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Astral Fountain at the 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair

World's Fair Information Manual

FOUNTAIN

  • Astral Fountain

CONSULTANTS

  • Hamel and Langer
  • 652 First Avenue
  • New York 16, New York
  • OR 9-9140

CONTRACTORS

  • D. Fortunato, Inc.-General
  • Hatzel & Buehler-Electrical
  • T.F. Mulligan-Mechanical

LOCATION

  • Court of Stars, south of the
  • Theme Center

AREA

  • pool basin 140 feet in diameter

DESIGNER

  • J. S. Hamel
  • Gilmore D. Clarke
  • Donald Oenslager
Astral Fountain line drawing

SOURCE: 1964 World's Fair Information Manual

FEATURES

The Astral Fountain features a central column of water 70 feet high, ringed with 40 jets flowing at the rate of 5,600 gallons per minute. The configuration is enhanced by a fretwork of a star-patterned design, 60 feet high and 60 feet in diameter, that rotates around the central column at a speed of two feet per second. The structure is adorned with 120 starr-set nozzles ejecting lacy streams of water totaling 2,600 gallons per minute, producing an unusual and delightful display.

Astral Fountain

Astral Fountain

Source: NY World's Fair Publication For Those Who Produced the New York World's Fair 1964-1965