As EVG first reported at the time, the fountain arrived here in August 1891, when people were squandering their money on 5-cent cups of coffee.
Read about the history of the fountain here.
Showing posts with label Temperance Fountain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Temperance Fountain. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Today at Temperance Fountain
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Free apples at Temperance Fountain
Someone has placed apples for the taking in the fountain of Temperance Fountain fame in Tompkins Square Park...
A kind gesture...
Thanks to Steven for the photos!
Monday, October 7, 2019
Late-morning dance break
All we need is music, sweet music. Dancing around Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park this morning.
Photo by Derek Berg.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Pressure washing around the fountain
[Photo on Nov. 1 by EV Resident]
Last Thursday, EV Resident shared the above photo showing a worker applying a fresh coat of paint on the 130-year-old Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park.
Several readers quickly pointed out that this was a really bad idea.
Per East Village Community Member:
This is sad. They've essentially defaced the granite of this historic monument in the park. You would think someone in the Park's Department would be regulating how they "maintain" significant cultural artifacts in our parks. They shouldn't be painting over stone monuments and fountains.
Apparently someone at the Park's Department realized that this was a really bad idea ... an EVG reader shares this photo from this morning, showing a two-person crew on the scene with a pressure washer ... with one member of the crew documenting the work...
Previously on EV Grieve:
Painting around the fountain
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Painting around the fountain
For some reason a coat of paint for Temperance Fountain — which turned 130 this year — in Tompkins Square Park ...
Thanks to EV Resident for the photo...
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