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The impossible water tower beauty standards 

Kendra Gaylord
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Water towers: Why, how, where… Why again? Today we dive into why water towers exist and how they’ve changed over the past 150 years. I go ON LOCATION to Volunteer Park and walk up a water tower to better understand what is happening and why this brick building was designed for looks in 1906.
Support my Patreon so I can make more videos like this one! The ranking water tower video will be out tomorrow (Apr 19).
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Sources:
Steel Water Towers Associated with South Dakota Water Systems, 1894-1967 from the South Dakota State Historic Preservation
history.sd.gov/preservation/d...
Volunteer Park water tower, 1925 from the Seattle Municipal Archives
www.flickr.com/photos/seattle...
Ryan Gosling Variety Article by Ramin Setoodeh
variety.com/2024/film/feature...
Chicago House Wrecking Company, 1904 from The Catalog Blog
www.thecatalogblog.com/2019/10...
Seattle’s Highest Hills
www.fink.com/bicycling/hills....
Water Tower, Pump, and Power House Designs - 1893 Engineering Record
archive.org/details/cu3192403...
The Fire of 1879 Deadwood, South Dakota
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=183179
Living New Deal: Water supply sites from the WPA and PWA
livingnewdeal.org/new-deal-ca...
Minnesota Water Towers
www.minnesotawatertowers.com/...
Rochester, MN Ear of Corn Water Tower
www.experiencerochestermn.com...
The World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Fan Club
www.catsupbottle.com/
South Carolina’s Peachoid in Roadside America
www.roadsideamerica.com/story...
Peach economy in Georgia, South Carolina, and California
theconversation.com/peaches-a...
New York City Water Towers: NYC History & Explanation - American Pipe and Tank
blog.americanpipeandtank.com/...
18 million people served by water systems with lead violations in 2015, report says from PBS Newshour
www.pbs.org/newshour/health/1...
Flooding, treatment plant failure leaves Jackson, Mississippi without drinking water from PBS Newshour
www.pbs.org/newshour/show/flo...

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@kendragaylord
@kendragaylord Месяц назад
I rank a bunch of water towers (including the ones in Ypsilanti + Florence) on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/kendragaylord
@circleinforthecube5170
@circleinforthecube5170 Месяц назад
the modern spheroid water towers looks as good as the old ones imo, they have some sort of futuristic frutiger aero vibe to them and act as canvases for the entire town, which in my opinion has its own charm, also those bare-iron towers look cool aswell, also having grown up near ypsilanti i wouldn't call that thing better looking than any modern tower and its frustrating to hear the more expressive and nicer modern towers referred to as "kitsch", it doesen't feel very artistically expressive if we designed everything to look like the same old timey building, hell some of the more "kitschy" towers blast some old 1800s towers like that one in ypsilanti out of the water tower, and they also dont look like whatever ypsilanti looks like that i cant say on youtube
@AMPProf
@AMPProf Месяц назад
Farts are also topics
@AMPProf
@AMPProf Месяц назад
star with insert subject here and.... Hmmm WE got ryan out he looks bord
@BGPhilbin
@BGPhilbin Месяц назад
Yay! I came down to the comments to mention my home town of Ypsilanti, MI! I was raised there & went to college there (born in California and live there now, as well). However, while we always internally joked about our locally famous water tower, it wasn't until the Internet came along and dubbed it the "world's most phallic building" that it became world famous. It's seriously a weird-looking building, but it has a place in the hearts of millions now. Glad you noticed it!
@The_left_hand_pillar
@The_left_hand_pillar Месяц назад
Florence Y'all! That one always makes me chuckle circleville Ohio has a pumpkin
@kikikrazed
@kikikrazed Месяц назад
big day for water tower fans
@dorkchops
@dorkchops Месяц назад
we're eating good today💅✨
@aselvadeasfalto
@aselvadeasfalto Месяц назад
I feel seen.
@stellviahohenheim
@stellviahohenheim Месяц назад
ohh 69
@kalka1l
@kalka1l Месяц назад
Have you found the sweet life?
