Archive for December, 2005
Saturday, December 24th, 2005
It is well known that this World’s Tallest Water Sphere site has helped millions of readers by providing timely information and photographs of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere. We recently received another affirmation of this fact from Kristen, the Marketing Directory at the impressively named BrainDex company. She says “Hi, I’m impressed with your professional […]
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
One final aerial view of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere looking southwest, courtesy of Windows Live Local Virtual Earth. Be sure to click on the “bird’s eye” link to see some good up close and personal views. Using the water sphere as a sun dial, the shadow points west and is mid length. I would […]
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
Here is the south view of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere, courtesy of Windows Live Local Virtual Earth. Be sure to click on the “bird’s eye” link to see some good up close and personal views. Notice the attachment of several rings of cell phone antennas. What a bastardization! An affrontery! Would they attach antennas […]
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Friday, December 16th, 2005
Continuing with the lovely views of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere, here’s another courtesy of Windows Live Local Virtual Earth. Be sure to click on the “bird’s eye” link to see some good up close and personal views. What is interesting about the bird’s eye views is that each close-up photo tile is slightly time […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Here is a recent bird’s eye view of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere courtesy of Windows Live Local Virtual Earth. Be sure to click on the “bird’s eye” link to see some good up close and personal views. This particular photo shows the light blue/off white paint scheme of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere and […]
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Sunday, December 11th, 2005
Is Thomas A. Edison connected to the World’s Tallest Water Sphere? Well, as far as I can tell, not directly. However, he did help design some concrete houses that were built by Charles Ingersoll in 1917. These historic houses are well cared-for and sitting nearly at the base of the World’s Tallest Water Sphere on […]
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Monday, December 5th, 2005
Another memory from Tom Gilleece, Union High Class of 1980: “I remember playing with my cousin and our friends near the base of the “lollipop” as we sometimes called it. We would imagine it was an alien spaceship ala “War of the Worlds,” or it would be designated home-base (pretty easy to find) in any […]
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Sunday, December 4th, 2005
The following story submitted by Tom Gilleece, Union High School class of 1980: “Dave M., Tommy D. and I were driving along Route 22 and we saw a huge rig suddenly veer off and crash through the guard rail and plummet into the darkness surrounding the tower. We pulled onto the shoulder and quickly scrambled […]
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Thursday, December 1st, 2005
Trial defendant’s body found dead in trunk of car at Huck Finn Diner, 2 miles west of WTWS on Morris Avenue (Route 82). Star Ledger article
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