Tag: tower
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Wizard’s Tower
Swirling clouds and fractured reflections add to the mystique of this Wizard’s Tower. Eaves, Chris (March 21, 2020). Wizard’s Tower [Photograph]. Marengo Township, Ill. Shot on a Canon 6D at 16mm, 1/1000 sec., f8 at ISO200.
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Zombie Radio
Happy Halloween, everyone! Here’s a spooky one for you. I realize zombies wouldn’t do radio and that this isn’t a radio tower but a cell phone tower. Nonetheless, I’m calling artistic license on this one. I captured this image as a thunderstorm rolled in from the west. A random car came up behind me, sweeping…
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Haeger Water Tower
One of the more valuable parts of the property is the water tower, which was sold (I was told) to a company in California for $750,000. Originally the town or the company was thinking of tearing it down, but it was valuable as a cell phone service site. At least part of the property is…
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Time Tower
Elgin, Illinois was once a timekeeping and industrial marvel as home to the Elgin National Watch Company, and the Elgin Tower Building stands as a reminder of a time when winding up a pocket watch was something respectable men did. Built in 1929, the timing couldn’t have been worse for a tower built by a bank.…