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PufPuf23

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10. Vaillancourt Fountain is horrid as far as art but U2 did a concert there once.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 02:04 AM

Yesterday

"With the assistance of the legendary Bill Graham, U2, performed a top secret, free concert on November 11, 1987. The “Save the Yuppies” concert was performed on flatbed trucks, in front of the Vaillancourt Fountain, in Justin Herman Plaza. The concert was the band’s idea. It was very spontaneous & planned in less than 24 hours."

https://crawlsf.com/the-story-of-the-infamous-1987-free-u2-concert-in-san-francisco/

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SF's Vaillancourt Fountain: is it worth $29 million to restore it? [View all] Auggie Sunday OP

That thing is fugly as hell, tear it down asap. Dave Bowman Sunday #1

Ye gods, that thing is fffffuuugggllllyyyy! mwmisses4289 Sunday #2

Leave it. Cheaper to turn it into a fountain of plants, like earth will take back what's left behind. txwhitedove Sunday #3

Send it to the scrap yard and make a replica of it for a few thousand. nt doc03 Sunday #4

I worked in the ferry building and passed it everyday going to work kimbutgar Sunday #5

I enjoyed it when it was operational Auggie Sunday #6

Exactly I worked in Embarcadero 4 also. kimbutgar Sunday #8

Looks like it is already torn down Zorro Sunday #7

It is absurdly ugly. Get rid of it. NBachers Monday #9

Vaillancourt Fountain is horrid as far as art but U2 did a concert there once. PufPuf23 Yesterday #10

The Embarcadero Freeway Is Long Gone, Time For the Fountain To Be Gone dexdah 5 hrs ago #11

I have many good memories there. hunter 4 hrs ago #12

I was uninspired by it from the get-go and called it square dog shit Brother Buzz 3 hrs ago #13