Water Tower, Amigo?
07-08-09, 12:18 PM
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Water Tower, Amigo?
So, where are the water towers in or near your town?
Old Dunean Plant water tower in Greenville, South Carolina.
Old Dunean Plant water tower in Greenville, South Carolina.
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07-08-09, 12:36 PM
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There's one right behind my apartment complex. The towers in Redmond are reasonably camoflaged: They hide them among a bunch of evergreen trees, and paint trees on the side of the tower (giant tank, really. not a tower) so it blends in.
It was pointed out to us during our tour of the property. Without that I might never have noticed it there.
It was pointed out to us during our tour of the property. Without that I might never have noticed it there.
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Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
There's one right behind my apartment complex. The towers in Redmond are reasonably camoflaged: They hide them among a bunch of evergreen trees, and paint trees on the side of the tower (giant tank, really. not a tower) so it blends in.
It was pointed out to us during our tour of the property. Without that I might never have noticed it there.
It was pointed out to us during our tour of the property. Without that I might never have noticed it there.
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Originally Posted by ModoVincere
There's no attempt to hide the hideousness in this part of the country. I think some counties revel in the ugliness they can impart.
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carolina mudcats water tower, zebulon nc.
07-08-09, 12:57 PM
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Used to see this. Aren't any really close, now. Three rivers, will do that. Paucity of towers.
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Originally Posted by Ka_Jun
Used to see this. Aren't any really close, now. Three rivers, will do that. Paucity of towers.
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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.
Flat? Hilly. Mountainous, to someone from Minneapolis, flat to someone from Denver.
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Originally Posted by Ka_Jun
Flat? Hilly. Mountainous, to someone from Minneapolis, flat to someone from Denver.
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Originally Posted by Ka_Jun
Flat? Hilly. Mountainous, to someone from Minneapolis, flat to someone from Denver.
They could just paint the roof of the Civic Arena like an igloo and call it good.
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According to a google image search:
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It used to have a 40 foot neon tower sign on top of it saying, "Monroe" but a tornado plucked it off and stuck it through the police station.
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Old (original I think) water tower for Seattle.
And an older pic of it in 1930.
More information: https://www.nps.gov/history/Nr/travel/seattle/s5.htm
And an older pic of it in 1930.
More information: https://www.nps.gov/history/Nr/travel/seattle/s5.htm
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I have to give it to you, Airwick. You do come up with some pretty cool ideas for threads.
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Here is one of the local water towers, but it is hard to see unless you are close.
Or this one in Groom
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And a theatre in Addison called the Water Tower:
Or this one in Groom
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And a theatre in Addison called the Water Tower:
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This water tower has generated a fair amount of brouhaha for being an eyesore. See, for example, this.
It's the only nearby one that I can think of.
It's the only nearby one that I can think of.
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Edit: I'm being a jerk. Sorry.
This is our water "tower" though.
This is our water "tower" though.
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