taal
Senior Member
Does anyone have a pic of them on !
I came across this photo quite by accident a few days ago. NPS looking south, 1966, before the Sheraton was built
The water fountains at City Hall are some of the best in the city. (as is the one at Dundas Square)
The water in public fountains comes from the same pipes that supply potable water to homes and businesses. What's the problem?
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I've never seen fountains next to the stage in the plans but having seen the above work develop, I'm becoming convinced that those are indeed a water feature. There is some sort of plumbing into some of the boxes and it looks like they're beginning to waterproof it.
I always thought the the space between the stage and new concession building was supposed to have some trees.
dt, this photo would have come from my blog, No Mean City.
http://www.nomeancity.net/viljo-revell-frank-gehry-and-city-hall-slideshow/
It's by Hugh Robertson, and it's from the archives of Dominion Modern.
I'm sure it's much too late to change plans for whatever was planned -- and under construction -- but this would be a fantastic fit for the NPS fountain. These jets mimic the Freedom Arches and I've always thought that it was a bit disappointing that people were discouraged from using the reflecting pool during the summer months.
Are they tree cells plus irrigation?
I kept thinking that there is something uncanny about the way the steel support for the stage canopy speaks to the Freedom Arches.
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