@JoshuaR.Collins
@JoshuaR.Collins Месяц назад
You are seen, and tour are loved
@lacrimis_solis
@lacrimis_solis 22 дня назад
so real
@carriewagner9595
@carriewagner9595 Месяц назад
This is why I love RU-vid niches so much. Where else am I going to get this quality content?!
@BadgerOfTheSea
@BadgerOfTheSea Месяц назад
It seems (to me at least) that the the next age of the Education side of RU-vid (EduTube) is specialty niches. We have Kendra talking about architecture, Oceanliner Designs talking about ship building, Angela Collier talking about physics, Tibees talking about Maths, Miniminuteman talking about archeology etc etc etc. The age of 5 hour long video essays from a layman is coming to an end and the age of short but accurate information from passionate people who actually work in that field is on the rise.
@pedecadonstudios714
@pedecadonstudios714 Месяц назад
​@BadgerOfTheSea i prefer a lecture. Theres Still a place for em.
@flying_potato2
@flying_potato2 Месяц назад
​@@BadgerOfTheSeayou forgot practical engineering - he does hydrodynamics and civil engineering. Theres a really good video on his channel about water towers from an engineer's perspective and I found it really informative even if it isn't as in-depth as this one
@TheMrPeteChannel
@TheMrPeteChannel Месяц назад
666 likes. Oh my 👿
@elis9793
@elis9793 Месяц назад
"Oh my god, yes. Gravity. From earlier." I love your style, as well as the way you subtly and expertly deliver jokes and one liners. You are truly a gem on this platform.
@nenben8759
@nenben8759 Месяц назад
her cadence and pace of information and a little bit the humor reminds me of ask a mortician
@redstonerelic
@redstonerelic Месяц назад
​@@nenben8759Yea, I do get that vibe lol
@katiedert
@katiedert Месяц назад
dry delivery par excellence
@whocares_bear
@whocares_bear Месяц назад
@@nenben8759 Same
@qweeqweeq
@qweeqweeq Месяц назад
Hello from the "Florence Y'all" water tower in Florence, KY (Ok I'm neither from nor live there but it's close enough). It originally said "Florence Mall" as it's by the mall... in Florence, but had to be changed due to laws about advertising on public utilities. A little white-out and marker later and now we have Florence, Y'all!
@battlebugplays
@battlebugplays Месяц назад
thats amazing!!
@highnoon9333
@highnoon9333 Месяц назад
There's also an independent baseball team called the Florence Y'alls
@marythompson9952
@marythompson9952 Месяц назад
I came here to mention that!
@SamRK-1000
@SamRK-1000 Месяц назад
So the mall closed and they changed it? As a mall enthusiast that kinda sucks. But, Florence Y’all is much cooler anyways.
@kirkkerman
@kirkkerman Месяц назад
​@SamRK-1000 Looks like the mall is still open, they just weren't allowed to put a giant ad for it on their water tower
@marcberm
@marcberm Месяц назад
I was devastated to learn that the "Earful Tower" water tower at Disney MGM/Hollywood Studios in FL was a fake decorative-only tower for its entire existence.
@HippieHobbity
@HippieHobbity Месяц назад
now i, too, am devastated to learn that
@literarynick
@literarynick Месяц назад
You're kind of filling an emotional void that was left by Tom Scott's departure from RU-vid. Can you maybe start traveling all over the world to bring cool and bizarre factoids' to me? I mean, uh, us. Now that I think about it, Tom had a full crew that he would bring with him for his travel videos. I imagine that would have been a pretty swanky job. If you get to that point, Kendra, I want you to remember me and this comment. I want a swanky travel job, Kendra. I have a lot riding on your success, here. Don't let me down.
@jlo9993
@jlo9993 Месяц назад
bring me too!!
@TheRealMycanthrope
@TheRealMycanthrope Месяц назад
Love this comment 😂
@antonliakhovitch8306
@antonliakhovitch8306 Месяц назад
I just found this channel and I 100% agree
@noah4822
@noah4822 Месяц назад
i can point a camera, maybe!
@THambrough
@THambrough Месяц назад
Tom left? Why?
