Palm Springs City Hall - Palm Springs, CA
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N 33° 49.430 W 116° 30.702
11S E 545186 N 3742730
The historic city hall in Palm Springs, CA.
Waymark Code: WMWMB9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2017
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"Palm Springs City Hall is located just west of the Palm Springs Airport in the civic center portion of East Tahquitz Canyon Way. The initial phase was completed between 1952 and 1956. Between 1956 and 1965 there were two large addition s to the rear of the building , and, i n 1984, a new building was constructed behind City Hall. The original one-story edifice facing Tahquitz Canyon Way strongly reflects Albert Frey’s philosophy of desert modern design with its terracotta -colored double -stacked concrete block construction, flat roof, deep overhangs of corrugated metal, and large windows. Distinctive angled cylindrical metal brise soleils shield the south facing office fenestration from the sun. The tall, projecting council chamber features telescopically flared concrete block walls fronted by a concrete circular disk supported by posts . In contrast , the freestanding City Hall entrance canopy is of corrugated metal with an open center that matches the diameter of the council chamber disk. Palm Springs City Hall is in excellent condition and, as viewed from Tahquitz Canyon Way towards its primary elevation , retains a high level of historic integrity." (
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