The year was 1966. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which carries passengers from Palm Springs up to the San Jacinto Mountains nearly 6,000 feet above, had opened a few years prior to great fanfare.

ed. Building a Campus: An Architectural Celebration of Brandeis University’s 50th Anniversary. Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, 1999. Harwood, John and Janet Parks. The Troubled Search: The Work of ...