@laurenconrad1799
@laurenconrad1799 Месяц назад
Water towers: the thing New York City has a ton of that you never actually notice since they are so well camouflaged. Lol
@JasperJanssen
@JasperJanssen Месяц назад
Only for people who’ve never seen Flodder In Amerika. (Dutch movie - spoiler: one character siphons fuel from every car he car find in NYC and stores it in this weird wooden tank on the roof. Eventually the thing blows up…)
@TheAechBomb
@TheAechBomb Месяц назад
aren't they usually on top of tall buildings?
@MarianneExJohnson
@MarianneExJohnson Месяц назад
You can see plenty of them if you look at the city from a skyscraper. 😊
@Robofussin23
@Robofussin23 Месяц назад
I was anti water tower before this video, you changed my life with this one
@danielowefitzpatrick2291
@danielowefitzpatrick2291 Месяц назад
How and why can anyone be anti-water tower? I am confus
@Robofussin23
@Robofussin23 Месяц назад
@@danielowefitzpatrick2291 just a little joke
@SmallSpoonBrigade
@SmallSpoonBrigade Месяц назад
@@danielowefitzpatrick2291 Probably from Australia where the water towers suck the water out of the houses. /jk
@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago
@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago Месяц назад
😂😂
@Shako_Lamb
@Shako_Lamb Месяц назад
I recently studied architecture history in grad school, and one of the most interesting things I learned was about the role of design in advertising and public relations. Why did everything look so fancy and beautiful in the past? To build public support for things like water towers. Unfortunately, they don't have to be beautiful anymore because the idea of a water tower is no longer novel. Or with fancy office buildings and department stores like those of Woolworth, Wrigley, Macy's, etc - that's advertising money, the same kind of money that goes into Super Bowl ads these days.
@Rederister
@Rederister Месяц назад
I work at a retirement home in upstate South Carolina and a 96-year old resident recalled that Peachoid was apparently sitting on the ground for years because they couldn't finish it for whatever reason
@rosezingleman5007
@rosezingleman5007 Месяц назад
A perfect day: Stewart Hicks on Frank Lloyd Wright this morning and Kendra on water towers in the afternoon.
@craned
@craned Месяц назад
Yakko, Wakko and Dot are gonna jump out of that tower.
@dianelee1299
@dianelee1299 Месяц назад
That's the first thing I thought of
@LakinMae5
@LakinMae5 Месяц назад
CUZ, WE ARE THE ANIMANIACS!
@icantseethis
@icantseethis Месяц назад
As the prophecy foretold
@007Julie
@007Julie Месяц назад
That was my first thought as well, I see the WB water tower and all I can think is Animaniacs.
@michaelminch5490
@michaelminch5490 Месяц назад
They're tiny They're toony They're all a little looney
@isa_bellringing
@isa_bellringing Месяц назад
I work in water! I have never known anyone else who already knows what the Engineering Record is. So thank you, for making me feel seen ✨
@whocares_bear
@whocares_bear Месяц назад
Did someone talk? I can't see anyone 😜
@mykal4779
@mykal4779 Месяц назад
so what are you like an underwater welder or a swimming teacher?
@gothmoth2991
@gothmoth2991 Месяц назад
LET'S GOOOOOOO, THE WATERTOWER VIDEO IS HERE!! thank you for posting it!
@labmaterial
@labmaterial Месяц назад
I’m so glad you mentioned Aquamarine, if only for a moment. I’m a grown man and yet it’s still the first thing that comes to mind whenever water towers come into the conversation.
@kendragaylord
@kendragaylord Месяц назад
This movie is what started my obsession! I always wondered if it was in use and a bunch of people had no idea they drank mermaid tea.
@cocteautwin
@cocteautwin 28 дней назад
omg i was about to comment being like “i grew up next to a water tower and aquamarine made me wanna swim in one”
@trishlam5730
@trishlam5730 Месяц назад
u are honestly such a gem to watch. the silly jokes and play on words combined w the super interesting and well thought out information is so entertaining
@eggsinhell1532
@eggsinhell1532 Месяц назад
As it happens, I collected a few dozen fawning photos of water towers from my various travels across the US over my life. No one’s ever seen them, they’re just for me. They’re so charismatic!
@RonnieStanley-tc6vi
@RonnieStanley-tc6vi Месяц назад
Ya gotta have a hobby. I think it's cool though. Print them out and make an old fashioned photo album. For me, that's what triggers great memories that would normally be forgotten with age.
