The Region - News from Sept. 13, 1987

A landmark and celebrity watering hole, Alan Ladd’s Spanish Inn in Palm Springs, has been sold for just under $2 million, according to local real estate brokers. The late film star’s widow, Sue Carol Ladd, purchased the Barcelona-style 34-room hotel in 1978 and named it after her late husband. In its early years, the inn on North Indian Avenue was a favorite getaway spot for such stars as Lana Turner, Tyrone Power, Esther Williams and opera diva Amelita Galli-Curci. Even the reclusive Howard Hughes stopped by. The new owners, former insurance broker Horst Schultz and gallery owner Patricia Weinberg, plan to shorten the name to The Spanish Inn and renovate the property, adding a gym, poolroom and sauna.