Water is the lifeblood of any city. It’s a means of transportation, trade and defence. Yet in modern cities the more literal sense of this statement is often forgotten. I mean, how many people even notice the countless water towers that festoon the roofs of Manhattan, enabling water to be carried to skyscrapers’ inhabitants?
This Friday’s photo themes are Cities (from Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack?), Water (from Cee of Cee’s Photography) and Carry (from Sue of A Word In Your Ear). I’m also citing Unseen, for this week’s A to Z Challenge letter, which is ‘U’.
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Like a community of water towers !
That it is. I seem to remember Chicago is much the same.
Cool twist on water. Love the photos. Thanks for playing.
I’ve always enjoyed looking at the water towers in New York.
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I never noticed them but then again my trip to NYC was a whirlwind tour on a Sunday afternoon. I want to go back some day soon and I will pay more attention to the water towers.
I hope you get back there soon! I found out this afternoon I may be going again in about a month 🙂
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Love the water towers in NYC, but I don’t tend to focus the lens on them. Well done!
Thanks!
I like that you chose a very specific subject for the post. you got some great shots!
Thanks, Sima!
unsung roof top heroes!
The city couldn’t survive without them!