The national spotlight is about to shine all over downtown Detroit, and our Hart Plaza will have some extra sparkle. That's because the Dodge Fountain is about to get a new lease on life.
Coleman Young had the original plaque removed before he left office in January 1994. Her grandson David Dodge submitted a much better design but the city denied it. This fountain is what rejuvenated the area and afterwards plans for the Renaissance Center came to fruition.
reminds me of when when some important chinese official visited san francisco, and overnight the city figured out how to clean up everything and remove the homeless.
I don't live there but I would guess there's been desire to fix it for years now and the draft gives them the opportunity to be able to spend money on it
Yes, I agree. Having the city play host to events with a national drawing is critical for having a strong positive economic impact on the region. This is a great investment both short and long term for the tax paying citizens as well as the out of town tourists.
Maybe, but the draft wouldn't have come to Detroit if people hadn't been working to improve it. Events like a draft give the city the opportunity and money to fix things like this, but there has to be will and effort to change in the first place
An urban legend I heard about the fountain long ago is that the programming that controlled the fountain spray patterns was all stored in the original computer. No backup. And then someone lost the password…😂. I wonder if that is true.
When did Anna Thompson Dodge donate the 2 Mil? She passed away in 1970?? I've got 2 pieces of Stone Work from the taredown of The Mansion Rose Terrace in my yard.
It was written in her will around 1965. Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh and a Detroit Free Press writer contacted her and asked of she could leave a bequest to build a memorial in honor of her late husband. She agreed but added her son to it as well and it is known as the Horace E. Dodge & Son Memorial.
@@carolperdue7534 Just in time for NFL coming to town? Don't add up. Detroit filed for Bankruptcy not all that long ago. Where's the money really coming from?
Sounds like the man in charge trying to justify the time and cost to restore.....😂. Had to do it all by hand, each panel took 72 hours and 6 workers each 😅😂
My grandpa built that in Highland Park. The original design was to have an operator in a booth that’s still there play the fountain in time with the DSO playing in the amphitheater.
