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Fountain of Progress South at the 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair

World's Fair Information Manual

FOUNTAIN

  • Fountain of Progress-South

CONSULTANTS

  • Clarke & Rapuano, Inc.
  • 830 Third Avenue
  • New York 22, New York
  • PL 4-1030
  • and
  • Hamel and Langer
  • 652 First Avenue
  • New York 16, New York
  • OR 9-9140

LOCATION

  • Transportation Area, south of center

AREA

  • Diameter of pool basin-80 feet

CONTRACTORS

  • Julius Auserehl & Sons-General
  • Metropolitan Electrical Construction Co. -Electrical
  • J. L. Murphy-Mechanical
Fountain of Progress South

FEATURES

The Fountain of Progress-South, displays a five-point star layout of jets, with a sunken basin in the center and a series of parabolic streams in the outer area. The seemingly boiling and bubbling water in the center rises and falls in a cascading action over the sides of the stepped structure, while the outer parabolic jets vary in crown of elevation from 5 to 16 feet in height with a horizontal throw of from 15 to 27 feet. Two motor driven pumps keep 2,600 gallons of water in circulation every minute to create this delightful effect.

SOURCE: 1964 World's Fair Information Manual