{"product_id":"palm-springs-california-holiday-ornament-breeze-block","title":"Palm Springs California Holiday Ornament - Breeze Block","description":"\u003c!-- Palm Springs California Holiday Ornament - Breeze Block\n     Palm Springs CA Crystal Ornament — Breeze Block | palm-springs-california-holiday-ornament-breeze-block | Version: R4.3SP | Fri Nov 6 2026\n     Keywords: 53 | Tags: 21 | existing copy retained; canon order (hook, sell, stories, specs last), QUICK FACTS and mc-meta added\n     Content audit: PASS \n     Buttons: four-slot standard written in position, Fri Nov 6 2026 (top: home collection + sibling\/next ring; bottom: next ring + Shop All where a slot is free); theme splitter not used --\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/palm-springs-ca-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; font-weight:600; padding:12px 16px; border:1px solid #000000; border-radius:0; background:#B3B3B3; color:#0B0B0B;\"\u003eMore Palm Springs CA Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; font-weight:600; padding:12px 16px; border:1px solid #000000; border-radius:0; background:#B3B3B3; color:#0B0B0B;\"\u003eSee All Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"hook\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:120px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA single mid-century breeze block standing on desert gravel, a red ornament hung inside one opening, a palm and the mountain ridge behind. The pattern that built Palm Springs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the architects came to the desert in the 1950s and 1960s they needed shade without walls, and the breeze block answered: a concrete screen you could see through, patterned in stars, circles and diamonds. Whole neighborhoods were faced in it. Now the blocks are collected, cataloged and photographed, and a weekend every February is given over to the houses they front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModernism is Palm Springs' architecture and its personality. One block, held up to the light, is the entire style in a single piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA building material as a keepsake works when the material is the town. Here it is. The red ornament inside the block is the one bit of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe breeze block is the signature of Palm Springs modernism and mid century modern design, the breeze block wall on half the houses in town and the star of Modernism Week. This mid century modern ornament is a Palm Springs Christmas ornament and mid century modern gift, a Palm Springs souvenir of its architecture and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Palm Springs ornament ships ready to give. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses Palm Springs most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-facts-box\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"quick-facts\" class=\"mc-travel-title\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:120px\"\u003eQUICK FACTS — PALM SPRINGS CA CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — BREEZE BLOCK\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eTown: Palm Springs, California\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eFounded: Resort from 1885; city 1938\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eKnown for: Mid-century modern capital of the desert; the Cahuilla hot springs; Mount San Jacinto and the 1963 Aerial Tramway; 350 days of sun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eArt: Breeze Block, original Merlin Classics engraving\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eBlank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003ePrint: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003ePackaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-fact\"\u003eMade to order in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/california-items\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; font-weight:600; padding:12px 16px; border:1px solid #000000; border-radius:0; background:#B3B3B3; color:#0B0B0B;\"\u003eMore California Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/pages\/all-products\" style=\"display:block; width:100%; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; font-weight:600; padding:12px 16px; border:1px solid #000000; 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