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Palm Springs, CA – February 13th, 2023 – Walk of the Stars Palm Springs will honor artist and architect William Charles Tanner with the 456th Star. The Star is sponsored by the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation. The Star will be unveiled at 300 S Palm Canyon Dr. on Friday, February 24th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. The Star Dedication Ceremony is open to the public.

"We are honored to be giving the 456th star to William Charles Tanner on the Walk of the Stars Palm Springs," said Palm Springs Chamber CEO Nona Watson.

While today, Palm Springs is justifiably renowned for its Modern architecture, it first rose to international fame in the 1920s and 1930s as a charming Spanish-styled village brimming with red tile roofs, warm stucco walls, graceful arches, and babbling fountains. 

The man responsible for the “Look” of Spanish Palm Springs was William Charles Tanner (1876-1960), a Canadian-born artist and architectural designer who used his skills as a painter to create works of art in concrete, stucco and tile. Tanner transformed Nellie Coffman's dowdy old Desert Inn into a Spanish paradise of such charm it was soon hailed as "the hotel that built Palm Springs." Tanner's masterfully crafted Desert Inn set in motion a mania for Spanish design that lasted until World War II.

Some of the best-built examples during that time were by Tanner himself, including Ojo Del Desierto, the Tom O'Donnell home perched high above the village; the second O'Donnell home, which is now the clubhouse at the O'Donnell Golf Club; Invernada in the Movie Colony; and Morada La Estrella in Las Palmas, among many others.

WHAT: 456th Star on Walk of the Stars

WHO: William Charles Tanner

WHEN: Friday, February 24th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. WHERE: 300 S Palm Canyon Dr.

 

"We are thrilled that William Charles Tanner, a true artist who helped make Palm Springs the treasure it is today, is being honored on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars," enthused Palm Springs Preservation Foundation President Gary Johns.

For more information, contact nwatson@pschamber.org or call the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce at (760) 325-1577.

Since 1992, the Walk of the Stars Palm Springs has honored over 450 celebrities and local personalities on one of the world’s most famous sidewalks.

Source: Pamela Price