Hey, the Hart Plaza Fountain's on!

May 27, 2016 at 3:43 pm

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For most of the year, the Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain at the center of Hart Plaza isn't running, but now it's on, just in time for Movement.

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Photo courtesy of John Naglick.

We only have this photo sent in by a reader, but's clear that water is flowing, and it looks pretty cool.

The fountain was designed by Isamu Noguchi and Walter Budd in 1978, and built in 1981. The fountain is a memorial to Horace Dodge (founder of Dodge Motors) and his son Horace Jr.

In 2013 the fountain was broken due to vandalism, and was repaired at a cost of $400,000.