San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain Catches Fire During Controversial Removal

Vaillancourt Fountain, a Brutalist, pre-cast concrete fountain that’s been the central feature of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza since 1971, caught fire on Wednesday morning as it was being disassembled, according to reports. The local landmark is being removed in order to make way for a $32.5 million transformation of Embarcadero Plaza and the nearby playground […]