Uncovered In the Archives Episode 6: Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

Brad Pomerance uncovers the history of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. While the Tram has welcomed 20 million, this engineering marvel, once called a folly and nearly derailed by politics, funding, war and weather, almost never got off the ground.

[@GuiitarBilly]

Wonderful history of the tram, the challenges building it, the people who contributed.
My brother and I visited our gramps in Palm Springs in fall 1966. Gramps took us on the then new-ish tram. What spectacular views!
As a bonus we got to see a tv show filming at the top. At the end of a take of a fight scene, I approached the soundman and asked what show they were working on. He pulled down his headphones and told me it was a new one called “Mannix” and seemed to make sure to mention it starred ‘Michael Connors’.
Over the years I’ve seen the Mannix pilot (starring Mike Connors:) a few times and always look forward to the scenes on the tram, the fight at the top and the ending bit where Mannix subdues the bad guy -which we saw being filmed. It always takes me right back.

[@wargeocarl]

An episode of Mission Impossible was filmed there. The episode name was rightly untitled "The Tram". Lots of great exterior shots of the whole area.

[@user-ou4iw9vt7m]

My grandfather was the superintendent of construction

[@sardu55]

Ok, what did you guys do with Huell Howser?

[@williamevans6522]

California Gold

[@tanto001]

why is it called a tram and not a cable car