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Title	K Street Mall Fountain
Date	1970
Description	This circa 1970 photograph shows the recently-redeveloped K Street Mall with a close-up of one of its signature water features. Designed in 1969 by four different Bay Area landscape architects, the 2.1 million dollar project called for six-blocks of a pedestrian-only K Street, from Seventh to Thirteenth Streets. One of the more alluring aspects of the Mall was its six waterfalls. Partnered with cement obelisks, they were meant to emulate craggy granite formations of the Sierra Nevada, awash with mountain runoff. The fountains were shut off during the summer of 1977, due to drought conditions. The view looks easterly, from Tenth Street toward the Crest Theater. Just beyond is the tip of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament’s steeple.
Format	8.5 x 11 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood	K Street; Downtown
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Street Scenes Fountains Art
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	984