Fountain @ Fountain Plaza
Stu Dawson (Sculptor), Fontanese, Folt, Aubrecht (Architect), Sasaki Associates (Designer), Dev-Con Associates (Contractor)
The fountain consists of large, rough, quarried blocks sawn flat on top and bottom and then stacked. Water cascades over upright stone into a pool. Other quarry blocks appear randomly placed around vertical elements with mist jets supplying water spray.
Inscription reads: "Buffalo's Fountain Plaza was planned, designed and financed with the work and help of the following public and private organizations: City of Buffalo, Mayor James Griffin, Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency, Main-Genesee Urban Design Task Group, N.Y.S. Urban Development Corp., Rotary Club of Buffalo, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Dev-Con Associates-Developers, Fontanese, Folts, Aubrecht-Architects, Fountain Plaza November 1991."
The fountain is adjacent to a reflecting pool that is lined with 24 flagpoles. The reflecting pool doubles as an ice skating rink in the winter. The ice skating rink is 30 percent larger than the ice surface at Rockefeller Plaza." The granite for this fountain weighed in at over 240 tons at the time of installation. The fountain is capable of circulating 1,500 gallons of water per minute.
Info found at:
www.ci.buffalo.ny.us/
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