Lotta's Fountain

Lotta's Fountain Review

Saucy gold rush-era actress, singer, and dancer Lotta Crabtree so aroused the city's miners that they were known to shower her with gold nuggets and silver dollars after her performances. The peculiar, rather clunky fountain was her way of saying thanks to her fans. Given to the city in 1875, the fountain became a meeting place for survivors after the 1906 earthquake. Each April 18, the anniversary of the quake, San Franciscans gather at this quirky monument. You can see an image of Lotta herself in one of the Anton Refregier murals in Rincon Center.