Keller Fountain Park is a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon. [1] Originally named Forecourt Fountain or Auditorium Forecourt, the 0.92-acre (0.37 ha) park opened in 1970 across Third Avenue from what was then Civic Auditorium. In 1978, the park was renamed after Ira C. Keller, head of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) from 1958 to ...

The concrete fountain became an instant city landmark and an internationally acclaimed open space. In 1978, the fountain was renamed after Ira C. Keller (1899-1978), civic leader and first chairman of the Portland Development Commission (1958-72).

Keller pushed through the renewal plan for the South Auditorium area of downtown which included the construction of the Forecourt Fountain. Despite the removal of a unique urban ethnic enclave and historic cast iron buildings, the South Auditorium project was hailed as a success.

The Keller Fountain Park is an urban park in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Occupies 0.37 acres between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, Clay and Market place at the time of its construction belonged to the Civic Auditorium in the city.

Ira Keller Forecourt Fountain is included in the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Portland Open Space Sequence, and is stewarded by the Halprin Landscape Conservancy (2001). It will be included in a large scale proposed rehabilitation, scheduled to begin in 2017.

The Ira Keller (PDX Mayor at the time of construction) Forecourt Fountain is a gem of modern urban landscape design. Designed by Lawrence Halprin it is a modern interpretation of the waterfalls in the Oregon Cascades in concrete.

Named after the Civic Auditorium abutting its northern edge, this park in Portland’s “city within a city” was not originally part of the Open-Space Sequence planned by Lawrence Halprin and Associates.

Keller Fountain Park is a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon. Originally named Forecourt Fountain or Auditorium Forecourt, the 0.92-acre (0.37 ha) park opened in 1970 across Third Avenue from what was then Civic Auditorium. In 1978, the park was renamed after Ira C. Keller, head of the Portland Development Commission (PDC) from 1958–1972.

The park is a much-needed oasis in Portland's bland business district -- allowing visitors both young and old to wade through the numerous waterfalls, small pools, and puddles as well as explore the various paved footpaths.

It is very beautiful watching 13,000 gallons of water per minute cascade through this fountain's terraces and platforms, especially at dusk when the fountain lights illuminate the falling water and pools below. The fountain is meant to symbolize the …