- Electric Fountain
The Electric Fountain is a water fountain located in
Beverly Hills, California on the corner of Santa Monica andWilshire Boulevard s. The fountain pays homage to the founding of the city. It is built on land donated by theRodeo Land and Water Company . [Wanamaker, Marc. "Beverly Hills: 1930-2005". page 9.] It features a statue of aTongva (a member of the local Native American tribe) kneeling in prayer. It gives thanks to the fertility and abundance of land. The statue is said to be modeled after Gradin Newsom. [ [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Landmarks/BeverlyGardensPark.shtml Seeing Stars] ]The fountain was erected in 1931. [ [http://www.publicartinla.com/sculptures/electric_fount1.html History of the Electric Fountain] ] Funded by the Beverly Hills Women's Club [ [http://www.bhwomensclub.org/ Beverly Hills Woman's Club site with historical facts] ] , it was designed by the architect
Ralph Carlin Flewelling . The sculpture at the top was designed byRobert Merrell Gage . [ [http://www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/2423639024/ History of the Electric Fountain] ]It is called the "Electric Fountain" since every eight minutes, the water is illuminated and changing in sixty different ways.
Movie locations
*The fountain is featured in the movie Clueless when Alicia Silverstone finally realizes she loves Josh. [ [http://www.seeing-stars.com/Landmarks/BeverlyGardensPark.shtml Seeing Stars] ]
The fountain is featured in The Go-Go's music video for the song "Our Lips are Sealed".
References
External links
* [http://www.publicartinla.com/sculptures/electric_fount1.html History of the fountain with pictures]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/2423639024/ History of the fountain]
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