Sixty years ago this week, officials opened the Embarcadero Freeway. While never beloved — The Chronicle’s editorial board called for the “foolish freeway” to be demolished only six months in — it ...
When city officials announced plans to transform San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza last July, locals seemed optimistic. The proposed project included the construction of a new waterfront park more ...
Vaillancourt Fountain came back to life this week, and it was not a pretty sight. But the watery show on the Embarcadero was a treat nonetheless — one that demonstrates why this long-scorned public ...
The creator of the giant Vaillancourt Fountain at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza is aware that he may never see it restored to its former glory with water gushing through its white concrete pipes ...