Thematic Watertowers

Unregistered User · 12-23-2018, 07:00 AM

I've seen some good photos of watertowers here, and I'm going to link to a few of the good ones to get things going - it never occurred to me that people would have built watertowers out of brick, but those pictures taken in Europe seem to suggest that's the normal thing there.

Mannheim's main sight is the watertower. (author: itshimitis)

Old watertower across frozen canal (author:newmikey)

Old Watertower Radeberg (author:dasPaul)

Esbjerg Watertower, Denmark. (author:itshimitis)

And then, somewhat more prosaically, a couple of my own, the first (twins off in the distance) near Parkersburg, W.Va. (the building in the foreground is a mausoleum), and second, a watertower behind George Washington High School, Alexandria, VA. (it used to be painted with a huge red and white checkerboard pattern so that low-flying propeller driven airplanes would notice it - back in the days of the DC-3, it was on the flight path to approach National (now "Reagan National") Airport):

Last edited by Unregistered User; 12-23-2018 at 07:23 AM.

**noelcmn** · 12-23-2018, 07:38 AM - **1 Like**

I'll play

Docrwm · 12-23-2018, 08:37 AM

They don't have the mystery of a lighthouse but are basically a similar object from a composition and gear standpoint. My father-in-law designed water systems and I so have seen many film-based photos of water towers over the years.

**paulh** · 12-23-2018, 11:00 AM - **1 Like**

They are part of the landscape here in Texas:

**tungal** · 12-26-2018, 11:58 AM - **2 Likes**

The shape and material of that watertower was quite ordinary a century ago.

jquill · 08-16-2019, 11:59 AM - **3 Likes**

Ocean City, MD - The beachball theme

Latest Water Tower

Unregistered User · 11-01-2019, 08:44 AM - **1 Like**

One of three located at the former U.S. Army Signal Corps' Vint Hill Farms Stn.

**ramseybuckeye** · 11-03-2019, 08:44 AM - **1 Like**

Ada, Ohio, lose to the Wilson factory where they make all of the NFL footballs

**ramseybuckeye** · 11-03-2019, 01:45 PM - **1 Like**

Painting in progess

jquill · 11-04-2019, 09:09 PM - **1 Like**

Rehobeth Beach Water Tower

Unregistered User · 11-05-2019, 12:36 PM

Warrenton, Virginia

jquill · 11-05-2019, 12:39 PM - **2 Likes**

There is a water tower to the right of the silos, but I don't know if it is functional or just a decorative theme piece.

Seacrets Distilling Company

**ramseybuckeye** · 11-05-2019, 07:20 PM - **1 Like**

Unregistered User · 11-06-2019, 04:45 AM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

I think that's a beautiful shot. It really captures the mood of that time of day. (I'm a "morning person", myself.)

**ramseybuckeye** · 11-06-2019, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by dlh

I think that's a beautiful shot. It really captures the mood of that time of day. (I'm a "morning person", myself.)

Thanks, best time of day to shoot, but usually at work.

12-23-2018, 07:00 AM	#1
Unregistered User Guest	Watertowers I've seen some good photos of watertowers here, and I'm going to link to a few of the good ones to get things going - it never occurred to me that people would have built watertowers out of brick, but those pictures taken in Europe seem to suggest that's the normal thing there. Mannheim's main sight is the watertower. (author: itshimitis) Old watertower across frozen canal (author:newmikey) Old Watertower Radeberg (author:dasPaul) Esbjerg Watertower, Denmark. (author:itshimitis) And then, somewhat more prosaically, a couple of my own, the first (twins off in the distance) near Parkersburg, W.Va. (the building in the foreground is a mausoleum), and second, a watertower behind George Washington High School, Alexandria, VA. (it used to be painted with a huge red and white checkerboard pattern so that low-flying propeller driven airplanes would notice it - back in the days of the DC-3, it was on the flight path to approach National (now "Reagan National") Airport): Last edited by Unregistered User; 12-23-2018 at 07:23 AM.

11-05-2019, 12:36 PM	#11
Unregistered User Guest	Warrenton, Virginia Last edited by Unregistered User; 10-22-2020 at 08:43 AM.

12-23-2018, 07:38 AM - 1 Like	#2
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,210	I'll play

12-23-2018, 08:37 AM	#3
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	They don't have the mystery of a lighthouse but are basically a similar object from a composition and gear standpoint. My father-in-law designed water systems and I so have seen many film-based photos of water towers over the years.

12-23-2018, 11:00 AM - 1 Like	#4
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,301	They are part of the landscape here in Texas:

08-16-2019, 11:59 AM - 3 Likes	#6
jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	Ocean City, MD - The beachball theme Latest Water Tower

11-01-2019, 08:44 AM - 1 Like	#7
Unregistered User Guest	One of three located at the former U.S. Army Signal Corps' Vint Hill Farms Stn.

11-03-2019, 08:44 AM - 1 Like	#8
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,294	Ada, Ohio, lose to the Wilson factory where they make all of the NFL footballs

11-03-2019, 01:45 PM - 1 Like	#9
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,294	Painting in progess

11-04-2019, 09:09 PM - 1 Like	#10
jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	Rehobeth Beach Water Tower

11-05-2019, 12:39 PM - 2 Likes	#12
jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	There is a water tower to the right of the silos, but I don't know if it is functional or just a decorative theme piece. Seacrets Distilling Company

11-05-2019, 07:20 PM - 1 Like	#13
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,294

11-06-2019, 04:45 AM	#14
Unregistered User Guest	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye I think that's a beautiful shot. It really captures the mood of that time of day. (I'm a "morning person", myself.)

11-06-2019, 02:15 PM	#15
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,294	Originally posted by dlh I think that's a beautiful shot. It really captures the mood of that time of day. (I'm a "morning person", myself.) Thanks, best time of day to shoot, but usually at work.