Rejected by Denver, “negotiated” away from City Park, and all but absent from the internet. Our bitchen 1936 WPA fountain deserves better. Lostfortcollins dedicates a whole page to it.
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Gargoyles and fish heads: Ft Collins' WPA fountain
Posted in Art, Municipal, tagged Art Deco WPA fountain, Denver's rejected art, Fort Collins fountain on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Center of everything or middle of nowhere?
Posted in Municipal, tagged 1964, Add new tag, chamber of commerce, fort collins, fort collins brochure, location of fort collins, Sarah Palin and Fort Collins on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From a 1956 Chamber of Commerce brochure. (Of course, the “land area” argument was lost when Alaska was admitted to the union 3 years later. Let’s try not to be bitter when Sarah gets here on Monday, okay?)
Dying art
Posted in Art, Municipal, tagged Art, art in public places, City Hall, Dance formation, fort collins, Martinez Park, Northern Hotel, richard scorpio, sculpture on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 1984, Fort Collins paid local artist, Richard Scorpio, $2000 to transform a dead tree in front of City Hall into a contemporary statue. Dance formation was here to “demonstrate the concept of art in public places.” Ceremonies followed. 20 years later, however, the piece moved into a patch of weeds at Martinez Park. I don’t think there was [...]
Vintage playground
Posted in Municipal, Neighborhoods, tagged ayers natural bridge, buckeye community center, city park, fort collins, merry go round, playground safety, poudre park community center, vintage playground on August 23, 2008 | 12 Comments »
There used to be one exactly like this in City Park, in the 50s, says my friend Norm. He would know–he grew up right across the street. Today, you have to look hard to find retro playground equipment. I’ve already seen City Park replace its heavy plastic sets 3 times in the past 12 years. But before the plastics, before 1970s wood [...]
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