Title supplied by cataloger. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, designed by Swiss engineer Henri Bodmer, opened in 1963 and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Tramway Valley Station, constructed between 1949-1963, was designed by Albert Frey and Robson C. Chambers and the Mountain Station, built in 1961, was designed by architect E. Stewart Williams. In 2000-2001, the Tramway updated its facilities and replaced the old cars with ones that rotate slowly, offering riders a 360° panoramic view. Photograph caption dated September 14, 1963 reads, "The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, and $8 million wonder, opened to the public for the first time today. It is destined to be one of California's great tourist attractions. This view shows one of the aerial cars going up, with riders enjoying a spectacular panoramic view of the area."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 29 cm. Photographic prints
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Aerial tramways--California--Palm Springs Mountains--California, Southern National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Canyons--California--Riverside County Chino Canyon (Riverside County, Calif.) San Jacinto Peak (Calif.) San Jacinto Mountains (Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Bodmer, Henri
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