At the doorstep of the Port of Los Angeles, the harbor-enlivening Fanfare employs 58 choreographed water jets to build a dramatic entryway for visitors, whether they arrive by ship, by foot, or by Harbor Boulevard trolley. An arc of Canary Island palm trees punctuates the length of the water, while wooden benches provide both a place to rest and an intimate view of the liquid stage.
 
Visitors are pulled into the core of the feature via a sunken pathway, where they are enveloped on all sides by jets that move to an eclectic mix of classical, popular, and movie soundtrack music. O Sole Mio by Luciano Pavarotti, Marijana by John Duda Tamburitzas, and Lara's Theme from the movie Doctor Zhivago, are among the pieces Fanfare performs.
 
A short walk or trolley ride away is the Second Street feature at Harbor Boulevard, which is by contrast interactive, one might even say immersive.There is no boundary between people and water and visitors may get as wet as they like in jets that leap playfully from the pavement.
 
WET worked with landscape architects EDAW to fashion this new setting for greater Los Angeles, a setting that invites exploration of the boundary between land and sea, between recreation and commerce, and between the community and its relationship with its environment.