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Vaillancourt Fountain, A Drained Fountain, San Francisco, California

Drained
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Vaillancourt Fountain, in San Francisco Justin Herman Plaza, was drained of its water.

Quêbec Libre! (Vaillancourt Fountain) 1980   •  Artist Armand Vaillancourt external link (Canada) 1929-   •  Justin Herman Plaza   •  At Foot of Market Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Nikon Lens   •  (Photo taken 09:58:01 Thursday 2 October 2025)   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 17 December 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C25_2941
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Courts
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Courts were set up next to it.

Quêbec Libre! (Vaillancourt Fountain) 1980   •  Artist Armand Vaillancourt external link (Canada) 1929-   •  Justin Herman Plaza   •  At Foot of Market Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Nikon Lens   •  (Photo taken 09:58:02 Thursday 2 October 2025)   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 17 December 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C25_2942
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A Fence And A Sign
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A fence and a sign marked the fountain as "This Area Is Closed." And, "Four your safety, do not cross the fence or enter the fountain basin." A video discuss the fate of the fountain external link.

Quêbec Libre! (Vaillancourt Fountain) 1980   •  Artist Armand Vaillancourt external link (Canada) 1929-   •  Justin Herman Plaza   •  At Foot of Market Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Nikon Lens   •  (Photo taken 09:58:22 Thursday 2 October 2025)   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 17 December 2025)   •  © 2025 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C25_2040
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