Thursday, March 3, 2011

Old City Reservoir

This is the second post on this subject ( http://hyperblogal.blogspot.com/2009/02/reservoir-no-dogs.html ) Located in Pendleton Heights the old, in-ground water tank operated for only a few years in the 1920s and has been abandoned ever since. Brush clearing is now underway but boy it's a big job. Here's a 360 degree view of the concrete and brick man made crater.
http://www.clevr.com/pano/26413
There's a north half and a south half with a walkway in between. No new use has been identified yet for the old structure.... just as it is it's a giant artifact... maybe that's sufficient.
For those of you following along at home the above shots were taken with a Nikon D3... 5 shots each composited to give high dynamic range.. basic setting was 1/125th at F16 ASA 400. The panorama was 22 shots, camera verticle, base exposure 1/500th at F11 ASA 400. All taken with the 14-24 Nikon F2.8 zoom lens.

2 comments:

  1. I investigated that place when we first moved to PH after a friend alerted me to it. Somewhere in the PHNA admin stuff and/or online, there is evidence that some in the neighborhood wanted to turn it into a skate park (this was probably 15-20 years ago). Can't help but think it'd be good for something. Why is the brush being cleared?

    Ray (again)

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  2. Just to spruce it up.... the Disc Golf guys and gals are clearing the iron fence around the top and they may be doing the interior too. A skate park was proposed but the overwhelming reaction in the hood was against the idea. I think it could just stay as it is and be an antiquity.

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