In 1899 George Kessler and John VanBrunt designed and had constructed the Ninth Street Fountain. It was at the entrance to the grand expanse of beautiful park construction down the center of Paseo Boulevard. The fountain quit working in the 1940s and despite several attempts to bring it back to life only this week was the redesigned fountain ready for service.
Now known as the "Women's Leadership Fountain" the north side of the fountain fronts on Ninth Street. This is the view looking south.
Illuminated by period lighting the fountain is even more elegant at night.
Looking northwest.
Looking north. The entrance to the Paseo Bridge (now closed for construction) is only three blocks from here.
wow! I hope they include this in the city fountain tour
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos... this is a beautiful fountain, and our family admires it every time we drive past it.
ReplyDeleteI drive by that fountain every day on my way home from work and have been monitoring the reconstrution.
ReplyDeleteThey did a fantastic job! Beautiful fountain! Love what they did with the lighting.