Palm Springs in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
The Oasis Hotel Dining Hall
Completed: 1925
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 11, 2022
1. The Oasis Hotel Dining Hall Marker
Completed: 1925
Organic American Modern Architecture
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright jr. (1890 - 1978)
Developer: Pearl McCallum McManus (1879 - 1966)
A short distance north of this site stands the remaining portions of the Oasis Hotel, one of the earliest Modernist buildings in California. In 1952, learning that new owners were planning to demolish parts of the hotel to build the Oasis Commercial Building, McManus moved the family home (an adobe built in 1884) and the Wright-designed dinning hall with its intricate scissor truss roof to land that is now the Village Green Park where it was re-purposed.
Designated Class 1 Historic Site 310
City of Palm Springs - February 6, 1985
Erected 2018 by City of Palm Springs. (Marker Number 10.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Frank Lloyd Wright series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 33° 49.259′ N, 116° 32.817′ W. Marker is in Palm Springs, California, in Riverside County. It is on Palm Canyon Drive (California Route 111), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles and in the Peninsular Ranges. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
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Other markers no longer nearby. The Original Palm Springs (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Hot Springs (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 11, 2022
2. The Oasis Hotel Dining Hall Marker
Julius Shulman, © J. Paul Getty Trust, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10), 1953
3. Oasis Hotel, dining room (Palm Springs, Calif.), 1953
Note that this is almost exactly the same perspective as in Photo 2.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on October 7, 2022. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
