FIRST -- Charter of Post #519 - Palm Springs, CA
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N 33° 49.724 W 116° 32.865
11S E 541848 N 3743257
One of many historical markers in Palm Springs, California.
Waymark Code: WM16QCV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2022
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The plaque says, "Architects: Albert Frey & John Porter Clark
Built in 1948, Late Modern
The American Legion is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization.
Post #519 was first chartered in May, 1939.
This austere war memorial building features a unique "lamella” roof created by interlocking pre-cut wood pieces that form rhomboid sections over a 3000 square foot hall with stage and a radio broadcast room in which coast-to-coast broadcasts of radio era entertainers Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Al Jolson, Cary Grant and others performed.
Designated Class 1 Historic Site #36
January 6, 1999"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: Not listed
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