Horace E. Dodge Fountain — Local services in Detroit

On a hot summer afternoon, it was awesome to see this fountain running and being a great entertainment for kids in the Sun.

Horace Elgin Dodge (1868–1920) was a pioneering American industrialist and co-founder of the Dodge Brothers Company, whose mechanical ingenuity helped shape the early automotive industry. Alongside his brother John, Horace built a legacy of innovation and craftsmanship that propelled Dodge into becoming one of the largest automakers in the U.S. by the early 20th century.

The Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain, located at the heart of Detroit’s Hart Plaza, was designed by renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi and completed in 1978. The fountain’s futuristic stainless-steel ring structure and powerful water jets were meant to symbolize Detroit’s industrial strength and innovation, honoring the Dodge family’s legacy in the automotive industry.

It's an impressive and quite unique fountain. Don't miss it when you're in Hart Plaza!

This isn't the first Noguchi artwork I've experienced. The Pylon is nearby and I've also seen the Red Cube in Helmsley Plaza New York and the Bolt of Lightning in...

I had seen the picture of this fountain when I was child from an old album, when my parents visited America during 80s and I was amazed to see this again live in front of me. Even after these many years it was well maintained but little does anyone heed it, everyone is busy with their fast lives.

The iconic fountain has a history and it goes like this, Anna Thompson Dodge, widow of automobile pioneer Horace E. Dodge, bequeathed $2 million in 1971 to construct a fountain to honor her husband and son. The stainless steel, 30' high fountain sculpture is composed of a ring suspended between two inwardly canted supports and a black granite pool directly under the ring. Its powerful jets of water and dramatic setting combine to create a futuristic environment as the focal point of Detroit’s main civic plaza.

Just visit this place and take a picture, it will stand there until the end of the world and changes to the surroundings can be noticed. A beautiful clean place for a walk or stroll with...

If you want a good place to walk around in the summer in Detroit, then sure, stop by here. If you have other, prettier things, that you could be doing, then do those instead. This fountain is in serious need of love and attention from the city, as well as the rest of Hart Plaza. It has potential, but I would not plan a trip to Detroit just to see this area. This is coming from someone who walks by this fountain every day in the summer. Also, even though you think you would be able to bike through a desolate concrete plaza, guards will yell at...