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The fountain is the city's oldest, completed in 1925, on land deeded to the city in 1912. The park and fountain were dedicated in June 1926 to the late
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in the late 1980s, reopening in 1990. The fountain and sidewalk between it and Pioneer Square station have been fenced off since 2023.
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The circular basin and wall are concrete; the low basin rim has sculptures of turtles. Blue ceramic tiles line the fountain basin.
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47°36′07″N 122°19′51″W / 47.60194°N 122.33083°W / 47.60194; -122.33083

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Prefontaine Place
Pioneer Square
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