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Lotta's fountain is a fountain at the intersection of Market Street, where Geary and Kearny Streets connect in downtown San Francisco, California . It was commissioned by actress Lotta Crabtree in 1875 as a gift to the city of San Francisco, and would serve as a significant meeting point in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and ...
Apr 18, 2013 · 1390. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotta%27... Standing at the corner of Market, Geary and Kearny streets in San Francisco, Lotta’s Fountain is a twenty-four-foot...
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Jan 27, 2018 · Lotta’s Fountain: A Closer Look. by Woody LaBounty. On September 9, 1875, Mayor Otis unveiled a new public fountain at the intersection of Market and Kearny Streets. The cast-iron monument with Gold Rush scenes, sailing ships, and lion head decorating its sides was a gift from entertainer Lotta Crabtree.
Lotta's Fountain, in the pedestrian island, northeast corner of Geary, Market and Kearny Streets. Lotta Crabtree spent years quenching the City's thirst for entertainment, but her fountain isn't doing much for the parched San Franciscans who pass by her Memorial Drinking Fountain.
In 1875, Lotta gave “Lotta’s Fountain,” at Market and Kearny streets, to the people of San Francisco. She retired from the stage in 1892, at 45, but made one last San Francisco appearance at “Lotta Crabtree Day” at the Panama- Pacific International Exposition of 1915.
Feb 27, 2024 · LOTTA’S FOUNTAIN — This fountain was installed in 1875 at Kearny and Market Streets after a generous gift from actress and philanthropist Lotta Crabtree. It became a focal point of downtown and a meeting place for locals — especially after the 1906 earthquake and fire, when so many other landmarks and street signs were suddenly gone ...
Dec 11, 2020 · Since 1875, an ornate water fountain known as Lotta’s Fountain has stood near where Geary, Kearny and Market streets come together. It’s well-known that for almost a century, survivors of...
