Thursday, October 25, 2018

Rooftop cisterns, New York City


Another relic of New York's ancient history as a modern metropolis: many buildings in the city still have their water pressure maintained with wooden rooftop water towers. While the technology may be old, the towers are in constant use, lasting about the same amount of time as a wooden roof (a few decades) before needing repair and replacement by one of the two companies that still maintain them.

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