Drawing from historical photographs and rare items in the UC Davis Library Archives and Special Collections, this exhibit explores the history, purpose, and meaning of these towers and their predecessors. But, somewhere along the way, the water tower became to UC Davis what the Campanile is to UC Berkeley and what Royce Hall is to UCLA.Īlthough we tend to speak of “the UC Davis water tower” in the singular, there are actually two towers in the modern water system serving campus: the larger, six-legged “Arboretum tower” visible from the freeway and the smaller four-legged “Touchdown tower” near the stadium and the dairy cattle facility. Perhaps it is the surge of pride evoked by the tower’s “UC Davis” logo painted in five-foot high letters, or the “California Aggies” emblem before it. Perhaps it is the symbolic power of water to a campus born from the study of agriculture. Always the tallest structure on campus, it has played this role in various iterations for well over a century. But it is the water tower that serves as a campus beacon, signaling the presence of our vast research university for miles around. UC Davis has many iconic associations, including the dairy cow, the bicycle, the double-decker bus, the eggheads, and, of course, our mustang Gunrock. Shields Library (Lobby - Left Side of Main Staircase) JanuMay 26, 2023 Class Visits to Archives & Special CollectionsĢ4/7 Chat Meet with a Librarian Directory Technical Support Submit a Digital Sign Give Newsletters Social Media.Closed off to traffic, this green area also has a pretty playground for children.Water Tower: The History of a Campus Icon – UC Davis Library Skip to main content My Account Off-Campus Access Give If you take a picnic basket, you can sit back, relax and enjoy watching the laid-back goings on in the many street cafés and bars around Wasserturmplatz. The slope of this park that was restored in 2007 has been planted with roses. Steep steps will take you up to a park on higher ground. You should remember to wear warm clothes as it can be quite cold. The echo in the big tank lasts 18 seconds and four to five in the small tank. Vis- itors are fascinated by the acoustics of the tank. Since 1994, the non-profit organisation ✿örderband« has been using the water tank for public art events. Today, the tower is a residential building. In 1933, at the behest of Hermann Göring, the SA misused the engine houses and water reservoirs that had been used as storage rooms to set up one of their first »wild concentration camps«. In 1931, the waterworks handed the property over to Prenzlauer Berg. The former underground water reservoir was used for some time as a store and for fish processing. From 1922 to 1930, a soup kitchen for the poor in Berlin was housed in the engine house. The facilities on the premises of the waterworks were used for very diffe- rent and unfortunately rather unpleasant purposes. Climb the interior stairways, which spiral up opposite sides of the standpipe. Up to 1952, the water tower served as a surge tank and pressure gauge. The water tower at Volunteer Park is one of the parks signature landmarks. But in 1914, the tower was shut down as its capacity was not enough to supply the growing city. A Small Florida Town Accidentally Sold Its Water Tower For 55,000. The water tower was built between 18 by engineer and waterworks director Henry Gill to supply water to the growing population and to Berlin’s brewery site.
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