Vaillancourt Fountain and the Historic American Landscapes Survey • HALS CA-164

Lately, there’s been a lot of discussion about the Vaillancourt Fountain at the Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco. The fountain is historic, and these two photographs were taken of the plaza and fountain in 2022 when I was documenting the Market Street Historic Landscape District, a 2.3 mile-long section of Market Street from The Ferry Building to Octavia St. This included plazas, and parks, and the Vaillancourt Fountain.

The Vaillancourt Fountain in 2022 photographed for the Historic Buildings Survey on 4x5 film — HALS Photograph # CA 164-13. View from inside Vaillancourt Fountain in Embarcadero Plaza. Camera height 6′ above water level, facing southeast. 4×5 film. Public Domain Photograph, please credit: Stephen Schafer.

HALS Photograph of the Armand Vaillancourt Fountain (also called the Quebec Fountain) in Embarcadero Plaza along Market Street in San Francisco in 2022. Photographed on Black and white 4x5 film. — HALS Photograph # CA 164-10. Elevated view of front of Vaillancourt Fountain, designed by Armand Vaillancourt, and Embarcadero Plaza from 4th floor of Hyatt Regency San Francisco. Camera facing north. 4×5 film. Public Domain Photograph, please credit: Stephen Schafer.

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