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December 12, 2014

Before beer and bikes, Portland had Benson Bubblers

  • Twenty of the four-bowl water fountains were installed a century ago by timber baron Simon Benson.
    • By JOHN KILLEN
    The Oregonian

    AP Photo/The Oregonian, John Killen [enlarge]
    The first Benson Bubbler was placed at Southwest Fifth and Washington in 1912 in downtown Portland.

    PORTLAND — You may not know who Simon Benson was, but if you spend any time in downtown Portland, you can't help but know something of his legacy.


     
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