A request concerning water towers

[Orrex]

My 4.5 year old really likes water towers. My small town has three sort of near our home, two of which he can see from our daily walks, while the third is visible when we go to certain other parts of town.

On a whim, I located a few of these towers on Live Search Maps (superior for these purposes to Google maps), and he particularly likes the Bird's Eye view. I used to live on the other side of the state, so I know of a handful of other towers, as well as the ones I used to pass on my former commute, but he'd love to see more.

Do any Loungers live near enough to a water tower that you could give an approximate location? A zip code wouldn't be bad, but it could cover a too-wide area to be easily searched. If you know a zip code and maybe a nearby street (not the actual address--just a street name), I would be most appreciative if you'd be willing to share.

Heck, you can even give your own address, if you have a water tower on your property.


Thanks for your help and indulgence. I grant that this is hardly the most pressing social concern of the day, but it's kind of fun to scan the aerial and bird's eye photos with him.

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Don't live near this one, but have driven by it many times.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1266
(on edit: http://www.roadsideamerica.com has many other water tower pics...search their site :hi: )

Groom, TX - Leaning Water Tower

[Orrex]

4. Excellent! He'll like that one a lot

Thanks!

[PeaceNikki]

2. Here's a site you might enjoy

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/smileywatertowerslist.html

:)

[Orrex]

5. Those are amazing!

Thanks so much--he'll love them!

[TZ]

3. Here's one I heard about when I was in Minnesota...

http://www.rochestermn.com/the/corn/cob/water/tower/story-307.html
Didn't actually see it though. But it sounds cute.

[Orrex]

6. Wild!

Dare I say "corny?"

Thanks for your contribution! :)

[yewberry]

7. A couple

There's one in Magnolia (Seattle) near W. Dravus and 39th W.
http://www.vrseattle.com/pages/browse.php?cat_id=654

And two at 35th Ave SW & SW Myrtle St in Seattle.

edit: Oh, and one at Volunteer Park. Don't know if it's visible, though, because of surrounding trees.
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/seattle/s5.htm

[Orrex]

13. Cool--great links

Thank you!

[MrScorpio]

8. Chesapeake Virginia has one

So does Suffolk VA

[Orrex]

16. Nice--thank you!

He likes towers with writing on them.

[Tikki]

9. A young one after my heart....

Just loved things like water towers and silos when I was a young one...
...still do.

Beware!!! He may want you to stop at high-rise construction sites just to see what's going on...

Here are pictures of a Water Tower in Ventura County CA..

Look for the shadow in the last one...the tower is so light colored, tall and narrow...hard to see from an aerial shot.








Tikki...smart kid you have there.

[trof]

10. The Big Peach - Clanton, AL

On I-65 between Birmingham and Montgomery is an impressively large watertower resembling a peach. Chilton County is Alabama's peach central. Adjacent fruit stands and establishments like the Peach Tower Restaurant radiate a unified civic vitality.

Clanton's big peach is 120 feet tall, and holds 500,000 gallons of water.

[lizziegrace]

15. There's another peach in Gaffney SC

off I-85 around exit 95

google the word Peachoid.

:)

[Orrex]

17. Peachy!

Thanks--he'll love that one.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. This is probably the coolest water tower in Salt Lake City.

You can kinda see it http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCC&cp=qssn7b5p9ndp&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=25079413&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1">HERE



It gives weather reports. :D

[no name no slogan]

12. There's a very cool historic water tower in Highland Park in St Paul

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Park,_Saint_Paul

You can see a cool view of it from Google Street View if you type in the following address:
"snelling ave s & ford parkway, st paul, mn"

enjoy!

[Pierre.Suave]

36. You completely forgot the Witches Hat...

In Prospect Park Minneapolis, supposedly it is the highest natural point in the metro.

The "Witch's Hat" water tower is rumored to be Bob Dylan’s muse for “All Along the Watchtower”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_Park,_Minneapolis

[Crabby Appleton]

14. at the intersection of town st & logan st

circleville ohio 43113 is this pumpkin watertower

[Orrex]

20. Sincere!

I showed that one to my son, and he loved it!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. This one, the Washburn Park water tower in Minneapolis, is about a mile from me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washburn_Park_Water_Tower

In light of its somewhat, um, phallic configuration, we used to call it the Washburn Weenie. Lat/long coordinates are: 44° 54′38.76″N, 93° 17′2.45″W.; the address is 401 Prospect Avenue.

