Sunrise in Palm Springs

 

Bush Shadow on Building

Palm Springs in the morning produces wonderful shadows.

Mrs. JFK

License Plate fun--The 1960 election of Kennedy/Johnson vs. Nixon/Lodge

Wind Farm

These wind farms are just outside Palm Springs in the San San Gorgonio Pass. Tours of the windmills are available. Each windmill costs about $300,000 and provides enough energy to one home for a month.

Sacred Datura in Palm Springs

This beautiful white wildflower grows in the washes in Palm Springs. There are many of these white flowers in the Tahquitz Creek Wash near Mesquite Golf Course.

Bud Furer Equestrian Trail in Palm Springs

Bud Furer was an equestrian who promoted creating trails in Palm Springs. He was a Desert Rider.

Palm Springs Reflection at Mesquite Golf Course

An Tangerine Before it Ripens

A tangerine growing in the backyard of a Palm Springs house.

Palm Springs Sunrise in Sonora Sunrise Neighborhood

Cactus Flower--Ocatillo Bloom

1961 Car from Texas

How did this car make it from Texas to California?

Rainbow and American Flag

Relic Camper

Relic campers

Old Palm Springs Sign

Old Palm Springs sign. Taken down in the early 2000s

Moonset Over Palm Springs Mountain

Another Fabulous Palm Springs House at Dawn

Palm Springs is the Disneyland of mid-century modern 20th century architecture.

Tiki Characters in VW Van

Minimalist sunrise on San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs

Cactus Diving

Who'd ever plant a garden that has a retro swim-suited female diving into a cactus garden. Ouch!

King's Highway Restaurant--Googie Architecture

The Ace Hotel's King's Highway Restaurant, a former Denny's, is classic Googie Architecture. Many Denny's were built with the same design.

King's Highway hasn't reopened yet.  Looking forward to July 23rd when it reopens. The food is great and certainly receives two thumbs up!

Escena Palm Springs

Beautiful Escena in Palm Springs at Gene Autry and Vista Chino.

Good Morning, Palm Springs!

Up, Up and Away on the Palm Springs Tram--One of Three in the World

Up in the clouds on the Palm Springs Tramway

 by Alan Bamberg

Anyone who’s driven into Palm Springs has likely noticed the Aerial Tramway off of Highway 111 on the way into the city. While it is billed as the “world’s largest rotating aerial tram,” you might not know that there are three such rotating trams around the world! The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway and The Titlis Rotair are two similar tram experiences all installed by the same company - Doppelmayr Garaventa Group. Uniquely designed to allow everyone to experience a 360 view of the terrain below, these tramways are an exciting way to take in majestic mountainous panoramas effortlessly.

If you feel like you’ve seen all there is to see on the Palm Springs Tram, just head over to Table Mountain in Cape Town or Mount Titlis in Switzerland and try another one! The Titlis Rotair was actually the world’s first rotating aerial tramway and offers views of one of Europe’s largest glaciers. Perching at over 9,908 feet above sea level, this is the highest peak of the three rotating trams. In South Africa, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway 3,501ft. summit offers unparalleled views of Cape Town and the Atlantic seaboard. Let’s be honest while the vehicle itself might be similar, the views couldn’t be more different.  How many of the world’s rotating aerial tramways have you experienced?

Best Tikis in Palm Springs

Here in Palm Springs we have a coffee shop that is adorned with three Tiki torches. Sadly, the coffee shop under the torches, Ernest Coffee, has closed as of June 29th, 2020.

What's all this about Tiki in Palm Springs? Well, just in case if you wondered, Tiki is a Polynesian God.

You see, Palm Springs minimalism went perfect with a splash of offbeat color, shape and form. Minimalism by itself can be drab, so that when you add some pizzaz to it, a room or building can be entertaining and fun! 

Old Jalopies in the Sonora Sunrise Neighborhood

Caliente Tropics--Classic A-Frame Architecture

This Tiki-themed resort opened in 1964. It's classic A-frame architecture.

Biltmore Yesterday and Today

Gentrification is no stranger to Palm Springs. The Biltmore just ain't what it used to be. To the left is today's Biltmore. Compare this to yesteryear's Biltmore.

The Biltmore was a classic mid-century structure with curved hallways and sweet bungalows which should have never been torn down.

Take a look at the Biltmore's interior just beofre it was torn down in the early 2000s.

Deepwell Apartments

Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern House

Sun Daze Apartments Palm Springs

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Bakery Truck in Sornora Sunrise Neighbohood

Thunderbird in PS

Calente Tropics Tiki

Tiki Heaven