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Fountain of Time
The Fountain of Time by Loredo Taft was dedicated in Chicago in 1922. Taft spent fifteen years on the project and even included himself as one of the figures. The fountain is 125 feet long and contains 100 figures passing before Father Time. It represents the full spectrum of humanity in varying stages of life … Continue reading
Tower Grove Park Fountain
Tower Grove Park in St. Louis opened in 1868 with the then largest variety of tree species (over 200) of any urban park in the country. Today it still holds that honor with 7500 trees covering 325 species. The stone blocks in the photos came from the Lindell Hotel which burned in 1867. They were … Continue reading
Elk Fountain
The Elk Fountain was donated to the City of Portland OR in 1900. It has four water troughs for horses and is still serving them to this day. The early photo is ca.1900.
Buckingham Fountain
Buckingham Fountain was donated to the City of Chicago by Kate Buckingham in honor of her brother. She left $1,000,000 ($14,000,000 in today’s dollars) for construction and maintenance. It is still one of the largest fountains in the world with 15,000 gallons per minute flowing to a height of 50 feet. The fountain contains 1,500,000 … Continue reading
Dupont Circle Fountain
The Dupont Fountain sits in a Washington D.C. traffic circle and was dedicated in 1921 However, it originally was a Civil War memorial honoring Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont. It was installed in 1884 and had only footpaths around it as seen in the 1900 photo (click to enlarge). The monument was replaced by the … Continue reading
Forsyth Park Fountain
The fountain in Forsyth Park in Savannah Georgia was built in 1858. There are identical fountains in Cuzco, Peru; Madison, Indiana; and Poughkeepsie, NY – identical because they were purchased from a New York City catalogue for $3,000 each. Forsyth Park’s fountain has survived the Civil War, vandalism, and severe weather in it’s 158-year history. … Continue reading
Lotta Crabtree Fountain
The Lotta Crabtree Fountain was a gift to the people of San Francisco in 1875 as a sign of Lotta’s love for the city that so admired her as a vaudevillian during the Gold Rush. She went on to become one of the highest paid female performers of her time. The fountain is the oldest … Continue reading
Telluride High School
Telluride concludes with the remaining historically significant buildings in town. The first is the high school built in 1896. Because the power plant was nearby, the high school had the first electric school kitchen in the world. The school is seen here in a 1910 photo.(Click to enlarge)
Sheridan Opera House
The Sheridan Opera House was built in 1913 and seated 200 people in chairs that slid under the stage for dances. It was the place to be when motion pictures were invented. The photo is from 1940.
Miner’s Union Hospital
This hospital was built in 1902 but closed after only two years due to labor strikes at the mines. It was later a post office then a laundromat, dormitory, and radio station. The photo is from 1903.