Talk:Buckingham Fountain

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I've uploaded two additional images of the Fountain to the Commons, should someone wants to make use of either of them in this article. Kelly Martin 14:21, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

I thought US gallons were bigger than litres?

The information regarding monitoring system is incorrect I think. They moved to an Allen-Bradley PLC system in 2013 according to this page. http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/clarence-f-buckingham-memorial-fountain/

"The Chicago Park District upgraded the Buckingham Fountain computer in 2013 with a non-proprietary Allen-Bradley PLC System. Today, all of the automation and monitoring takes place on-site, with remote alarm monitoring and notification." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.171.131.175 (talk) 13:11, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Unsourced material

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• The opening credits of the Fox sitcom Married... with Children feature a shot of Buckingham Fountain. Due to the show's popularity in Japan, the fountain was given the nickname "The Bundy Fountain" by Japanese tourists.
• The fountain was the official starting point for U.S. Route 66.
• The fountain has an alarm system, which is monitored from Honeywell Central Station in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
• There are four statues in the fountain representing the four states that surround Lake Michigan (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin).
• The fountain was the starting line for The Amazing Race 6.

While this is interesting, we can't use it unless you provide a source. Also, none of this is really trivia, as trivia by its definition is "unimportant information" - it therefore shouldn't be in a trivia section but instead the information should be incorporated into the main article. - Tbsdy lives (talk) 11:31, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

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Conflicting information

The history section appears to have conflicting information, stating "with sculptures by Jacques Lambert" and "The statues were created by the French sculptor Marcel F. Loyau." Also the sentence "The design of the fountain was based on the Bassin de Latome and modeled after Latona Fountain at Versailles." seems to be repetitive as the Bassin Latona is French for the Latona Fountain. Shsilver (talk) 03:13, 18 September 2009 (UTC)

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• https://www.grantparkconservancy.com/sculptures ---Another Believer _(Talk) 03:09, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

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Section on vandalism

Should we add a section on the vandalism that took place yesterday? Or is it not important enough?

(https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-buckingham-fountain-vandalized-closed-notice-300-columbus/14988571/) Winteringedits (talk) 19:37, 23 June 2024 (UTC)