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Pumpkin Water Tower
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By: hhgygy.
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This is the actual location of the pumpkin water tower which plays a crucial role in the movie Self/Less
In the film, its fictional address was at 152 Leaton Lane, Brighton MO, 63104, a place that does not exist at all.
Also, the water tower was painted or CGI'd to look like a real pumpkin in the film.

Johannesburg Grand Central Water Tower
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Warner Brothers Water Tower
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Warner Bros Water Tower
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By: DonMartini.
The famous Warner Bros water tower at the Warner Bros studios.

'Kelly AFB'
bubaonline (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: bubaonline.
and emblem written on a water tower
at Kelly Field Air Force base

Rockford Tower
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By: mlc1us.
In 1895, Theodore Leisen, engineer for the Wilmington Board of Park Commissioners, recommended that “a large pavilion and observatory” be built in Rockford Park on what was called Mt. Salem Hill, the highest point in the city at 330 feet above sea level. His proposal coincided with the Board of Water Commissioners’ conclusion that Wilmington was in need of a new water tower in that neighborhood. The two boards merged their projects in Rockford Tower. Built between 1899 and 1902, the half-million-gallon water storage tank and observatory is constructed of natural field stone and is an example of the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Rockford Tower is 57 feet in diameter at the base, 75 feet high to the floor of the observatory, and reaches a total height of 115 feet.

Pleasant Prairie water tower
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By: milwhcky.
One of four blue and green water towers in this village located in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin

Cherry Hill water tower
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Plainfield water tower
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Large water tower under construction
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Smiley face water tower
This happy water tower survived a tremendous wildfire that destroyed 1,673 homes in September and October 2011. The tower was surrounded by hundreds of trees that burned in the fire and have since been cleared away.

'Air Force' Water Tower
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Disney MGM Studio watertower with mouse ears
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Smiley Face Water Tower
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'Margate' Water Tower
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World's Largest Catsup Bottle
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By: kjfitz.
In 1947, records show that the W.E. Caldwell Company of Louisville, Kentucky, entered a contract to build the 100,000 gallon water tower. Final drawings were approved in 1948 and the World's Largest Catsup Bottle was completed in October of 1949.
A water tower was needed for plant operations and to supply water to the new fire protection sprinkler system. Gerhart S. Suppiger, then president of the company, suggested the tower be built in the distinctive tapered shape of their catsup bottles.

Water tower Rehoboth Beach
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By: kjfitz.

Picher, OK
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By: WacoKidd110.
Interesting story, the place has become a modern day ghost town.

'City of Lake Worth' Water tower
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Giant beer bottle
From RoadsideAmerica.com:
I am a long-time resident of the area, and can trace the bottle's history. It started out as a functioning water tank for Hoffman Beverages (soft drinks - they used to make a decent ginger ale), a long-gone NJ company. Hoffman sold the property to the Pabst Brewing Company, which erected an immense stockhouse/brewery on the site (1960s). Beer companies have been merged, beer sales have been flat (pardon me, I'm really sorry for that one) and this complex is, I believe, inactive. [Mark Heter, 04/05/2001]

Curtis Bay Water Tank
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By: Parabellum.

Water Tower Shaped Like a Transistor
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By: tuttleberry.
Transistor-shaped water tower at Bell Labs Holmdel complex, located on the front access road. During the time that the complex was an active research facility, from the early 1960's to the early 2000's, the water tower was an appropriate symbol of innovation for the facility.
The tower was supposedly built in 1962, when the original building was completed.

3 Water Towers
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By: AlbinoFlea.

Plainfield water tower 3
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Fort Wayne Water Tower
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Dixie Cup Water Tower
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'Boro' water tower

Water tower Indian Hill
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North Wildwood Water Tower
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'Cedar Hill' Water Tower
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Smiley face water tower
One of two smiley face water towers in this city

Wentzville water tower

'MESQUITE T.E.X.A.S' Water Tower

'VENTNOR CITY' Water Tower

'Rockwall' Water Tower

Speedway - Racing Capital of the World
Home of the Indy 500

Kuwait City Water Towers
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By: darkhorse219.

Just a Water Tower on the Texas Prairie
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By: AKpilotEMT.
Apparently there used to be a grass, and sometimes occupied by cattle, air strip called Drewery right near here. No longer. The road map shows, immediately to the southwest, a residential-looking neighborhood which can be seen in June 2006 satellite imagery as unpaved and unbuilt upon.
My guess: in 2010 this water tower will have been removed because it doesn't jive with the new Starbucks nearby or all of the Suburban Sprawl surrounding this location.
BUILD EVERYWHERE!!!
(sigh)

Racine Water Tower
CheesyCheetah (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: CheesyCheetah.
One of a few water towers located in Racine, WI.

Mannheim Wasserturm (Water Tower)
Mannheim's famous landmark stands on the highest point of Friedrichsplatz square. With its magnificent fountains, this square is considered one of Europe's finest Art Nouveau architectural ensembles. In the summer, the area around the water tower is a popular meeting point for people of all ages. It's also a great place to stroll, relax, enjoy festivals, unwind and escape the stresses of everyday city life.

Water tower
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By: hhgygy.

Stainless steel water tower
Designed by Eero Saarinen, it stands 132 feet tall at the GM Technical Center.

Dixie Cup tank
At a Dixie Cup factory.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology water tower
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Giant Peach Watertower
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Plainfield water tower 2
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By: alfjon.
Plainfield water tower

'DESOTO' Water Tower

Lucky Strike water tower
On the site of the former cigarette factory.