@Randomadventuresofmatt
@Randomadventuresofmatt Месяц назад
You get a like and comment for climbing all those stairs to explain this for us😊. Love your sense of humor too!
@ProkoCat
@ProkoCat Месяц назад
The little stretch at 9:48 is some of the best *dry* comedy I've seen in a while (ironically in a video about something wet.)
@Gingersnap0
@Gingersnap0 Месяц назад
I lived 2 miles from that Dixie Water Cup water tower for over a decade and never even knew it was there. I somehow feel like I missed out! We now live a couple of towns over from the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle water tower and call it out just about every time we drive by it. It’s right next to a highway and the way it’s placed among the landscape, it looks quite majestic in it’s own silly way. Great video as always!
@HeatherLandon227
@HeatherLandon227 Месяц назад
I live near the Peach one in Gaffney and I like seeing it along the road! :)
@rosezingleman5007
@rosezingleman5007 Месяц назад
It’s one of my favorites. Have been waving to it for decades. I have old photos of it taken from the shoulder of the road.
@djg4534
@djg4534 Месяц назад
We got a identical one in clanton Alabama where I live , Chilton county is famous for our delicious peaches ,
@nataliepall13
@nataliepall13 Месяц назад
I'm from Gaffney! Absolutely had to click on the video when I saw the infamous peach tower!
@AndyGneiss
@AndyGneiss Месяц назад
That water tower in the park which is visit-able makes me wonder what other important infrastructure could be designed to be visited. I think it would be neat to have information signs all over our infrastructure. Such a combo would make walking around town a lot more interesting, at least for people with such interests, but I also hope it would help develop an awareness of how the world works in people, both young and grown. - thoughts from a civil engineer Thanks for the great video!
@morighani
@morighani Месяц назад
that would be absolutely wonderful!!!
@comradeScallion
@comradeScallion Месяц назад
i found this blog page fully dedicated to documenting every water tower with a smiley face in america, and now i just gotta convince my friends that it's a good roadtrip idea
@christopherschwab6525
@christopherschwab6525 Месяц назад
We've got an all-time banger in my hometown. Ypsilanti, MI.
@marl3ymarl3y86
@marl3ymarl3y86 Месяц назад
Oh that *fucks*
@nothingbutfleurs
@nothingbutfleurs Месяц назад
good old phallic water tower
@edjkg
@edjkg Месяц назад
I've seen the one in Gaffney! Their is a peach stand near the base of it.
@mignoncat1
@mignoncat1 Месяц назад
A history of water towers from someone with the driest wit imaginable ? I am there !!❤
@digotron2000
@digotron2000 Месяц назад
What the hell i just went to that exact water tower in seattle for the first time yesterday!!
@humanthetooth
@humanthetooth Месяц назад
The ability to make boring shit interesting is a highly unrecognized talent. If we had a word for it, it would be at the top of your resume.
@hWat-Ever
@hWat-Ever Месяц назад
I watched this whole thing to see if ypsi would be mentioned.
@kendragaylord
@kendragaylord Месяц назад
It was hard to fit in
@Ozzymandius1
@Ozzymandius1 Месяц назад
NOT MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING AND WORLD PLAY. Honestly, great video I didn't know I needed. Much like all of your content.
@xxkimbatron
@xxkimbatron Месяц назад
I have never seen your videos before and I have no idea how this ended up in my feed but I’m so glad it did!
@FredZoom
@FredZoom Месяц назад
I live near the ketchup bottle (at 0:57 and 11:09) one and pass by it every time I head to town on IL-159. My family likes to point it out when we're together on a drive, similar to when we see the Arch when crossing over into Missouri. Cool video! - Fred
@blippity.
@blippity. Месяц назад
I can tell you had a lot of fun making this and all the work paid off. Such a fun and informative watch.
@pauld2810
@pauld2810 Месяц назад
Your videos have been popping up randomly on my RU-vid feed. I've enjoyed them. Today, I saw my favorite neighborhood water tower, here in Seattle. Now I'm a subscriber.
