After more than a year not functioning, the Washington Square Fountain Plumes are Back!
The new fountain debuted, with side plumes, in May of 2009. At some point in June of last year, the side plumes (or jets) stopped working and remained that way. I wrote about it in August (“It’s the Prime of Summer 2011: Is Something (New) Wrong with the Washington Square Fountain?”) and have wondered about it since. So imagine my surprise as I sat by the fountain yesterday and it slowly dawned on me that something was different.
No idea what caused the push to repair whatever the problem was but … yay! (I reached out to the Parks Department to find out some more information. We’ll see if there is a response.) It truly makes a difference. Scott who took these shots – thank you! – decided to sit down by the Fountain when he realized the plumes were on; he noted, “There’s less room to sit” but was in agreement it was nice having them on. Repaired just as the summer is coming to a close, the side plumes make the Fountain experience fuller somehow.
Top and Bottom Photos: Scott Steinbaugh
Middle Photo: Cathryn
The plumes make a positive difference. Thanks for letting us know they are on again.
Hi Georgia,
Sure. They DO make a positive difference for sure. It looked sort of sad before.
Hope you’re well!
Cathryn.