What's New !

February 23, 2006:

  • Added "What's New" page
  • Added individual page update date blocks
  • Modified navigation bar

February 24, 2006:

  • Edited content and format of first three pages
  • Added information about the Electric Fountain Co. of America
  • Re-wrote significant amount of Darlington information based on research done at the Denver Public Library
  • Re-wrote description of the pump station--the use of the front of the building as an elephant house for the Denver Zoo actually happened in the 1950's, long after the steam-driven irrigation pumps had been removed from the building.

February 25, 2006:

  • Historic Photos Page:  Added photos from the Colorado Historical Society and the Denver Public Library Western History Collection
  • Continued with editing process for all text

February 26, 2006:

  • History of the Electric Fountain Page:  Added photo of the Denver Municipal Facts article from May 22, 1909 and scans of photos of the original fountain lighting and fountain works.

April 14, 2006:

  • Shortened "Under Construction" Notes; moved page update block be under site update block on all pages; added links to Guest Book and the FotEF membership pages.
  • Removed reference to the Electric Fountain in Beverly Hills, CA.  A personal visit to this fountain in April convinced me that if it was a Darlington design (and so far there is no evidence of that) it was not a significant part of his body of work.
  • Added information to the fountain reconstruction page.
  • Added information to the fountain nozzle contest page.
  • Calendar page updated.
  • Corrected multiple spelling and grammar errors.

April 16, 2006:

  • Consolidated biographical information for Larry Kerecman, Dick Gannon and Phil Yarter on to one page.

April 21, 2006:

  • Added a separate page for contact information in preparation for launching web site.

April 24, 2006:

  • Embedded photo credit into jpegs for photos from Colorado Historical Society
  • Removed password protection--web site is LIVE!

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.

June 5, 2006:

  • Posted notice on page 1 that the Electric Fountain will have 2 -3 water display features running most weekends this summer. 

June 27, 2006:

  • Changed notice about the Electric Fountain running from "most weekends" to "some weekends" due to problems with the main drain clogging up inside the fountain vault.

July 28, 2006:

  • Changed notice on the home page about the Electric Fountain running from "some weekends" back to "most weekends" now that some of the leaks into the fountain vault have been repaired.

July 28, 2006:

  • Renamed the "Reconstruction Plans" page to "Reconstruction News" and added news from May through July.  This page will be kept updated as we make progress on the reconstruction of the Electric Fountain.

The Guest Book is temporarily
disabled due to a spam bot.  Please send an e-mail to contact us.

September 22, 2006:

  • Updated the information at the bottom of the home page to announce that the "Beehive" water display would be running for the weekend of September 22 to September 25.  The feed pipes for this display were repaired in early summer, but the many of the nozzles were totally clogged.  On September 20, Larry Kerecman reamed out the rust and debris inside more than 200 nozzles to get this display running again.  There are a total of 262 nozzles on this feature.  Because of bent nozzle tips and other damage, this water display is not as well-formed as it used to be.  The best viewing angle to see the beehive shape is from the northwest side of the lake.
  • Updated the gift donation page to reflect the final count of nozzles for the new fountain works and add the address for the City Park Alliance

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February 22, 2007:

  • Updated the information at the bottom of the home page to announce that the 1908 Electric Fountain vault had been demolished and the new fountain vault is under construction.
  • Updated the Construction News and Photos pages to show the current work on the new fountain vault.

March 8,, 2007:

  • Modified the main page to put update banner at top.
  • Updated the Calendar page
  • Updated the Construction News and Photos pages to show the current work on the new fountain vault.

March 30, 2007:

  • Updated banner on home page.
  • Added a page to Construction News and Photos to show the pouring of the parapet wall, ball finials and submarine hatch.

This site updated:
April 1, 2007

This page updated:
April 1, 2007