Fountain Valley

Fountain Valley, "A Nice Place to Live" enjoys unique artwork. Upper left is the Kingston Technologies building, middle is a sculpture gracing the exterior courtyard and reflection pool at Fountain Valley Library. Upper right photo of an actual piece of girder from the World Trade Center is mounted and includes a plaque from a local Boy Scouts troop commemorating the 9/11 event.  This can be seen in the park at Fountain Valley Civic Center.
 

Fountain Valley enjoys a healthy, business-friendly environment with office parks and fantastic discount stores such as Costco, Sam's Club and Fry's Electronics. Green belts, parks and public art are environmentally pleasing, contributing to the wealth of of this vibrant community. One of Fountain Valley's finest attractions not often mentioned or recognized is its Civic Center, located on Slater Avenue between the streets of Brookhurst and Ward. The Civic Center includes the beautiful fountains pictured above, a community center, library and historic buildings and gardens available for special events.  You'll find all this by parking your car and walking around the Civic Center grounds.

Pictured above is a steel girder from the New York City World Trade Center...attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001.  In honor of all victims of terrorism, it is dedicated to the Citizens of Fountain Valley.

The plaque contains these words:  "They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. And in the morning, we shall remember them." Laurence Binyon, 1914

Fountain Valley