Can We Trust the Gospels?

Recent Posts


Past Posts Archived by Date


Search this site


Topics


Search this site


Syndication

« Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling | Home | Things You Don’t See Every Day . . . Unless You’re in New York (Part 2) »

Things You Don’t See Every Day . . . Unless You’re in New York

By Mark D. Roberts | Monday, March 22, 2010

Here are a few photos from my recent trip to New York. They’re sights you don’t see very often, if at all, outside of the Big Apple.

The elevator indicates that we’re on the 86th floor (of the Empire State Building).

What the city looks like from 86 floors up (1050 feet high).

All over New York City you see water towers on top of buildings. These are not there just for decoration (though some neighborhoods of New York now require visible tanks for architectural reasons, whether or not they are used). The water towers help with what would otherwise be a water pressure nightmare in New York City. Plus, they make sure that water is available if a fire breaks out in a tall building. I’m not aware of any other city that uses water towers in this way.

Tomorrow I’ll share a few more “don’t see every day” photos.

Topics: New York |

One Response to “Things You Don’t See Every Day . . . Unless You’re in New York”

  1. Emily Says:
    March 23rd, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Mark
    Great series! I would add that old city of Jerusalem has water towers on most roofs. Must be a “great city” thing.
    E McColl

Comments

Thanks for your willingness to make a comment. Note: I do not moderate comments before they are posted, though they are automatically screened for profanities, spam, etc., and sometimes the screening program holds comments for moderation even though they're not offensive. I encourage open dialogue and serious disagreement, and am always willing to learn from my mistakes. I will not delete comments unless they are extraordinarily rude or irrelevant to the topic at hand. You do need to login in order to make a comment, because this cuts down on spam. You are free to use a nickname if you wish. Finally, I will eventually read all comments, but I don't have the time to respond to them on a consistent basis because I've got a few other demands on my time, like my "day job," my family, sleep, etc.

You must be logged in to post a comment.