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Numbered Roof Tanks
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
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Date: June 04, 2013 11:05PM
Does anyone remember the art project, started back in the 1960's, to repaint all the roof water tanks in bright colors, and number them consecutively? I remember some were done in/around Old Town, but wonder if any have survived.
Re: Numbered Roof Tanks
Posted by:
Lance Grey
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Date: June 05, 2013 01:12AM
Jeff_Weiner Wrote:
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Does anyone remember the art project, started back in the 1960's, to repaint all the roof water tanks in bright colors, and number them consecutively? I remember some were done in/around Old Town, but wonder if any have survived.
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Hehe I'm reminded of grandios Pot-induced hippie / Flower Child plans not panning out due to diminishing motivation. :P
I don't recall seeing any and between 1970-75, I regularly climbed a few to sit on the creaky wooden decks that ring the perimeter and take in the view.
Along some of the highways out of the city some did get fancy paint jobs & Town names.
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Does anyone remember the art project, started back in the 1960's, to repaint all the roof water tanks in bright colors, and number them consecutively? I remember some were done in/around Old Town, but wonder if any have survived.
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Hehe I'm reminded of grandios Pot-induced hippie / Flower Child plans not panning out due to diminishing motivation. :P
I don't recall seeing any and between 1970-75, I regularly climbed a few to sit on the creaky wooden decks that ring the perimeter and take in the view.
Along some of the highways out of the city some did get fancy paint jobs & Town names.
Re: Numbered Roof Tanks
Posted by:
Mornac
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Date: June 05, 2013 01:32AM
Jeff_Weiner Wrote:
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> Does anyone remember the art project, started back
> in the 1960's, to repaint all the roof water tanks
> in bright colors, and number them consecutively? I
> remember some were done in/around Old Town, but
> wonder if any have survived.
--I seem to remember two "twin" tanks at or near North and Wells being painted and numbered "1" and "2" back in the seventies. I thought it was unique to those particular tanks. I had no idea that they were the first in a series (although I never came across any other numbered tanks).
The water tank at Clark and Foster in Andersonville has had the Swedish flag painted on it for years.
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> Does anyone remember the art project, started back
> in the 1960's, to repaint all the roof water tanks
> in bright colors, and number them consecutively? I
> remember some were done in/around Old Town, but
> wonder if any have survived.
--I seem to remember two "twin" tanks at or near North and Wells being painted and numbered "1" and "2" back in the seventies. I thought it was unique to those particular tanks. I had no idea that they were the first in a series (although I never came across any other numbered tanks).
The water tank at Clark and Foster in Andersonville has had the Swedish flag painted on it for years.
Re: Numbered Roof Tanks
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
()
Date: June 06, 2013 03:00AM
Mornac Wrote:
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> Jeff_Weiner Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Does anyone remember the art project, started
> back
> > in the 1960's, to repaint all the roof water
> tanks
> > in bright colors, and number them consecutively?
> I
> > remember some were done in/around Old Town, but
> > wonder if any have survived.
>
>
> --I seem to remember two "twin" tanks at or near
> North and Wells being painted and numbered "1" and
> "2" back in the seventies. I thought it was unique
> to those particular tanks. I had no idea that they
> were the first in a series (although I never came
> across any other numbered tanks).
>
> The water tank at Clark and Foster in
> Andersonville has had the Swedish flag painted on
> it for years.
>
> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jv47EaACnX8/UUvTpby09tI/
> AAAAAAAAARE/j7dh9on6w5g/s1600/Hop+p-+WaterTower.JP
> G
I remember those,too, and maybe a couple of others. I guess it didn't catch on.
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> Jeff_Weiner Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Does anyone remember the art project, started
> back
> > in the 1960's, to repaint all the roof water
> tanks
> > in bright colors, and number them consecutively?
> I
> > remember some were done in/around Old Town, but
> > wonder if any have survived.
>
>
> --I seem to remember two "twin" tanks at or near
> North and Wells being painted and numbered "1" and
> "2" back in the seventies. I thought it was unique
> to those particular tanks. I had no idea that they
> were the first in a series (although I never came
> across any other numbered tanks).
>
> The water tank at Clark and Foster in
> Andersonville has had the Swedish flag painted on
> it for years.
>
> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jv47EaACnX8/UUvTpby09tI/
> AAAAAAAAARE/j7dh9on6w5g/s1600/Hop+p-+WaterTower.JP
> G
I remember those,too, and maybe a couple of others. I guess it didn't catch on.
Re: Numbered Roof Tanks
Posted by:
Jeff_Weiner
()
Date: February 07, 2016 04:38AM
Thought I'd post this again, and see if anyone else remembered it.
