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- ↑ "Seattle's Free Public Art Safari". Seattle Weekly. 2009-04-28. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Joshua Green Fountain, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture! . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ↑ "Seattle's new waterfront is taking shape". waterfrontseattle.org. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
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