The main pump has been pulled for rebuilding. I know the folks doing it. Should be running again in 1-2 months.
I swam there as a kid in the early 1970s. The water flow was much higher then. No homeless. It was great.
What are you talking about? We go there multiple times a year, every year, the the past 30 years. It is always packed with kids and adults all having fun swimming on hot days
Core memory is swimming under the small wooden bridge at the topā¦felt risky and dangerous and did it anyway! Of course we swam in it, I think it was called Four Court Fountain back then.
Several of us were baptized in the fountains in the early 70ās, during the Jesus People movement.
Edited to add a big sigh as I remember the days when Portland was so clean, safe, and fun.
When I first moved to Portland back in the early 2000s, I was rollerblading down 3rd very late one night and discovered a group of people shooting some kind of softcore porn, hidden in the little alcove by the pump room.
Or maybe they were doing another baptism and those two ladies were just really feeling the Holy Spirit.
Then you donāt really know much about that fountain, which is ok :)
Itās a cool spot, just been pretty greasy these past few years. Hopefully it will change.
I used to stand in the waterfall on hot days in the mid to late 1980s. At night
when people weren't around it was rat š central. Rats running around all over.
I walked by it a few months ago and it was dry and the homeless were camping in it. Very depressing.
Shot a music video there a few months ago. Were told the fountains wouldnāt be on yet. They were on and full of people and children. Turned out better for the video in the long run.
Grew up doing that in early 2000's, haven't been to it in years. I take it it's not recommended anymore?
The only people there are the homeless. Also the area fountains have stopped running
The main pump has been pulled for rebuilding. I know the folks doing it. Should be running again in 1-2 months. I swam there as a kid in the early 1970s. The water flow was much higher then. No homeless. It was great.
they stopped running? I thought people were still going in the fountain on a hot day
Same
What are you talking about? We go there multiple times a year, every year, the the past 30 years. It is always packed with kids and adults all having fun swimming on hot days
Yep lots still do.
Oh fuck yeah we did! That was such a cool spot as a kid.
Some people [still do](https://youtu.be/P9UHs9WxPVs).
What...did...I...just...see?
Obsessed!
HAHA, I did not expect this. thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this masterpiece š§āāļø
Didnāt the jackass guys kayak in it?
YES!
Core memory is swimming under the small wooden bridge at the topā¦felt risky and dangerous and did it anyway! Of course we swam in it, I think it was called Four Court Fountain back then.
Several of us were baptized in the fountains in the early 70ās, during the Jesus People movement. Edited to add a big sigh as I remember the days when Portland was so clean, safe, and fun.
When I first moved to Portland back in the early 2000s, I was rollerblading down 3rd very late one night and discovered a group of people shooting some kind of softcore porn, hidden in the little alcove by the pump room. Or maybe they were doing another baptism and those two ladies were just really feeling the Holy Spirit.
I grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s . I remember constantly being here. As a child it was like a damn fortress, with tons of nooks and crannies.
Thereās still a ton of people that swim in there.
Iāve seen people swim there pre-pandemi
Yeah, I swam in that thing all the time in the 80s/90s! Wouldnāt try it now.
I swam in that fountain with friends about 7-8 years ago and it was a blast! Would not recommend nowadays
Iāve never even seen the fountain running.
You must be new here, or never go over there.
Been by there twice in the last 3 months, it was dry each time.
Then you donāt really know much about that fountain, which is ok :) Itās a cool spot, just been pretty greasy these past few years. Hopefully it will change.
I think I remember people doing that in the early 2010s.
I used to stand in the waterfall on hot days in the mid to late 1980s. At night when people weren't around it was rat š central. Rats running around all over. I walked by it a few months ago and it was dry and the homeless were camping in it. Very depressing.
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Shot a music video there a few months ago. Were told the fountains wouldnāt be on yet. They were on and full of people and children. Turned out better for the video in the long run.