In Raleigh, N.C., there's a house... or what looks like a house. What's hidden inside is more important than most people realize. Read the story: wunc.org/post/v...
That is a great way to conceal a pump station. I am a commercial diver and have dived on many potable water jobs. I would love to dive on something like that. It is a wonderful idea to hide something like that. Usually they look totally different and can be kind of a eye sore in public areas. Great video!
"It's just the right thing to do" - "'Eh so fazer a coisa da maneira correta"" In Raleigh, NC, there's a house or what looks like a house. But inside there is a water booster pump station from the public utilities. Check this video to know why... Em Raleigh, NC tem uma casa, ou algo parecido com uma casa. Mas dentro dela se esconde o sistema de bombeamento de agua da cidade. Veja o video e descubra o porque....
This has been done in Edmonton Alberta. An Epcor(formerly edmonton power) substation in a residential area was converted to home. In the 1920's and 30's, Edmonton Power's sub-stations looked exactly like a home if it was in a residential area. They were brick houses and you see the odd one every so often along with the Edmonton Telephone exchanges which were much the same. They look neat and tidy!
There's a tiny "house" down the block that we always knew was a pump station. We live on the hill. I was hoping this video was about something more controversial than an old pump station.
this is nothing new actually. Los Angeles, NY, Big cities have to have these types of places to do what this one does, Regulate water pressure, others have Phone relays, cable fibre connections. it's wildly smart, they even disguise cell towers to look like trees. Kudos to them for being really neat :)
good show, but I have to disagree with one point, I grew up in Louisville, and nobody ever was fooled by the original water pumping station being disguised. It was built at a time when Greek architecture for public builidings was in vogue. Even in the 1800s everybody knew it was a pumping station, the historical record is pretty clear on that.
Outstanding and creative, but creepy. I've seen the one in Janesville, WI. Now I know what it is. But cell towers in cacti? What else are they hiding in plain sight from us?
Why not? Going to spend same amount on a garage Anyways, it was stated that everything was for lack of better word's ** dummy windows, doors so I am sure they used cheapest material possible. Then I thought of the up keep in that machinery if it was left in the weather - just terrible. So I believe the building the fake front was awesome
There is something like this in Brooklyn. I cant put links on you tube, but check out scouting new york. I believe the one in brooklyn is a brownstone (townhouse for you non-new yorkers), it looks like a house but its power station or ventilation station. Just do a google, it should come up.
Imagine the cost of such a fake structure? They would have had to put together a 250k study group as to which style home to build and then years upon years of planning.
To be honest I don't know what I was expecting but the reveal seemed like such a letdown... this really does not seem out of the ordinary or unusual to me.
Interesting there are some cell towers I've noticed that are supposed to look like pine trees but not only are they not very realistic looking they stick up way above all the other trees!
This kind of hiding utilities in urban environments is very common.. I guessed this might be an electrical substation. Close. Subs are commonly hidden in facades like this. Not sure why it's such a mystery. Many councils and local residents won't accept this infrastructure near them if it's not embedded like this.
Similarly, the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia wasn't 'hidden,' per se, but rather covered with 19th century architecture and turned into a tourist attraction
A better example is the radio towers near the freeways that are disguised as trees, or in southern California, a palm tree. Although a radio tower looks less suspicious than a fake tree.
I'm so tired of always hearing the negative things the government is accused of. It's nice to see the government doing something positive like this. I would love to hear more positive ideas the government has put into action.
Nice ive seen severs "tree" antennas in my city and birds during summer love them they also hide them as rocks in thr mountains to keep the tourists from noticing them
We have one in Warrenville. It looks like a house like others in the area. There is a drive way used by trucks delivering chemicals because it also treats the water and removes iron.
