Warerfall is always a hit with kids. I was interested to learn that during the recent renovation at the start of the millennium (partners included the Lincoln Park Conservancy, the Chicago Park District, Wolff Clements and Associates, the Care of Trees and other private companies), many stones (that had been added during the renovation of the 1960s) were removed to retrieve negative space. As a designer, I am always harping on mass & void making a whole, especially in gardens which are often so crammed full that we lose the joys of form, color, rhythm, breeze, shadow and surprise.
The water fountain has always delighted me. Originally, in the 1930s, Caldwell designed it at two levels in order to better accommodate migrating birds. Below: you see it from the opposite bank: it is the rock feature jutting into the pool to the right.
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