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==Single Bowl Bubblers==
==Single Bowl Bubblers==
76 single-bowl variations
; 76 single-bowl variations
 
* [[SE 65th Avenue|SE 65th]] and [[SE Foster Road|SE Foster]]
* [[NW 18th Avenue|NW 18th]] & [[NW Couch Street|NW Couch]]
 
<gallery>
File:SingleBensonBubblerAt65thAndFoster.jpg|SE 65th & [[SE Foster Road|Foster Road]]
File:Single-Bowl-Bubbler-NW-18th-NW-Couch.JPG‎|NW Couch St & NW 18th Ave. Near entrance of [[Saint Mary's Cathedral]]
</gallery>


== 52 Four Bowl Bubblers==
== 52 Four Bowl Bubblers==
; First Instance  is a four bowl fountain
; First Instance  is a four bowl fountain at [[Simon Benson House]]
Apparently this is the first Benson Bubbler at [[West 5th Avenue|SW 5th]] and [[Washington Street|Washington]]:  [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=SW+Fifth+and+Washington+portland&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=47.569986,92.197266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=SW+Washington+St+%26+SW+5th+Ave,+Portland,+Multnomah,+Oregon+97204&t=h&layer=c&cbll=45.519939,-122.676975&panoid=IfIRQ_zFEVgmRO8ZsPQ9ug&cbp=12,344.39,,0,8.26&ll=45.520017,-122.676931&spn=0.000646,0.001407&z=20 ]
Apparently this is the first Benson Bubbler at [[SW 5th Avenue|SW 5th]] and [[SW Washington Street|Washington]]:  [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=SW+Fifth+and+Washington+portland&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=47.569986,92.197266&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=SW+Washington+St+%26+SW+5th+Ave,+Portland,+Multnomah,+Oregon+97204&t=h&layer=c&cbll=45.519939,-122.676975&panoid=IfIRQ_zFEVgmRO8ZsPQ9ug&cbp=12,334.09,,0,17.18&ll=45.520017,-122.676931&spn=0.000592,0.001407&z=20 ]


* in front of Civic Auditorium on [[West 3rd Avenue|SW Third]]
* in front of [[Civic Auditorium]] on [[SW 3rd Avenue|SW Third]]
* [[Front Avenue|SW Front]] and [[Ankeny Street|Ankeny]]
* [[SW Front Avenue|SW Front]] and [[SW Ankeny Street|Ankeny]]
* [[Morrison Street|Morrison]] and [[West 4th Avenue|SW 4th]] - photo by L.E. Baskow [http://www.photoshelter.com/c/lefteyeimages/image?&_bqG=0&_bqH=eJwdjV0LgjAYRv_NrqcJ2WAXc1tzRhbOUXcvLiTpA8ZS0n59q3N5ODyPxPMzPea7cmk3jbitt2CrVfE5qUyThCQYE6JBGE7d5NyjD0iBkazhJewPQlKMNFgjG9CCWhyp37MvhjML9zym0aqf7aalGjMmUmXRfw5YLeiIgPGWTq9g.i5cBuT9lcbLL8jpLH4-&GI_ID=]
* [[SW Morrison Street|Morrison]] and [[SW 4th Avenue|SW 4th]] - photo by L.E. Baskow [http://www.photoshelter.com/c/lefteyeimages/image?&_bqG=0&_bqH=eJwdjV0LgjAYRv_NrqcJ2WAXc1tzRhbOUXcvLiTpA8ZS0n59q3N5ODyPxPMzPea7cmk3jbitt2CrVfE5qUyThCQYE6JBGE7d5NyjD0iBkazhJewPQlKMNFgjG9CCWhyp37MvhjML9zym0aqf7aalGjMmUmXRfw5YLeiIgPGWTq9g.i5cBuT9lcbLL8jpLH4-&GI_ID=]
* [[Broadway Street|SW Broadway]] and [[Washington Street|Washington]]
* [[SW Broadway Avenue|SW Broadway]] and [[SW Washington Street|Washington]]
* in front of [[Benson Polytechnic High School]], which is also named in honor of [[Simon Benson]].
* in front of [[Benson Polytechnic High School]], which is also named in honor of [[Simon Benson]].
* The corner of [[West Burnside Street|Burnside]] and [[SW 3rd Avenue|SW 3rd]]
* The corner of [[NW Glisan Street|NW Glisan]] and [[NW 21st Avenue|NW 21st]]
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File:BensonBubblerFourBowlBubblerNWGlisanAnd21st.jpg|[[NW 21st Avenue]] and [[NW Glisan Street]].
File:Bubbler-nw21b.JPG|[[NW 21st Avenue]] and [[NW Glisan Street]]
File:BensonBubbler4LocatedAtBurnsideAndSWThird.jpg|[[W Burnside]] and [[SW 3rd Avenue]]
</gallery>


==Operation Times==
==Operation Times==
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== History Mythology==
== History Mythology==
Simon Benson:
[[Simon Benson]]:
: he wanted to offer loggers something cold on the streets to quench their thirst, instead of alcohol  
: he wanted to offer loggers something cold on the streets to quench their thirst, instead of alcohol
: ...or...
: he saw a little girl crying at a parade because she was thirsty.
: he saw a little girl crying at a parade because she was thirsty.


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* [http://www.uniquely-portland-oregon.com/benson-bubblers.html Unique fact sheet]
* [http://www.uniquely-portland-oregon.com/benson-bubblers.html Unique fact sheet]


[[Category:Gems of Portland]]
[[Category:Culture]]
[[Category:A. E. Doyle Designed]]
[[Category:A. E. Doyle Designed]]
[[Category:Water]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 20 August 2012

This is a quirky name for a Portland Gem - drinking water fountains all over the city which come from the Bull Run - best water I have ever had!. The goal of this page is to document, with pictures if possible, every single Benson Bubbler Water Fountain. The tradition was founded on April 10, 1912 with City Ordinance #25070912.

The 128 drinking fountains

Single Bowl Bubblers

76 single-bowl variations

52 Four Bowl Bubblers

First Instance is a four bowl fountain at Simon Benson House

Apparently this is the first Benson Bubbler at SW 5th and Washington: [1]

Operation Times

5 am to 10 pm daily

History Mythology

Simon Benson:

he wanted to offer loggers something cold on the streets to quench their thirst, instead of alcohol
...or...
he saw a little girl crying at a parade because she was thirsty.

Francis J. Murnane:

he saved them from being dismantled

Bubbler name:

Drinking fountain, water fountain or bubbler? [3]

External Link