| Welcome to Zatalounge Zatalounge is a chat forum provided for those who wish to present their personal views, opinions, or insights on all sorts of topics. Everyone has an opinion and they don't always agree. This website seeks to promote differences of opinion and discussions among users so that everyone gets to have their say. Become a registered member or be our guest. It's your choice! |
| Bob Hope's Sci-Fi Home In Palm Springs Finally Sells; FOR A LOT LESS THAN THE INITIAL ASKING PRICE | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 19 2017, 07:12 AM (41 Views) | |
| Tybee | Aug 19 2017, 07:12 AM Post #1 |
|
![]() The estate initially listed more than three years ago for $50 million. Bob Hope’s volcano-inspired spaceship on a hill in Palm Springs just sold for $13 million. The 23,000-square-foot home was designed by visionary architect John Lautner for the entertainment legend and his wife, Dolores, whose parties there were the toast of the California desert. Guests over the years included Jimmy Stewart, George Burns and Dinah Shore. Built in 1979 from steel, concrete and glass, the home features a boulder in the living room and a curving, copper roof with a massive hole in the middle. The six-acre property had been on the market for more than three years, initially for $50 million. It includes all the luxuries you’d expect of a Coachella Valley estate: a swimming pool, tennis court, pond, waterfall and a pavilion with an outdoor fireplace, according to the Los Angeles Times. Bob Hope died in 2003, and Dolores in 2011. LINK Edited by Tybee, Aug 19 2017, 07:57 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| Erna | Aug 19 2017, 07:17 AM Post #2 |
|
We could never understand why anyone under 80 would want to live in PS - there is absolutely nothing there. However, we would be quite happy to own and reside in Bob's house! Edited by Erna, Aug 19 2017, 07:36 AM.
|
![]() |
|
| Tybee | Aug 19 2017, 07:21 AM Post #3 |
|
I think that's what a lot of people who have homes there want. To be out in nature in a peaceful setting. |
![]() |
|
| Erna | Aug 19 2017, 07:30 AM Post #4 |
|
The two places where our parents would love to visit their friends living there: Palm Springs and Sarasota! |
![]() |
|
| Tybee | Aug 19 2017, 07:55 AM Post #5 |
|
I love the desert, low or high. The low desert views out in the PS area are awe inspiring to me, especially at dusk. I have an old high school friend who lives in the high desert outside Palmdale, Ca. where it can get very cold & snowy in the winter. Driving far enough out into the desert for the day just scouting around where you're all alone can reinvigorate the soul. |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| « Previous Topic · General Discussion · Next Topic » |







9:47 AM Jul 11