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Salmon Street Springs Fountain on September 7, 2008
The Salmon Street Springs fountain was designed by Robert Perron Landscape Architects and Planners, built by Berge Brothers Enterprises and funded by the Portland Development Commission.
Salmon Street Springs Fountain on September 7, 2008
It was dedicated in 1988, and named through a public contest in 1989; the name comes from its location at the foot of SW Salmon Street. The City of Portland Bureau of Water Works operates and maintains it.
Salmon Street Springs Fountain on June 7, 2009
An underground computer cycles through the fountain's three water patterns: misters, bollards and wedding cake.
Salmon Street Springs Fountain on June 7, 2009
The fountain includes 185 jets with as many as 137 in operation at one time, depending on the pattern. At full capacity, the fountain recycles 4,924 gallons of water per minute.
Stand Up Portland Plaque on September 7, 2008
A plaque near the Salmon Street Springs fountain was placed on August 21, 1993 by Stand Up Portland, and reads: "We, the citizens of Oregon, recognizing that the future health and well-being of our state depends on the strength and diversity of its people, stand together to celebrate the uniqueness of cultures, lifestyles, ideas and abilities that unite us as a community."
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