[Orrex]

19. That's very cool---positively mythic!

Sure it's phallic, but isn't every rounded, cylindrical object?

Sometimes a water tower is just a water tower...

[Starry Messenger]

21. cool kid

Here are some neat ones highway99

My fave is "manteca" since it means "lard".

MPK

[Orrex]

24. Thanks--but could you double check that link?

It's not working for me.

[Starry Messenger]

31. oops!

Sorry, tried to get fancy with the linkage...this should work.

http://www.livinggoldpress.com/past.htm

There's also a tower that is shaped like a coffee pot.

MPK

[Orrex]

43. Thanks--it works fine now

He's particularly fond of those four-legged cylindrical towers with the cone-shaped tops.

[Fleshdancer]

22. golf ball water tower:

http://www.austinrealestateguy.com/Lakeway_Photos/page_1683322.html

[SalmonChantedEvening]

23. That's a cool hobby :)

Just found this site, this company designs and constructs water towers.

http://www.ldmkusa.com/

:hi: :pals:

[LeftyMom]

25. There's on just to the east side of I-5 a bit south of Pocket Rd. in Sacramento

I can't seem to find a picture, but it's visible on street view from google maps from Freeport blvd or I-5.

[ornotna]

26. Found this site

Many to choose from.

http://www.ohiobarns.com/othersites/watertowers/wt.html

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. This zip code

48081. The corner of Harper and 10 Mile Road. MrG's grandfather built this one. :( MrG would say,"Did I ever tell you..." everytime we drove by.

[darkstar]

28. Neat project!

http://www.catsupbottle.com/

[petronius]

29. A water tower converted to a house: 1 Anderson Street, Seal Beach, CA

Live Maps is great, by the way...

[TrogL]

30. Stratford Ontario Canada

Used to have a beautiful one but I can't find it on google maps and it's not marked on Live Search Maps

[Tuesday Afternoon]

32. Here is one ..

The Baseball Water Tower at Knight's Stadium in Fort Mill, SC

[The Straight Story]

33. circleville, Ohio - here is a pic

[WildEyedLiberal]

34. Have you shown him the World's Biggest Bottle of Ketchup?

It's a water tower shaped and painted like a bottle of ketchup. It's in Collinsville, Illinois, just outside St. Louis. Sorry I don't know the zip but I bet you could google pix.

[ThoughtCriminal]

35. This looks like a good site

http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=80e9f6b1-48ca-47b9-9acc-40eb1ebfa32d

[hisownpetard]

37. What a good parent you are!

:hi:

[Orrex]

38. Thank you very much to all who responded!

And to those who didn't respond, I say go jump in a lake! :P


Already we've tracked down quite a few of the suggested towers on Live Search Maps, but unfortunately a number of them are in locations not yet available in "bird's eye view," which really gives the best display.


Thanks again!

[Midlodemocrat]

39. Okay, check my profile

for town. And, there is one located directly behind Clover Hill High School. It's a two fer, there's a fire station there, too.

Unfortunately, my community assocation doesn't allow water towers on my property. :cry:

[bif]

40. Here's a famous one in Ypsilanti, MI

http://community.livejournal.com/ypsilanti/1951.html

It's affectionately known as "The Big Dick".

[LeftyFingerPop]

41. Batavia, NY (probably Zip 14020, or look for Ponderosa Restaurant)...here is a picture

[suninvited]

42. Here is a fun water tower

it is painted like a big beach ball.

On Pensacola Beach, just as you come over the toll bridge from Gulf Breeze, at the intersection of Fort Pickens Road and Via De Luna Drive (SR 399), there is a big parking lot from Fort Pickens road to the water, in the middle of the parking lot is the water tower.

There is another one on Pensacola Beach that looks the same, but I havent found it on the map yet.

[huskerlaw]

44. All you need is...

This website: http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp

And a list of towns in Nebraska (particularly the eastern part), Iowa, or Kansas. Nearly every small town will have a water tower, and the towns are small enough that the tower wouldn't be hard to find.

My nephew went through the water tower phase too. He lives in Iowa, and made a game out of finding the tower in every town they visited. Trust me, nearly every town in that part of the country has one.

[amerikat]

45. The world famous Transistor water tower

Modeled after the first transistor from Bell Labs.



http://www.ohiobarns.com/othersites/watertowers/nj/30-13transistor.html

[Orrex]

46. Very cool--thanks!