January 30, 2019
When people recall their first sight of “the Marrakesh,” the memories are almost universally affectionate. Amid the Coachella Valley’s blocks and tracts of clay tile roofs, earth-hued stucco, and stacked stone, the sudden visage of a serpentine pink brick wall hints at something different. Anyone driving on Portola Avenue toward The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (“I tell people giraffes live a block away,” marvels Marrakesh resident Jeffrey Roberts) will catch a glimpse of pink villas with white roofs, more Martinique than Morocco and definitely embracing a French accent.
Link: https://www.palmspringslife.com/home-design/modernism/marrakesh-country-club-50-years/
