The Court of Fountains
The spacious Fountain Court greeted shoppers inside the primary entrance to Chris-Town and hosted many special events over the years. Three fountains originally graced the COF. |
Square Dance, 1963 |
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Dairy Week cow milking, 1965 |
Circa 1961
Rock concert, circa 1966.
Phoenix Suns appearance, 1970
The main fountain, 1961 |
View from under one of the two "slipper arch" stairways, 1961 |
Early view of slipper arch stairway, 1961
Chris-Town General Manager Jim Cunning (right) greets J.C. Penney at store expansion celebration, 1967.
Displays inside Penney's, 1964
The legendary organ grinder and his monkey were a fixture in the Court of Fountains in the '60s and '70s. Photo circa 1975.
New! - View outside Penney's looking toward west mall, circa 1962.
From "The Webb Spinner," September 1961. Del E. Webb
Corp./Sun City Museum
New! - Car show, circa 1963.
Antique car show, 1967.
Sand castles, circa 1984