@rifkinr4660
@rifkinr4660 Месяц назад
I’m so glad that RU-vid recommended me your video! This was very entertaining and informative! Love it!!
@OuterGalaxyLounge
@OuterGalaxyLounge Месяц назад
When I was a kid and we visited my grandma's house downtown there was an industrial sector with an old warehouse, railroad track and big old rusty water tower and whenever we passed it in the car I'd freak because it looked like a mechanical monster from War of the Worlds and I'd hide from it by crouching down in the car seat, lol.
@jashawnc4004
@jashawnc4004 Месяц назад
Your jokes and transitions combined with your knowledge of things I never really consider (like water towers ) is so fun to watch! Thanks for the vid!
@zz12233
@zz12233 Месяц назад
I wasn't expecting so many location changes! Educational and fun, as always. (also giggled at the toilet flush)
@blahmooblah789
@blahmooblah789 Месяц назад
Your channel holds so much water! Sorry I couldn’t resist but I really have been enjoying checking out your videos. Especially this one. When I was little, I had such a crazy experience with a water tower. It was on a local airport and it was covered in checkered, red and white squares. Something about a 3-D round object covered in squares really tripped me out when I was a kid. Thank you
@uncomfysapphic8415
@uncomfysapphic8415 24 дня назад
You've officially become one of my favorite commentary youtubers. Keep up the good work we appreciate it and please never stop giving us details on things we would never think to think about (ok to be fair water towers isnt a good example ever since i was a kid i was fascinated by them and why and how they worked but i still had to watch)
@drakep271
@drakep271 Месяц назад
This was a great video!! I learned so much, and your humor and delivery style were super engaging :)
@Erpty05
@Erpty05 Месяц назад
i haven’t seen one of your videos before but i loveee the script you wrote for this. Entertaining, slightly irreverent, and educational. I’m subscribed!
@dressmaking
@dressmaking Месяц назад
This was sooooo good, Kendra!!!
@Sharedbysara
@Sharedbysara Месяц назад
Video upgrade. We love to see it. Keep up the great work!!!
@jimbrittain402
@jimbrittain402 Месяц назад
This just popped up in my feed, and it's a delight. You've got a "Technology Connections" vibe, but your delivery is unique. Take your damn like AND your damn follow. MOAR!!
@AllycatlovesAG
@AllycatlovesAG Месяц назад
I'm from Vancouver, and we do not have a water tower (I just googled where ours is and I believe it is in a suburb), but anytime I go on a road trip or in popular media, I see water towers. I never fully understood why they all looked the same, or their purpose, so this video was very interesting. The water tower in the suburb is made of cement and also looks like some type of tower, but it is also in the water, so not your typical one.
@eIIemenopee
@eIIemenopee Месяц назад
This is quality content, I appreciate you and the effort you put into these viddies!!
@SisterSherryDoingStuff
@SisterSherryDoingStuff Месяц назад
I love the transitions! Good job!
@cambry4932
@cambry4932 Месяц назад
i love this video style 😭reminds me of stuff i watched as a kid, i'm not sure what exactly but it feels familiar and comforting
@lydiasalerno2320
@lydiasalerno2320 Месяц назад
I bloody love that you made this video! Thank you! 💗
@Linzluvs500
@Linzluvs500 Месяц назад
This was extremely enjoyable to watch!
@thesaltyspitoon.
@thesaltyspitoon. Месяц назад
The style of this video reminds me so much of the format of science education videos in the early 2000's. Whimsical editing and writing while delivering great educational material.
@Yabroproductions33
@Yabroproductions33 Месяц назад
The information I didn’t know I needed. Thank you!
@MrnmrsCCazares
@MrnmrsCCazares Месяц назад
My favorite water tower is a few towns over from me and it's a smiley face. You see the smile just as you come over a hill so it pops up and smiles at you. It's between Austin and Houston.
@izzy_busy_quizzy
@izzy_busy_quizzy Месяц назад
This is so brilliantly done and made me laugh too hard at some points! Thank you for sharing this and I look forward to what else you have in store!
@celestestone9181
@celestestone9181 Месяц назад
Just the whimsy I needed today thank you!
