While you may not know it by name there’s a very good chance you’re familiar with Revson Fountain, the iconic fountain at Lincoln Center. Follow along as Sonia Rao details a behind the scenes look for Gothamist:
All three of the engineers I spoke to are native New Yorkers, as are many of the people on their teams. They all grew up walking past Revson Fountain on trips to Manhattan, and yet, they said it hasn’t gotten old. Houlihan, who has worked at Lincoln Center for 22 years, lit up as he listened to McLaughlin talk about the steam-heat exchanger that allows them to run the fountain in temperatures as low as -10 degrees.