OU water tower
University of Oklahoma

Construction of a water tower
Construction of a water tower began here in the spring of 2006 and was completed late in the year.
A commercial developement is planned for the land just to the west of this location.

Smiley Water Tower

Smiley face water tower
One of two smiley face water towers in this city.

'Florida City' water tower

'MCAS' (Marine Corps Air Station)
Yuma Marine Corps Air Station

'Black Bear Country' Water Tower

Colorful water tower

Netherne-on-the-Hill Water Tower

Tesoma water tower
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.
This water tower was built 1969-70, it's height is 25 metres and capacity 5600 cubic metres (about 200.000 cubic feet).

3 water towers in Villepinte
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Orange Beach Water Tower

Meppershall water tower
Hinkkanen (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Hinkkanen.
Large water tower near the village of Meppershall, Bedfordshire, UK

Diet Pepsi logo on water tower

Baseball water tower
Near the Charlotte Knights (AAA) baseball field.

World's Tallest Watersphere
OK, it isn't the tallest anymore. For a long time the Union watersphere was the world's tallest, but about 15 years ago, one was built in California that was 10 feet taller.

Paramount water tower
Water tower at the Paramount Picture Studios.

Watertower - Purvis

Corn water tower
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Louisville Water Tower
The Water Tower of Louisville, Kentucky is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world, having been built before the more famous Chicago Water Tower. Both the actual water tower and its pumping station are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Louisville had gained the nickname "graveyard of the west", due to the polluted local water giving Louisville residents cholera and typhoid at epidemic levels. This was because residents attained water through private wells. The decision was made by the Kentucky Legislature to form the Louisville Water Company in 1854.
It was purposely decided to make the water station ornate, to make dubious Louisvillains more accepting of a water company. Theodore Scowden, assisted by Charles Hermany, were the architects of the structures. They chose an area just outside of town, on a hill overlooking the Ohio River, which provided excellent elevation. The location also meant that coal boats could easily deliver the coal necessary to operate the station. The main column, done in Doric style, is 183 feet tall. The Corinthian-style zinc-casted pedestals, ten in all, originally had J. W. Fiske-designed statues depicting Greco-Roman deities, the different seasons, and an Indian hunting with his canine. Even the reservoir's gatehouse was supposed to invoke the memory of castles along the Rhine River.
The water tower began operations in October 1860. The tower was not just pretty; it was effective. In 24 hours the station could produce 12 million US gallons (45,000 m³) of water. This water, in turn, flowed through 26 miles (42 km) of pipe.

Water tower of Hyllie
The water tower of Hyllie, a water cistern in town, and for many years a well known silhoette to the ctizens of Malmö. It piles itself up, 62 m high, towards the sky, and can in certain angels be mistaken for a flying saucer. At the very top there is today a "Science Center" focusing on water tasks in society.

Patriotic Water Tower

Water Tower Chelsea

Water Tower Under Construction

Packard Proving Grounds Water Tower

Fort Sill Water Tower
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By: maveriick.
Home Of US Army Field Artilliery.

King George Elementary School Water Tower
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By: tk42one.
Water Tower located next to the new King George Elementary School.

Burlington water tower

WSU - Wichita State University water tower

Beloit Water Tower
Octogonal limestone water tower used from 1889-1935. The structure, located on a bluff overlooking the Rock River, originally contained a 100,000 gallon water tank made of cypress, and pressurized seven miles of pipes.

'Welcome To Fighter Country'

Water tower / Water Tower House
When the water tower outlived its useful purpose several decades ago, community activism kept it alive. It was going to be torn down and the land would be redeveloped. Surrounding its base for several years there has been a car lot where used cars are bought and sold. The water tower, itself, has been for sale a number of times. In the last listing, the price was several million dollars (around $5 million) as we recall. ...

'Fly Navy'

Beachball Water Tower

'DESOTO FIGHTING EAGLES' Water Tower

Victory Junction Gang Camp water tower
The camp is a fun retreat for seriously ill children and was founded by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife Pattie. The camp opened in 2004 and is a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camps organization formed by actor Paul Newman.

Water tower of Hyllie
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The water tower of Hyllie, a water cistern in town, and for many years a wellknown silhoette to the ctizens of Malmö. It piles itself up, 62 m high, towards the sky, and can in certain angels be mistaken for a flying saucer. At the very top there is today a "Science Center" focusing on watertasks in society.

Dunnellon water tower

Rick and the water tower ("The Walking Dead")
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By: kkeps.
After making his way to the Sanctuary in S8E07, Rick climbs the water tower to eventually see what has happened there and that there was a garbage truck crashed into the side of the Sanctuary wall.

Two Towers, The
AKpilotEMT (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: AKpilotEMT.
One water tower, height unknown, and one radio tower, apparently 2018 total feet in height, North 16th Street, Bismarck.

Loves Park water tower

Riverside water tower
Designed in 1870. 108 feet tall.

Catsup bottle water tower
At the site where Brooks Catsup was manufactured. The tower was renovated in 1995.

Water tower "Horse Capital of the World Water Tower"

Water tower Constance (Unterlohn)

Detroit Zoo water tower

Smiley face water tower and large can of Pepsi
At the Bernick's Pepsi distribution offices.

Entergy 9 Mile Point Plant Water Tower

Union Watersphere
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
The Union Watersphere, also known as the Union Water Tower, is a water tower topped with a sphere-shaped water tank in Union, New Jersey, United States and characterized as the World's Tallest Water Sphere.

Gurnee Water Tower
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Strawberry Water Tower