September 19, 2019 – March 14, 2020 in UNC Campus Commons Gallery
Visit Yucca Fountain... it's not a mirage! It's the gallery restoration of a 1950s
atomic era soda fountain by Boston-based artists Andrew Bablo and Helen Popinchalk.
Yucca Fountain is a place that could only have existed in the badlands of the American
west.
In its heyday, Yucca Fountain was the watering hole and gathering spot. It beckoned
travelers emerging from the desert with the promise of a cold, sweet milkshake. It
was a place to get a malt and watch the distant mushroom plumes expand in the stratosphere.
Set within the heart of Greeley, Colorado, this restoration pays homage to the zenith
of ice cream culture and the atomic sublime. We welcome a new generation of patrons
to experience Yucca Fountain first hand and savor this piece of history... while it
lasts!
Yucca Fountain on KUNC
Yucca Fountain in UNC News
YUCCA FOUNTAIN IN THE GREELEY TRIBUNEYucca Fountain on Weld Found Podcast
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/85b40b48-a2a3-46cb-bc46-423e55dc873d.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Madison McMullen
![Full Service at Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/0b82794f-aa75-4993-9cae-f8b9bd2e0301.jpg)
Full Service at Yucca Fountain
Photo by Madison McMullen
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/41a45beb-0795-4bdc-8a76-3ed69ec829c4.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Featured Artists: Andrew Bablo & Helen Popinchalk](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/20c89892-c287-44d3-9c47-2af15bcb6804.jpg)
Featured Artists: Andrew Bablo & Helen Popinchalk
Photo by Madison McMullen
![Bert Tuttle's Camper](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/03c7a46d-c1b4-46af-a684-f5b3b88fa067.jpg)
Bert Tuttle's Camper
Photo by Madison McMullen
![YF from the Boardwalk](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/24825737-b294-4e30-ab28-306d61190706.jpg)
YF from the Boardwalk
Photo by Madison McMullen
![Detail](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/da1a63c7-9fb6-4019-a606-13cc75b1bca6.jpg)
Detail
Photo by Madison McMullen
![Inside of Bert's Camper](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/6594da6b-1c66-4b69-8c02-fc6efe9e1d65.jpg)
Inside of Bert's Camper
Photo by Madison McMullen
![Opening Night at YF](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/85b0d278-1e6d-43a2-8182-77f60b6d0b54.jpg)
Opening Night at YF
Photo by Madison McMullen
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/64138dc0-dfc0-4ee5-a955-2393cbf05a95.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
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Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/fe5b7907-b2ef-42de-8bcb-b3f92bb026ec.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/a86103d7-4ff5-4f89-bba5-afe4363cd584.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/ee9c9fa7-f320-491c-bd57-1a656acdaf7f.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/f7e231ac-b08f-4399-a140-5f78989a7e34.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/7b94b3f5-56e5-43cc-b973-7a6a124d9335.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/e81f830b-62a1-40c5-9519-eca5c8cde0ea.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/c69545cf-73a6-4092-839e-722517a10e57.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/791a51dd-e136-412d-83d6-e75ffd3a1f5c.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/b734a61f-a463-418d-af33-4263ee95ecc5.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/afebb7ef-2ebc-4b21-a3d7-c31ab0ad54cf.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/93fe67f1-a7cc-442c-8a56-d8e01d52c542.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
Photo by Harper Point Photography
![Yucca Fountain way finding sign](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/f8c50eb5-e192-4fa1-9ffd-45a11283a32d.jpg)
Yucca Fountain way finding sign
The countdown is on to 09.19.19
![Yucca Fountain postcards](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/acdf2700-fcea-46f9-b2af-7c553f28518a.jpg)
Yucca Fountain postcards
![Strangers in the Desert](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/88998909-e6b2-4572-9c97-bf20a89db4a0.jpg)
Strangers in the Desert
![Fridge detail](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/fa0b44e2-ba57-4642-ad52-2a55aefeb3bd.jpg)
Fridge detail
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Counter
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Cold Licks!
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Cocoa
![Yucca Fountain](https://arts.unco.edu/_resources/.ldp-images/.private_ldp/a223589/production/master/80e3d9f2-0fbf-4015-95e1-59baa17d178c.jpg)
Yucca Fountain
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