tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61083604208081918642011-12-13T19:50:37.498-08:00C Hullingerhttps://profiles.google.com/101413009995401102490noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108360420808191864.post-46094679089354078282008-04-05T16:14:00.000-07:002010-11-17T18:50:19.758-08:00<h3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://cityofpeoria.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post_05.html">Click to make the image larger</a></h3><br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dTdJWl4wI/AAAAAAAABR4/h9NBj4PTq5o/s1600-h/fountains+large.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 623px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185705256132403970" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dTdJWl4wI/AAAAAAAABR4/h9NBj4PTq5o/s400/fountains+large.png" width="488" height="203" /></a></span></p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span></p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The fountains shown in this image and the one below could be a great attraction for the Peoria region. The smaller fountains are estimated to cost $150,000 a piece, with an estimated additional $100,000 endowment to pay for energy, maintenance and replacement costs.<br /></p></strong></span><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><strong></strong></span></p><p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>The larger fountain would cost about $500,000 each, with an estimated $400,000 endowment to pay for maintenance, energy, and maintenance costs. The smaller fountains could run during the day and early evening in the summer. The larger fountains could run on weekends at 5:00 pm, or on festivals and holidays. The musical theme of the fountains could be “Hands Across the Water”, and/or “Meet Me in the Middle.” Colored lights in the evening would add to the effect.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p></div><div class="post-footer"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><span class="post-icons"><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-489696368"><a title="Edit Post" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9156459394938655417&amp;postID=244614836641869044"></a></span></span></div><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"></span></div></div><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"><a name="7856785630465010445"></a><div class="post-body entry-content"><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dTRJWl4vI/AAAAAAAABRw/wvOo9FrK-GU/s1600-h/fountain+small.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 587px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185705049973973746" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dTRJWl4vI/AAAAAAAABRw/wvOo9FrK-GU/s400/fountain+small.png" width="506" height="203" /></a></p></div><div class="post-footer"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard"><br /></span><span class="post-icons"><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-489696368"><a title="Edit Post" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9156459394938655417&amp;postID=7856785630465010445"></a></span></span></div><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"></span></div></div></div><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"><a name="1219436587569450629"></a><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://cityofpeoria.blogspot.com/2008/04/fountain-in-geneva-switzerland.html">Fountain in Geneva, Switzerland</a></span></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"></h3><div class="post-body entry-content"><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dS15Wl4uI/AAAAAAAABRo/T0x_TvAgVDg/s1600-h/fountain+geneva.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185704581822538466" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dS15Wl4uI/AAAAAAAABRo/T0x_TvAgVDg/s400/fountain+geneva.png" width="514" height="354" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This famous fountain in Geneva, Switzerland<br />has become a </span><span style="font-size:130%;">symbol of the city<br />and a major tourist attraction.<br /><br /></span></div></div><div class="post-footer"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-backlinks post-comment-link"><a class="comment-link" href="http://cityofpeoria.blogspot.com/2008/04/fountain-in-geneva-switzerland.html#links"></a></span><span class="post-icons"><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-489696368"><a title="Edit Post" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=9156459394938655417&amp;postID=1219436587569450629"><br /></a></span></span></div><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"></span></div></div></div><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template"><a name="5736475026749954446"></a><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://cityofpeoria.blogspot.com/2008/04/fountain-on-chicag-river.html">Fountain on Chicago River</a><br /><br /></span></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"></h3><div class="post-body entry-content"><p><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This fountain shoots over the Chicago River just east of Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185704148030841554" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dScpWl4tI/AAAAAAAABRg/GRVJb_BlBWY/s400/Fountain+Chicago+River.jpg" width="483" height="263" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p></div><div class="post-footer"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"></span></div></div></div><a name="4354626171744387880"></a><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://cityofpeoria.blogspot.com/2008/04/buckingham-fountain-in-chicago.html">Buckingham Fountain in Chicago</a></span></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"></h3><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dRwZWl4sI/AAAAAAAABRY/JtBZVA3Zc_g/s1600-h/fountain+Buckingham+Chicago.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 460px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 605px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185703387821630146" border="0" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_PpQmQ9kiZwU/R_dRwZWl4sI/AAAAAAAABRY/JtBZVA3Zc_g/s400/fountain+Buckingham+Chicago.jpg" width="373" height="514" /></a><br /></p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The Buckingham Fountain in downtown Chicago </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">was donated by the Buckingham Family.</span></strong></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6108360420808191864-4609467908935407828?l=peoriafountains.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>C Hullingerhttps://profiles.google.com/101413009995401102490noreply@blogger.com0