William Mulholland Memorial Fountain

This was an interesting experience. When I first arrived in Los Angeles, I decided to take my dog for a walk. It was summer and as we all know, it’s gets pretty hot in summer. After a nice walk, she was hot and so was I. All I did was kick off my sandals and pick her up. .. and step into the fountain. .. and let her dangle her feet in the water. .. apparently someone didn’t approve.
I hear a loud male voice advise me to, «step out of the fountain». I turn around to my surprise (since when I stepped in, no one was in sight) and I am met with an officer of the law. I smiled, he didn’t. I stepped out of the fountain, put my sandals back on and apologized and off we went…
Moral of this story. .. stay outta the fountain. .. you never know who’s watching.

What a great place to take a walk! It is really beautiful and relaxing. The water fountain changes color and looks beautiful!

Beautiful!

It is a fountain. It works. Water is clean. Steer clear Saturday mornings (too many wedding and catillions).

The constant-​running reminder that we should forget to remember that we have very little water. Thanks Owens Valley, we owe you one.

Great big fountain. Good place to catch some rays: D

The Mulholland Fountain is one of my favorite sites in LA. Whether you’re just driving by, or walking on your way to Griffith Park or up the hill towards Hillhurst, this is a site to see. Open space is always at a premium in any city, and having a whole corner to itself, the fountain and surrounding green space is a visual comfort. There’s something peaceful about a fountain. It is playful, soothing and a constant in a city that is otherwise always changing.
This particular fountain is quite nice, as its vertical trajectory varies as the minutes tick by. Of course, at night the fountain is lit with a rotating array of colors and shapes that mesmerizes, and punctuates the night. There’s a guard posted in the evening to help people feel safer as they enjoy the glow. If you’ve not seen the Mulholland Fountain, make a point to see it.

Poe came here expecting something else. Instead, all Poe got was this crazy, half-​dressed lady with pink hair and CFM boots giggling and saying inappropriate things.
Poe thinks this lady must either be a prostitute or someone trying to seduce Poe into believing in miracle cures. None of it made sense. Pretty fountain, though.

Eh.

Kind of amused there’s a Unilocal page just for the Mullholland Fountain.
Ah, Mullholland. Central and Northern California’s anguish, and SoCal’s triumph. Only in L.A. is that Irishman a hero. It would be true irony if the L.A. Aqueduct ended right at that fountain, spitting in the eye of the Owens Valley farmers whose crops all dried up as their fertile land became a desert.
All right, enough politics. After all, without Mulholland’s feat of engineering, L.A. might be a ghost town. I mean, as the dedication on the fountain concludes: «This Memorial is Gratefully Dedicated to those who are the Recipients of His Unselfish Bounty and the Beneficiaries of His Prophetic Vision.»
It’s a pretty fountain, a fine example of art deco. If you can tune out the traffic on Los Feliz, it can be downright relaxing hanging out in the little park that surrounds it.
Chances are, while you’re there, it’ll be the background for someone’s pictures — be it Facebook, family portraits, couples pretending to stare longingly into each other’s eyes, and anyone else who wants the cachet of the fountain to rub off on their photos.

have you ever driven by the intersection of los feliz boulevard and riverside drive at night? if you have, then you’ve probably seen this gorgeous fountain lit up and looking all lovely!
surrounded by a dainty park, this is one of my favorite places in los angeles to laze about on a sunny afternoon. bring a picnic basket and spread out a blanket in the grass, do some light reading… sometimes my boyfriend and i will bring a board game and go head to head in a heated match of scrabble.
it’s also a great place to people-​watch, girls and guys like to get dressed up and come here to take photos of them in their finery. wedding gowns, quinceañera dresses, zoot suits, tuxedos, saris… i’ve seen them all parading around down here.
and at night, when the moon comes out to play, the fountain gets even more beautiful. softly illuminated, the water sparkles in a slowly changing colorscape that’s downright magical. there’s nothing else quite like it in this city.

For my 600^th review… I’m rating the Mulholland Fountain.
Living in the Los Feliz all my life, the Mulholland Fountain has been a scenic landmark for many years (at least 35+ years) since i’ve been around. Pretty much the gateway to Griffith Park, the zoo, Travel Town, pony rides, golf courses, everything the park has to offer.
Being a landmark and also a fountain, you tend to see wedding pictures taken here, commercials being film, kids swimming in the fountain during the summer (ghetto), people laying on the lawns, etc.
I truly agree that this is a Los Feliz/​Griffith Park landmark. Even though the traffic has gotten bad to worse over the years on Los Feliz Blvd in front of the fountain, you still know you’re home once you get off the 5 freeway.
Not too many fountains like this one in L.A. You have to love it and during the nights when they turn the lights on, you get a pretty nice colorful show.
Being that people check in over 100 times here, you should be able to review the fountain and give it some pretty good ratings. I just did… stay turned for pictures with the 60D.

Awesome place to kick back, get some mist from the fountain and read a book, listen to tunes via the ear buds. The fountain has the lava lamp effect where you can just stare at it and mull through ideas and thoughts in your brain. There is some traffic noise as it is on the corner of a busy street but that is part of the package at this place.

I just wish there were more fountains like this around Los Angeles. I grew up in the area and always took it for granted, but now appreciate the coolness and history of it. I’m glad it’s been preserved so well.

Designed by Walter S. Clayberg in 1940, this fountain at the corner of Riverside and Los Feliz is a fitting tribute to Mr. Mulholland, one of the men behind the development of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Officially a Historic-​Cultural Monument in the City of Los Angeles, it is unofficially a summer wading pool from young children and a popular backdrop for many a wedding photo session.
That it is absolutely beautiful when lit up in the evenings as you drive in and out of Hollywood just seems to be an added bonus.