Edison Memorial Fountain, Grand Circus Park, Detroit, Mich. (Postcard Series)
From the Historic Detroit website. The Edison Memorial Fountain, located in the western half of Grand Circus Park, was created to honor Thomas Alva Edison and his achievements. The fountain is a circular structure made out of Indiana limestone with jets. The fountain had been operating in the east and was purchased by Allied Electrical Industries, which contributed $25,000, and the Detroit Board of Commerce which contributed another $2,000. The fountain was reassembled to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of the electric lamp.
Among those attending the dedication on Oct. 21, 1929, were Edison and President Herbert Hoover.
Old photos.
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