Back in December, 2008, I took an in-depth look at the Memorial Fountain that is located in Jackson Park.
Included in the coverage was this ad:
Military Parade through principal streets.
The unveiling was captured in a postcard, one that doesn’t show up too often, but is a neat snapshot of an important moment in our city’s past.
Neat details in the photo… Imagine climbing to the top of a telephone pole for a better view today? Banners strung across Pitt Street…
Looks like some bleachers were set up for spectators, maybe even dignitaries? Interesting to see the collection of people on the roof of Peoples’ Furniture.
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I know the memorial fountain itself doesn't work. But, I consider the Memorial fountain a centerpiece (even though they are not physically connected) for the Jackson Park pond with the three fountains shooting water out of it. When you walk from the north, you see the grand pond with the Memorial fountain in the horizon.
These are not copper pipes in the pond. They look like painted ABS, but I'm leaning towards PVC. As long as the water is continuously running, you won't have to worry about freezing pipes bursting if there's a surprise overnight blizzard. It only becomes an issue if the water stops running. I used to have a swimming pool for over a decade and it was just heated by a solar blanket. Never had a heater connected to it. We always opened it up a few months early and closed it a few months late and rarely swam in it in those months. We just kept it continuously running with the automatic barracuda cleaning up the leaves.
There's no reason for the fountains in this pond to be off this month, except for a small pittance of electricity in running the pump for the fountain.
Find your way to Virtual Motor City using google. Then see if you can find image 20170-vmc. This will give some idea of how much smaller the old post office building was, and also how the siting of the bleachers would provide good viewing of the fountain for the VIPs. Virtual Motor City has lots of interesting images of old Windsor as well as Detroit and elsewhere. It's great for getting lost in time!