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San Francisco plans to dismantle fountain with rich skateboarding history

The city of San Francisco is planning a renovation of a plaza that would destroy one of its most distinguishable features: a fountain that became an iconic backdrop to the city’s skate scene in the 1980s and 90s.

KQED’s Katie DeBenedetti reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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