THAT MID-CENTURY VIBE

Palm Springs is known worldwide for the mid-century modern architectural style of design. Many of the homes and commercial buildings reflect the design sensibilities of the time when the city began to develop into its modern incarnation – the 1930’s to 1965.

Architectural Styles Some of the notable architectural styles prominent in the Greater Palm Springs area are:

• iconic Mid-Century Modern
• the Dubois “Swiss Miss” style
• Depression-Era Art Moderne
•  Streamline Moderne

Architects And notable architects have left their stamp on the area, including:

• William F. Cody
• Wilson and Webster
• William Krisel
• John Elgin Woolf
• William Pereira
• Walter S. White