James Scott watches over his fountain
The Scott Fountain in 1992
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Scott Fountain in 1990
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Turtles spew water in the fountain
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Scott Fountain in 1981
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
City workers remove graffiti off the Scott Fountain in 1981.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
The Scott Fountain in 1979, shortly after a renovation.
Photo from the New York Times archives
The Scott Fountain, seen here in 1968, has been a popular spot for nearly 100 years.
Photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
James Scott dictated that a statue of himself be built next to the fountain.
1967 photo from the Detroit Free Press archives.
Al Pacino, left, and Gene Hackman frolick in the Scott Fountain in the 1973 movie "Scarecrow."
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