New York’s Fabulous Fountains: A Walking Tour

Stephanie Azzarone has just published her widely acclaimed “Fabulous Fountains of New York” and will give an in depth and fascinating walking tour.

New York’s fountains are more than just decorative features – they are historical landmarks, cultural icons, and dynamic works of art that shape the city’s landscape. They were designed to honor men and women of accomplishment, memorialize events, and at one time, keep citizens from drinking too much alcohol. New York’s fountains are classical and ornate or modern and streamlined. They celebrate firemen, authors, social workers, and more. This tour will take a close look at some of Manhattan’s most distinctive Midtown fountains—new and old, famous and little known – and share the stories of why they came to be, the people behind them and what makes those fountains special.

 Stops will include: 

 Truth” and “Beauty,” long hidden behind “Patience” and “Fortitude”

 the first major monument in New York City to honor a woman

 the fabulous “Christmas Balls” fountain

 the jewel within midtown’s “vest pocket parks”

 a 14K gold-leafed fountain once known as “Leapin’ Louie”

 the statue whose bare bottom outraged a Gilded Age Vanderbilt

The tour will start at the Fountain in Bryant Park