Concrete arches open upward from the ground here at Coachella Valley Savings, known over the years as the Coachella Valley Savings and Loan Association, Washington Mutual, and Chase Bank. Like the building a few blocks north, it is a fine example of the short period when the master architect E. Stewart Williams used the International Style for commercial work in the early 1960s: a flat roof, deep overhangs, steel-frame construction, and no applied ornamentation. What makes this one unforgettable is structural.
Inverted arches of reinforced concrete rise from the ground and open outward to carry the roof, so the building appears to be held up by a row of shapes that look as though they should be doing the opposite. Locals called it the Bank of America building for so long that the name outlasted the tenant. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
This is the southern end of the walk, and it is worth noting what the last three stops have in common: one architect, one decade, and three completely different answers to the same sun. Turn back north and count the kinds of shade.