Palm Springs Tramway Valley Station

Palm Springs Tramway Valley Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Source: National Register of Historic Places #15000642 (via Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q133425912). Photo: Unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. Location: National Register coordinates.

Palm Springs, CA

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Community memory · Oct 15, 2026

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The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway opened in September 1963, built in rugged Chino Canyon to carry passengers from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak. The idea originated with electrical engineer Francis Crocker, who first dreamed of a tramway in 1935 while gazing at the snow-capped peak; it was dubbed "Crocker's Folly." A 1945 state law created the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority to pursue the project, and construction was funded by the sale of $8.15 million in private revenue bonds. The Valley Station, at an elevation of 2,643 feet, was designed by architect Albert Frey. Source: https://pstramway.com/about-us/history/

Source: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, official History page (https://pstramway.com/about-us/history/); National Register of Historic Places, Palm Springs Tramway Valley Station, reference #15000642

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