This picture of the Hart Plaza dedication plaque is most popular on my Flickr Page, so I decided to write a blog entry and add some pictures about it. Hart Plaza is named for former US Senator Philip Hart, who passed in 1976. It was dedicated on May 18, 1978, Thirty two years ago yesterday. Many of the city officials listed on this plaque are no longer with us.
The Fountain, which is named for
Horace Dodge (click the name to see some pictures from the Detroit1701 site), was
built from 1972-1979, according the website for the Noguchi Museum, which is dedicated to the works of Isamu Noguchi, who co-designed Hart Plaza . The circular top of the fountain shoots water, as well, but when I last saw it shooting water, it was a couple of years ago or so.
The statue of Antoine Cadillac was placed in 2001 in celebration of Detroit's Tricentennial. There's a plaque nearby, which is written in English and in French, as well. According to the plaque, Cadillac came from Montreal and founded Detroit in late July 1701.
This picture of the Hart Plaza dedication plaque is most popular on my Flickr Page, so I decided to write a blog entry and add some pictures about it. Hart Plaza is named for former US Senator Philip Hart, who passed in 1976. It was dedicated on May 18, 1978, Thirty two years ago yesterday. Many of the city officials listed on this plaque are no longer with us. 
The Fountain, which is named for Horace Dodge (click the name to see some pictures from the Detroit1701 site), was built from 1972-1979, according the website for the Noguchi Museum, which is dedicated to the works of Isamu Noguchi, who co-designed Hart Plaza . The circular top of the fountain shoots water, as well, but when I last saw it shooting water, it was a couple of years ago or so. 
The statue of Antoine Cadillac was placed in 2001 in celebration of Detroit's Tricentennial. There's a plaque nearby, which is written in English and in French, as well. According to the plaque, Cadillac came from Montreal and founded Detroit in late July 1701.
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