Salmagundi

Peace Arising from the Flames of War. Also known as the Fountain of Eternal Life and the War Memorial Fountain. Cleveland, Ohio.

Today I have a medley of scenes from Cleveland, starting with the War Memorial Fountain designed by Cleveland Institute of Art graduate Marshall Fredericks.  It is located on Memorial Plaza which is part of the Cleveland Mall, and was originally dedicated in 1964.  Surrounding the fountain are bronze plates engraved with the names of Clevelanders who died in World World II and the Korean War.

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