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Logan Square has become a traffic circle but, at its heart, the Swann Memorial Fountain retains a bit of the Square's heritage as a public place. The fountain was named for Dr. Wilson Cary Swann, a 19th-century Philadelphia physician who championed the health value of accessible street-side drinking fountains of clean water for people and troughs for horses. The fountain's designers showed a playfulness by using swans as features of the fountain. Swann Fountain retains that playfulness, especially on a hot summertime day like today.The designers were Wilson Eyre, Jr. and Alexander Stirling Calder. Mr. Calder also designed elements of Washington Square Park in New York City and was the father of artist Alexander Calder.
"philadelphia today" is provided by anthony risser (divinestra.com)
All photographs copyright Anthony Risser, 2001.
01 August 2001: "a minute can be a long time"
29 July 2001: "green on a gray day"
27 July 2001: "double fantasy"
24 July 2001: "now is the coffee of our fair pleasure, made glorious froth"
22 July 2001: "the coast of mosaic reflection"
20 July 2001: "keeping the world safe for the grayscale"
19 July 2001: "let's make lots of money"
15 July 2001:"what if georgia o'keeffe had come to town?"
14 July 2001: "bleu, blanc, et rouge"
12 July 2001: "skyscraper rising"
10 July 2001: "all you need is love is all you need"
08 July 2001: "a dress at adresse"
01 July 2001: "Philadelphia Muses"
30 June 2001: "Rational Exuberance (Extra Pulls of Espresso)"
26 June 2001: "Tuesday in the Square With Tony"
24 June 2001: "My Wonderful Block (2000 Block of Delancey Place)"
16 June 2001: "The Brides of Rittenhouse Square"
07 June 2001: "Washington Square"
03 June 2001: "Decay and Growth (The View from the R2)"
