Old Biltmore Palm Springs

Old Biltmore Hotel in Palm Springs.
This is the first time I've shown this image of the Old Biltmore Hotel in Palm Springs right before it was torn down in the early 2000s.

The image is scanned from a negative...flashback to a time when I didn't have a digital camera.

The place was really beautiful. You can't deny that this curvy room overlooking the pool through sloped floor-to-ceiling glass isn't dramatic.

Along with the terrazzo floors, which awe the eyes with their geometrical shapes, the room is given a homey flare with blonde wood paneling.

Too bad they tore it down. Speculation is that they had to because it was beyond repair. The new building--a condo complex--is boxy and uninspiring, a kind of faux modern that isn't nearly as hip as the old stuff.