Curious Louisville: Whatever Happened To The Falls Fountain?

Update: 2019-02-14

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It was supposed to be Louisville’s answer to the St. Louis arch. But in the press, it was eventually called ugly. A turkey A good idea gone bad. It’s been gone since 1998, but not entirely forgotten.

In fact, it’s been on Curious Louisville listener Mark Friedland’s mind: Whatever happened to the Falls Fountain?

In this edition of Curious Louisville, we find out the answer.

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