@boardgamesonthemoon
@boardgamesonthemoon 14 дней назад
Nice! Thanks for another super fun video! I also love Bernd and Hilla Becher‘s photo series on water towers (worth a look!) Looking forward to your future posts 🙂
@TheAChristineS
@TheAChristineS Месяц назад
Did not know what to expect clicking here, but this is so wonderfully kitchy and niche but relevant. Thanks!
@RealTomEmanuel
@RealTomEmanuel Месяц назад
Deadwood mentioned! I grew up there and could see the big water-towers on the hills above town from my bedroom window. I ended up being grateful for them when a big forest fire burned through town when I was 12. Thanks for teaching me something new about my hometown and state!
@acanthus_et_adonis8922
@acanthus_et_adonis8922 Месяц назад
why do I feel like I've been tricked into watching 14 minutes and 49 seconds of a lovely person talking about the equally lovely subject of watertowers even though there'd been no sign of deception at all--
@andrewhallock2548
@andrewhallock2548 Месяц назад
I found my way here through Tom Scott. What a great video! Thank you for sharing and taking the time to create this content.
@souzousplinters7128
@souzousplinters7128 Месяц назад
thoroughly entertaining and informative video, great job :)
@morenofranco9235
@morenofranco9235 Месяц назад
Thanks, Kendra, for a really interesting presentation.
@laurabooth8338
@laurabooth8338 Месяц назад
"But what about the water towers that look more Aquamarine less aquaduct?" THANK YOU that iconic 2006 cinematic masterpiece is not referenced enough
@endereverdeen
@endereverdeen Месяц назад
a subject i never thought i’d think about, thank you for sharing !!
@kollibriterresonnenblume2314
@kollibriterresonnenblume2314 Месяц назад
Wow I've always been an admirer of water towers but didn't know they were this interesting. Great video. (And more groans per minute, pun-wise, than anything I've seen in months lol)
@jomalomal
@jomalomal 25 дней назад
this editing is hilarious 🤣 love the high quality water tower content 👌
@ellenparr5379
@ellenparr5379 6 дней назад
wanted to compliment the "more aquamarine, less aqueduct" line. solid writing there
@zoestephenson2048
@zoestephenson2048 Месяц назад
This was such a good script, relentless consistency.
@k80_
@k80_ Месяц назад
There was one in my grandparents town when I was growing up (halfway between Houston and Galveston, near Kemah) that I would always gaze up at. It looked actively impossible, a huge blue globe on top of a skinny pole
@GenericAccountVLR
@GenericAccountVLR Месяц назад
And filled with water, no less!
@bywayofkpc
@bywayofkpc Месяц назад
"Gravity...from earlier!" is the one that made me snort. Also, thank you for educating me on things I didn't know I was interested in knowing.
@andriana5311
@andriana5311 Месяц назад
This is amazingly done!
@danielcarroll5667
@danielcarroll5667 Месяц назад
Although I've understood the function of water towers for a very long time I enjoyed your presentation (still laughing 5 minutes afterwards) so much I subscribed , thanks !
@lauramathews3151
@lauramathews3151 Месяц назад
I live about 2- 2.5 hours away from Gaffney SC, in NC and I love it everytime I see it bc it reminds me of James and the Giant Peach.
@JohnDoe-kq8dx
@JohnDoe-kq8dx Месяц назад
Great script. Keep going out and doing bits
@junoestro
@junoestro Месяц назад
amazing video. love this style of video
@fluxx4448
@fluxx4448 Месяц назад
just found your content, and I absolutely loved this video
@tauntingeveryone7208
@tauntingeveryone7208 Месяц назад
My autatic brain is going brrrr with this video. I love how niche this topic is and yet it is still one of those questions that haunt the back of my mind. You have my subscription. Cannot wait to see what else you make.
@Yeyee23
@Yeyee23 Месяц назад
I've really been waiting for a video like this my whole life, I love water towers
@gmaildotcomuser
@gmaildotcomuser Месяц назад
love your videos! always epic!!!!
@crazygossipgurl101
@crazygossipgurl101 9 дней назад
A friend of mine told me about a tour she took in Berkeley california where an architect has tracked down all the remaining windmill fed water towers and gives walking tours of some of them! I immediately thought of you and might go on the tour myself!
