Quirky thoughts from an old man.
Just north of the Biltmore Fashion Square Mall, the home of at least three as yet undocumented phountains, there is a low rise condominium community. It has a tiny lake or a large pond depending on your perspective and in the lake they have a 30 foot streaming fountain. Look for it driving north on 24th St in the second block up from Camelback.
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48th Street winds its way along the eastern edge of South Mountain finding space between the foothills and Interstate 10. Just north of the mountains there is a traffic circle. If you go right you’re on South Pointe Parkway if you take the second right you’re still on 48th St. If you get totally confused you might run into this classic Italianate fountain.
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The purpose of the Phabulous Phountains series on SimonBurrow.com is to show how many fountains there are in the Phoenix area. We are blessed to have so much water in our desert that we can have the sound of running water everywhere. Even in a parking structure.
This one is in the corner of the parking structure at the Biltmore Shopping Center at the corner of Camelback and 24th Street. Continue reading “Phoenix’s Phabulous Phountains #15”
This fountain is in a children’s play area in Fountain Hills near the lake.
The video is excellent. Continue reading “Phoenix’s Phabulous Phountains #14”
A pretty little horizontal fountain with an elegant shade structure nearby. When developers envisioned Fountain Hills it was far from Phoenix and they needed something to distinguish it from lots of other news developments. Continue reading “Phoenix’s Phabulous Phountains #13”
This is number two of the three fountains I filmed on Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills. Click thru to see the video. Continue reading “Phoenix’s Phabulous Phountains #12”
The next three fountains are from, of all places, Fountain Hills. None of them however are the giant fountain that made Fountain Hills famous. They are the small but pretty ones I found while trying to find out why the big fountain isn’t running. Continue reading “Phoenix’s Phabulous Phountains #11”
In the shared space of a small private cul-de-sac in the Biltmore area is this beautiful formal fountain. Click thru to see the video Continue reading “Phoenix’s Phabulous Phountains #10”
Many of the fountains featured in this series will be from the area near where I live. There are lots of fountains nearby and it is the heat of summer so it’s not easy to set up shots. This is another private home with a front yard fountain near the Biltmore Hotel. Click through to see the video Continue reading “Phoenix Phabulous Phountains #9”
This small stream tumbles down a hill in the front garden of a house in the Biltmore area. North of Camelback and West of 24th St. Click to see the video. Continue reading “Phoenix’s Phabulous Phountains #8”