Why New York City Still Uses Wooden Water Towers - Cheddar Explains

When you look across the New York City skyline, you might notice the thousands of wooden water towers that line the tops of the buildings. Cheddar Explains why there are so many water tanks and why they are still wooden.

Further reading:

NYC.gov


Smithsonian


NYTimes


WSJ


Special thanks to Henry Rosenwach


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