@newsfishnow: San Francisco began dismantling Vaillancourt Fountain at Embarcadero Plaza this Monday after the city declared the 55-year-old brutalist structure a public safety threat. In 2023, skater Zach 'Ducky' Kovacs dropped the fountain's tallest peak, hit a loose piece of concrete mid-ride, and landed in the water below. That run earned him the January 2024 cover of Thrasher magazine. Kovacs later said after landing in the water he looked up and told himself there was no landing it — and he would not try again. A San Francisco judge rejected a last-minute legal challenge to stop the demolition earlier this month, clearing the way for crews to move in. The structure's complicated 55-year history is now ending with a wrecking crew. #Skateboarding #sanfrancisco #thrasher #vaillancourtfountain #sfembarcadero Source: Gazetteer
