Water towers

From The Broad Collection: Bernd and Hilla Becher, Water Towers, 1972, nine black and white photographs, The Eli and Edythe L. Broad Collection. Bernd and Hilla Becher document nondescript industrial buildings, such as smokestacks, water towers, and factories. The Bechers used a large-format camera placed at a raised vantage point and allowed a long exposure time to give distant structures crisp, chiseled, sculptural detail. Their subjects show neither human activity nor the splendor of the…

They’re a familiar scene dotting the city skyline — sleekly conical yet distinctly old-world — but just how much do you know about how water towers work, why we still use them and exactly how safe the tanks where we store our drinking water really are? The municipal water mains of New York City provide enough pressure to lift water roughly six stories up in the air. As turn-of-the-century buildings grew taller and taller, so did the demand for water at higher elevations.

This old water tower looks like it would have been a good place to stop if your engine was thirsty! It is part of a railroad museum in Eureka Springs Arkansas. There was several old engines, railroad cars and other equipment here, enough subjects that I wish I could have had a whole day to explore and shoot. And yes, Lori, whenever I see this, I keep thinking, "There's a little hotel called the Shady Rest at the Junction! Petticoat Junction!" The depot / museum was open with a couple of…

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We woke up in Columbia, South Carolina this morning which seemed to be an awesome arty town with sculptures everywhere, including this giant chain between two buildings. There was also a gigantic fire hydrant in the middle of a parking lot. There was an amazing mural on the wall behind it. We then drove up to North Carolina where we passed a water tower shaped like a baseball. We past by another abandoned religious theme park called Heritage USA and couldn't resist stopping to take a look.

Here’s a look at some iconic water towers from across the country.

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Water tower at the old pole mill .Greenville,S.C.

Belgian architecture studio V+ has designed a mesh-covered water tower that rests on x and y-shaped concrete columns

Photo about Cropped view of buildings in New York City and rooftop water towers. Vertical shot. Image of york, cityscape, exteriors - 12978129

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

On the morning of Feb. 6, one of Rowlett’s oldest water towers was demolished after it was determined to have been severely damaged by the Dec. 26, 2015, tornado.

the famous watertower downtown

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Completed in 2014 in Sint Jansklooster, The Netherlands. Images by Stijn Poelstra. The water tower is situated in the middle of a protected nature reserve owned by Nature Monuments; De Wieden in the province Overijssel. BOEi, Vitens...

Public Folly – Water Tower Renovation / META – Project

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