Fountain Show Photographs:

 

Day       Night

This site updated:

October 1, 2009

Friends of the Electric Fountain

 

Welcome

 

What’s New

on this site

 

Fund Raising

 

Contacts

The 1908 Prismatic Electric Fountain:

 

History

 

Fountain Designer F.W. Darlington

 

Demolition

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What’s New on this site !

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February 7, 2009:

 

· Long-overdue total overhaul of site - every page updated or new!

· Updated the history of the Electric Fountain.

· Updated the history of Frederic W. Darlington.

· Updated information on construction of the new fountain with many new photographs.

· Added an FAQ page.

· Added information on the Friends of the Electric Fountain Fund.

· Added a list of Electric Fountain designers and builders.

· Added the daily fountain schedule and updated the calendar for 2009.

· Added photographs of the new Electric Fountain in operation by day and night.

This page updated:

October 1, 2009

February 18, 2009:

· Made corrections and additions to the Designers and Builders page.

February 21, 2009:

· Added invitation to send stories about the 1908 Electric Fountain to the Friends.

· Made corrections to the links and text on the Darlington history pages and added content:

· Added photos of the 1897 Grand Army Plaza fountain on page 2.

· Added photos of post cards of the two Darlington fountains on page 3.

· Added a drawing from Darlington’s first patent for a color changing mechanism on page 4.

February 26-28, 2009:

· Revised navigation links

· Made correction to caption on night time photo of middle spray ring (not outer spray ring as previously noted.)

· Corrected the date (October 4, not October 3) on calendar for the final day of the 2009 season.

March 28, 2009:

· Added announcement of Westword “Best of Denver” award for the Best Resurrection of a Work of Art.

· Added date for first Denver Municipal Band concert on Calendar page.

· Updated the fund-raising information to reflect recent donations.

March 30, 2009:

· Corrected date on Westword award announcement.

· Added graphic for Best of Denver award.

· Modified navigation bar.

April 10, 2009:

· Updated the calendar page to announce the City Park Alliance open house on May 21, 2009.

· Added photos to the pump room page.

· Corrected name on photo credits on second night time photos page.

· Corrected typos on the “Vision” page and added photo of Larry Kerecman and Dick Gannon.

June 29, 2009:

· Added the announcement of the June 26th lightning damage to the main page.

August 3, 2009:

· Updated the lightning damage report on the home page.

· Corrected the number of LED fixtures on the FAQ page.

September 4, 2009:

· Updated the fountain status notice on the home page.

· Updated the Daily Schedule page.

· Updated the Calendar and Special Events page.

· Updated the Fund Raising page.

· Added new pictures and a screen graphic to the Control Room page.

October 1, 2009:

· Updated the fountain status notice on the home page.