Feb 21, 200603:24 PMThe Life

HSPB-33(2): Tramway Gas Station

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Feb 21, 2006 - 03:24 PM
click thumbnail to enlargeLatest in a series - photo of plaque #33(2), located at 2901 North Palm Canyon:

Built in 1965
Designed by
Albert Frey and Robson Chambers

Conceived by developer Culver Nichols as an entry statement to Palm Springs, the roof is a hyperbolic paraboloid of steel I-beams and corrugated metal roofing supported by steel tubular pillars. Albert Frey was consulted in its 1998-1999 adaptive reuse as a sculpture gallery.

Historic Site Preservation Board #33

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