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mid century modern McDonald’s in Palm Springs

By Roni Brunn | August 22, 2008 | News

A new, modern McDonald’s opened this summer in Palm Springs, mecca of mid-century residential architecture.  Smoke Tree Commons shopping center in Palm Springs.  Palm Springs architect  James Cioffi designed it, and the interiors were done by Duane Ahmet of D S A Design Systems, Ltd. in Burbank, CA.

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Kinda brings back the old arches and angles.  Here’s a vintage McDonald’s in Florida:

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Of course, plenty of European McDonald’s have Eero Saarinen chairs and clean design.  More on that later.


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