palm Springs Historical Society.

Event Check-in Location
Movie Colony neighborhood
Corner of N Avenida Caballeros & E Granvia Valmonte
Palm Springs, CA 92262
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Photo Credits: 
Steven Portoles and Kathy Leonard. Palm Springs Historical Society 

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