Water Tower, Amigo?
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Here is my all time favorite. I use to pass by it when I lived in St. Louis on the way home. It's in Bourbon, MO.
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07-25-09, 09:53 AM
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pretty generic but...
07-25-09, 03:18 PM
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How about the "Taj Mahal" on Randolph Air Force Base? Someone with a better grasp on picture posting might throw that in here.
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Originally Posted by Will G
How about the "Taj Mahal" on Randolph Air Force Base? Someone with a better grasp on picture posting might throw that in here.
taj mahal
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Originally Posted by wolfpack
wow, very nice. This a water tower, really?
We have a winner.
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Originally Posted by Airwick
wow, very nice. This a water tower, really?
We have a winner.
We have a winner.
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^ that is so cool.
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Originally Posted by wolfpack
^ that is so cool.
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Originally Posted by wolfpack
ha....Petticoat Junction. used to watch that show too.
used to watch that show too.When? Guess we only had B&W back then.
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
How flat is your area? Water towers usually are prevalent in flat areas to provide water without need for pumping it. That is, if the electricity or other power supply goes out, the water tower will still work to provide emergency H20 using good old fashioned gravity.
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Originally Posted by genec
It was in color?
When? Guess we only had B&W back then.
When? Guess we only had B&W back then.
Originally Posted by bobwysiwyg
As I understand it, this is true until the tank is drained. Electrical pumps keep them filled, using an upper limit shutoff switch and a lower limit start switch. This maintains a relatively even/constant pressure to customers.
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Originally Posted by ahsposo
Nothing says you care more than quoting a 10 year old post.
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There are two at the Veterans Administration hospital in Long Beach, California. One is used for the facility's cooling system, the other for water pressure maintenance. The hospital is right next to (and uphill from) Cal State Long Beach university, the reason for the "Go Beach" logo on the side of the on with the scaffolding in the picture:
Water tower that looms over CSULB undergoes maintenance ? Daily 49er
Here's the one in Santa Ana, California. Not sure how old it is but its still in use as a water tower:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/santa-ana-w...ower-santa-ana
Water tower that looms over CSULB undergoes maintenance ? Daily 49er
Here's the one in Santa Ana, California. Not sure how old it is but its still in use as a water tower:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/santa-ana-w...ower-santa-ana
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Originally Posted by bobwysiwyg
Better question, why do you care? Never understood the need to sarcastically point out old thread resurrection. If you don't like it, just move on.
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Originally Posted by bobwysiwyg
Better question, why do you care? Never understood the need to sarcastically point out old thread resurrection. If you don't like it, just move on.
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It was in color?
When? Guess we only had B&W back then.
When? Guess we only had B&W back then.
Yeah, it was so different in watching reruns, years later, of certain 60's shows in color.
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Originally Posted by CyLowe97
The Brooks Catsup Bottle water tower in Collinsville, Illinois:
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I consider this somewhat related to the topic, one of those interesting hidden cell towers captured by @Wildwood and posted in the C&V Where'd you ride today thread. Full post with other nice pics https://www.bikeforums.net/20914534-post13588.html
Hiding your cell tower in plain sight must have been important at an area sports Park.
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Hiding your cell tower in plain sight must have been important at an area sports Park.
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Almost right next door is this one:
It was still in use until a couple of years ago, but only as an emergency storage. It got damaged in the war and it turned out to be impossible to repair both tanks. Now there are plans to build 12 appartements and a restaurant in it, but it's not finished yet. About a km away there is this one:
This one is much more loved, I don't believe it's prettier but maybe it's because it's presence is surprising. You can't really see it from the streets unless you're in one of the few right spots to have the angle. It has been a cultural centre/party centre for years, with offices in the pump building. I've never been there.
I've always liked art deco watertowers most. They are not as close but there are quite few around. Like this one:
It was still in use until a couple of years ago, but only as an emergency storage. It got damaged in the war and it turned out to be impossible to repair both tanks. Now there are plans to build 12 appartements and a restaurant in it, but it's not finished yet. About a km away there is this one:
This one is much more loved, I don't believe it's prettier but maybe it's because it's presence is surprising. You can't really see it from the streets unless you're in one of the few right spots to have the angle. It has been a cultural centre/party centre for years, with offices in the pump building. I've never been there.
I've always liked art deco watertowers most. They are not as close but there are quite few around. Like this one:
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