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Horton Plaza is a small (half a city block) city park in Downtown San Diego, California. The Broadway Fountain stands in the middle of the plaza. The plaza was designated a historical landmark by the City of San Diego on March 19, 1971.〔 == History == The area of the park was sold to the city of San Diego in 1895 by its namesake, Alonzo Horton. Originally, the plaza was intended for use by his guests staying at the Horton House Hotel. The fountain in the middle of the plaza was designed by Irving Gill, which he modeled after the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. Louis J. Wilde, banker and part-owner of the U. S. Grant Hotel, donated $10,000 to help build the fountain,〔 which was completed in 1910.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/programs/historical/pdf/register120706.pdf )〕 The engraving on the frieze reads "Broadway Fountain for the People." Cold weather in January 1913 caused the water in the fountain to freeze, an event rare in the region. San Diegans visited the fountain and stood on the thick ice. On November 2, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy spoke at Horton Plaza to make a last-minute appeal for votes just six days before the 1960 Presidential Election.〔("Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA," November 2, 1960 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horton Plaza and Broadway Fountain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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