@D.S.handle
@D.S.handle Месяц назад
This was a really enjoyable video.
@JackBouchierr
@JackBouchierr Месяц назад
This feels like we went on a field trip or took class outside for the day and I love it
@Teee6
@Teee6 Месяц назад
Oh shiiii… I was not expecting a shoutout to my hometown in this video. Thanks for another great topic!
@reefslid
@reefslid Месяц назад
im so happy you mentioned aquamarine its literally the only reason I know what a water tower is and it left many questions about them in my brain as a kid
@cricketlowrey1927
@cricketlowrey1927 Месяц назад
Georgia historically was known for pitch trees (pine trees) for shipbuilding but it got misheard/misconstrued into peach trees and then we had to start trying to grow a lot of peaches to live up to everyone else's expectations even though we're not actually great for them and actually regardless of who grows the most, northern Colorado's peaches are the tastiest
@stormythelowcountrykitty7147
@stormythelowcountrykitty7147 Месяц назад
Georgia is known as the Peach State because peaches are important to its agriculture economy. The state's nickname comes from its history with peaches, which began in 1571 when Franciscan monks introduced the fruit to Georgia's coast. The peaches thrived in Georgia's soil and became known for their superior taste and appearance.
@ninaradio
@ninaradio Месяц назад
And yet, somehow, SC peaches always taste way better than GA ones
@Hannah_Em
@Hannah_Em Месяц назад
As someone from outside North America... water towers are inescapably one of those "quintessentially American" things in my mind, or at least the big metal ones you see super commonly in TV shows or films set in the US, like the Warner Bros studio one. You just... don't really see them here (I'm in the UK), where water towers do exist they _generally_ tend to belong to the "desperately trying to pretend it's not just a water tower" school of water tower design. If I had to guess, I'd say the reason is probably that the UK tends to prefer building reservoirs up in hills for supplying water and pressure? Then again I'm from Bristol, which is like... 80% hills by volume, so it's not exactly difficult to find a place to put a reservoir that's also conveniently close to your population centres, or convenient high-up places to put smaller reservoir pools, which act like water towers you barely even have to build. (although it's probably worth mentioning that there _is_ a water tower in Bristol, although I had no idea it was one for a long time, as it doesn't look anything like the stereotypical American ones. Weirdly, its biggest claim to fame might be having featured as "Animutation Incorporated" in the old animutation video "French Erotic Film or Colin Mochrie versus Jesus H. Christ" by Andrew Kepple, which is something I didn't realise until I was going past it one day and was like "wait a minute.... that looks familiar?". The early internet of pre-youtube flash animations was a _weird_ place, honestly) Having said all that, who knows; maybe the lack of visible water towers is just down to architectural sensibilities over here just place greater emphasis on hiding water infrastructure? Or maybe it's that we don't really have any great vast expanses of open flat plains like the US does, so the need for water towers (see above, convenient hills etc.) isn't really there.
@JBabyLeather
@JBabyLeather Месяц назад
I never realized how interesting water towers could be. Thank you 😊
@Sugar3Glider
@Sugar3Glider Месяц назад
Very nice banter
@biteofdog
@biteofdog Месяц назад
I love Volunteer Park, I clicked immediately when I saw it in your thumbnail.
@Squee707
@Squee707 Месяц назад
You are both brilliant and hilarious. Thank you for all this amazing content
@smores17
@smores17 Месяц назад
I have never known how water towers worked in my whole life and you have taught me while being so so entertaining. Thanks!
@Leem1022
@Leem1022 Месяц назад
Great vid as always 😁👍
@meg2444
@meg2444 Месяц назад
The title of this video made me laugh so hard I had to click. Your vids never disappoint Kendra, thanks for another great video on an obscure but important topic
@tehamill1
@tehamill1 Месяц назад
Love your videos
@StLouis-yu9iz
@StLouis-yu9iz Месяц назад
I’m glad you included the worlds largest catsup bottle water tower just across the river from StL. I wish you would’ve included our 3 historic beautiful standpipe water towers though. There are 3 of the only 7 left in the country here in St. Louis! 😊
@michicrj
@michicrj Месяц назад
Great video!
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