Fountain of Youth

They put a parking lot on a piece of land
Where the supermarket used to stand
Before that they put up a bowling alley
On the site that used to be the local Palais
--The Kinks

Interesting pic of Fountain Square circa 1962. View is looking south across Fifth Street. Where the Albee Theater once stood the Westin Hotel stands today. The bottom of the Carew Tower can be seen at the far right at the corner of Fifth and Vine. The fountain itself, of course, has been moved multiple times over the years.

The Albee Theater, which opened on Christmas Eve 1927, was razed in 1977. On a grade school class field trip, I visited the Albee to see a show. Can't remember the show, but I remember how grand the building looked both inside and out.

Have to agree with the caption. I like the look of Albee-backdropped Fountain Square compared to the post-modern current one.