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Sunday, November 29th, 2015
Salado, Texas has a beautiful water sphere. This photo was taken along Interstate I-35 between Austin and Waco. The Salado water tower is a true water sphere. It has the attractive double collar. It is still un-encumbered by lights and antennas. In this photo you can see the sheet metal and weld lines. The sky […]
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
This water tower was spotted near the Turkey Lake plaza of the Florida Turnpike. Its ominous black silhouette fits perfectly with the Halloween season. This is a rather unusual paint job for a water tower. What were they thinking? Is this some primer coat waiting for something more cheerful? It the intent to hide the […]
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
There are many strange and wondrous things happening in the Kawameeh Swamp in Union, New Jersey, near the Kawameeh Junior High School. People from this area in Union, New Jersey expect many off-beat weird things, but this must be one of the unexplained wonders. It is a swamp, so expect these things: reed grasses, water […]
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Sunday, July 26th, 2015
Here is another big, blue, beautiful water sphere from Lakeway, Texas (near Austin). Notice that this is a true water sphere, in fact it looks like a miniature version of Union’s World’s Tallest Water Sphere! See the navigation lights and the the lightning arrestors at the top. Also see the two rings for safety harnesses […]
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Saturday, January 10th, 2015
Here is a dark and moody photo of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere that we call “Gloom and Lasers” Notice the red laser guns firing as yellow explosions light up the base of the WTWS. Despite the blasts, the water tower remains firm and resolute against the nighttime Union skyline. Thanks to our intrepid reporter […]
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Saturday, October 18th, 2014
Here is a beautiful self-portrait of a man and his water sphere. This has got to be one of the best water tower photo angles I have seen. It almost looks as if the tower is in front of his face. Is it going to hit him in the head? Will he dodge the blow? […]
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Sunday, October 12th, 2014
This nice water tower from a September 2014 trip shows the Pierron, Missouri tower from US Interstate 70 near St. Louis. The tower is a true water sphere. I wonder why light blue is a common color. Perhaps it blends with the sky. Perhaps it suggests clean water. Notice also the convenient location of cell […]
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Here is a photo for all water tower lovers that will have you seeing double. This photo was taken from a September 2014 road trip. The location is I-44 somewhere in Missouri (probably around Springfield). The prison assures humane treatment by providing redundant twin towers. Note that the towers are not water spheres but rather […]
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Monday, December 30th, 2013
Here is a view of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere on Christmas Day 2013. This was a partly cloudy day around 30 degrees. Look at those clouds! This photo show the grounds surrounding the WTWS from above. Notice the area is relatively clean and free of graffiti. The service buildings and asphalt looks in good […]
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Saturday, November 16th, 2013
Here is a link to a video about water towers from the Today Show. In Rosemont, Illinois, there is a nice water tower with a great “rose and stem” paint scheme. Notice the multifunction tower with its water supply and mobile antennas functions, and also the classy artistic paint scheme. Great water tower. Also notice, […]
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Sunday, July 28th, 2013
Shown in the photo is a nice water tower from Lakeway, Texas, just west of Austin. The tower is mostly light blue with a nice white golf ball with painted dimples at the top. What make the paint scheme so nice is that this water tower is a rarity – a true water sphere. The […]
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Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Here is a photo from November of 2009 of the dismantling and cleanup of the Austin Green Water Treatment Plant in Austin, TX. This photo looks south with Caesar Chavez Blvd. and Lady Bird Lake in the background. This water tower was a true water sphere. Not very tall, but notice the wonderful circularity of […]
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Here is a bronze or copper plaque on an Elizabeth River tributary dated 1931 near the World’s Tallest Water Sphere near the Burke Parkway and Kawameeh Drive intersection. This plaque is embedded in a bridge guard rail. I love the green verdigris color of the plaque, the green mossy color spilling below, and the tan/pink […]
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Monday, February 18th, 2013
This is a view of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere with some geese on 2012/12/17. The geese love the warm and wet field and seem to feed on anything that happens to be hopping in the grass. Notice some nice color bands on the bottom half of the photo. Brown, beige, and green. Notice gray […]
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
This time of year the Kawameeh Swamp is frozen. Plant-life is bare. Reeds are brown. Sky is gray. The World’s Tallest Water Sphere continues its work: pumping water from the aquifer, purifying water, storing water, and giving water pressure to all.
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Tuesday, January 1st, 2013
This photo shows an aerial shot of the WTWS from a Boeing 737 taking off from Newark Liberty airport at about 8:00 in the morning of 2012/12/30. The altitude is 2000 feet or so, looking south. A 2 to 3 inch covering of snow from the previous day lays on the ground. The sphere is […]
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Monday, December 31st, 2012
Regular reader Gina Arlen contributes this World’s Tallest Water Sphere sighting. “As you can see from my December 2012 trip to New Jersey, the WTWS survived Hurricane Sandy, Election Season, and the Mayan Apocalypse.” This photo was taken on 2012/12/27. Indeed, the WTWS survives another tumultuous year. How true that the mighty WTWS can survive […]
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
Here is an odd-shaped tower that was photographed on 2012/09/02. It is in the central Texas Hill Country on Ranch to Market Road 12 between Dripping Springs and Wimberley. The water tower has the name of its residential subdivision “Woodcreek”. The water tower is a very unique and odd shape. This site has often discussed […]
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Sunday, August 19th, 2012
It had been suggested in a recent Star Ledger newspaper article that a water tower in North Carolina, at 219 feet, had usurped the title of “World’s Tallest Water Sphere”. While this blog and its author expressed admiration for the water tower in Erwin, it still remained to be seen at the time of the […]
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Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Gina Signorella-Arlen writes to contribute this photo of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere taken on 2011/12/26: She also suggests that the year 2012 may be the end of the WTWS due to the end of the Mayan calendar. Some food for thought: Both the Mayan Calendar and the WTWS are circular in shape. Coincidence? On […]
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