On My Way for Days of fun in the Sun

What could be better that Palm Springs and Blue Skies and sunshine? It is located approximately two hours east of Los Angeles. The city is also famous for its mid-century modern architecture and design elements. Something I plan on exploring.

First stop was the Tramway Gas Station. The building, with its distinctive, cantilevered, wedge-shaped canopy (referred to as a hyperbolic paraboloid on a historic marker mounted on the building), was built in 1965 and was designed by Albert Frey and Robson C. Chambers. It is considered to be a prime example of modernist architecture.

The station had closed by the mid-1990s, and its fate was in doubt until its purchase by a private interest, who erected a wall around the property and converted it into an art gallery. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. It is now operated by the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism as the Palm Springs Visitor Center.