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After delighting generations of Denver citizens and visitors with dramatic water displays and dynamically changing colored lights at night, the Prismatic Electric Fountain in Ferril Lake at Denver City Park no longer performs the fountain shows that made it so famous. Old age has taken its toll and now it is only capable of spraying an unchanging stream of water into the air.
As we approach the centennial of the dedication of this beloved Denver attraction, a group called the Friends of the Electric Fountain has been formed to coordinate the volunteer efforts to help bring this wonderful source of great family memories back to life.
A total reconstruction of the concrete fountain vault, the labyrinth of plumbing and nozzles and the multi-hue colored lights will restore the Electric Fountain back to its full 1908 glory and beyond. Fountain show performances featuring the dramatic interplay of water and light will return to Denver City Park. During summer concerts by the Denver Municipal Band, the fountain shows will be synchronized to the music by modern computer technology.
We will celebrate the centennial of the Prismatic Electric Fountain on May 30, 2008. Please join us in our campaign to reconstruct this beloved attraction and keep it running for many more generations of Denver citizens and visitors.
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We need your help!
The Friends of the Electric Fountain need your help. Become a member, volunteer some time to the cause, enjoy being a part of restoring a favorite part of City Park. We need help in the following areas:
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PLEASE NOTE:
The Friends of the Electric Fountain web site is always under construction.
We will have more information to post about our partners for the fund-raising campaign in 2007.
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Web site development and maintenance
Presentations to community groups
Liaison with neighborhood organizations
Mailings to City Park neighborhoods
Legal assistance
Engineering assistance
Photographic documentation of the reconstruction process
Personal contacts with corporations, suppliers, organizations and groups that may be able to help
Design and production of gift items for donors (plaques, certificates, souvenirs from the old fountain, etc.)
Liaison with DPS elementary schools; presentations to classes, contests for t-shirt designs, etc.
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Grant application wiring
Media relations
Publicity
Public awareness events
Historical research
Interviewing long-time Denver residents about their memories of the Electric Fountain
Scanning photographs and documents relating to the Electric Fountain
Fund raising
Graphic design for gift items to be sold (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.)
Acquisition of post cards and other items on eBay
"Guess the number of nozzles" contest
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Your contribution of time, contacts or monetary donation will make a big difference!
The success of the reconstruction of the Prismatic Electric Fountain will depend on the contributions of many individuals. You don't have to be wealthy to help us achieve our goal of having the Electric Fountain completely operational by the centennial of its dedication: May 30, 2008.
For those of you without time or skills to volunteer, a monetary donation of as little as $25 will buy one more new nozzle to reach our goal. If you are able to volunteer some of your time, we have lots of opportunities.
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Note:
Membership in the Friends of the Electric Fountain is free. All labor to maintain this web site, present slide shows, raise funds and advocate for the fountain is volunteered and unpaid.
Small monetary donations to help defray the costs of this web site, photographic rights, newsletter, printing and mailing are welcome, however they are not tax-deductible.
Donations to the reconstruction of the Electric Fountain made through our affiliated organizations which have 501(c)3 tax exempt status are tax deductible. We will have further news about our associates posted here very soon.
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The story of the Prismatic Electric Fountain and the work underway to reconstruct it are the topics of a slide show available to your group.
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Larry Kerecman
Founder of the Friends of the Electric Fountain and consultant for the reconstruction project. Engineer and President of Control Dimensions
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Dick Gannon
Planner in the Denver Department of Parks and Recreation responsible for planning and management of the Electric Fountain reconstruction project.
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Phil Yarter
Longtime resident of Denver and Park Hill; vocal advocate for getting the Electric Fountain operational. President of the Yarter-Tek Corporation,
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