Boston's flowing (and not-so-flowing) fountains

The fountain in Copley Square was original built as a Centennial Fountain in 1989, but it is sometimes shut off because it does not circulate water. Young people find a way to use the fountain when it is drained, as its empty basin becomes a skaters' paradise.
The fountain in Copley Square was original built as a Centennial Fountain in 1989, but it is sometimes shut off because it does not circulate water. Young people find a way to use the fountain when it is drained, as its empty basin becomes a skaters' paradise.
(Clarissa Bottesini/boston.com)

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