Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Valley Station - Palm Springs, CA
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saopaulo1
N 33° 50.229 W 116° 36.846
11S E 535704 N 3744166
The Valley Station of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
Waymark Code: WMWJYC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2017
Views: 1
"The Palm Springs Tramway Valley Station is located at the rocky, arid base of Mt. San Jacinto. It was originally designed in 1949 and not completed until 1963. The desert modern commercial building is a structural truss design of steel frame construction capped by a shed roof. It is elongate d to straddle a dry streambed. Large windows placed within the truss openings provide astounding views up the mountain slope. The building is in excellent condition and retains a high level of historic integrity." (
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Street address:
1 Tram Way
Palm Springs, CA USA
County / Borough / Parish: Riverside
Year listed: 2015
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1942-1960
Historic function: Recreation And Culture
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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