tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post38220797581107590..comments2024-03-28T12:37:34.157-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Water Tower Down on Second StreetFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-2591362081364031182016-10-09T10:45:09.604-05:002016-10-09T10:45:09.604-05:00You should have been a reporter! Great photos and...You should have been a reporter! Great photos and description of the event! I think the old water towers are much nicer looking than the new ones. Yours looked like a light house. I'd be too cheap to pay that much to take it down,lol!Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43285345761058908122016-10-01T09:54:36.511-05:002016-10-01T09:54:36.511-05:00It's always sad when landmarks are demolished....It's always sad when landmarks are demolished. We have 2 large granaries that are iconic on the Creston skyline and so far any efforts to have them taken down have been resisted.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-35944127781514632552016-09-30T22:44:27.849-05:002016-09-30T22:44:27.849-05:00Not mine. Because we don,t live in Park Rapids Not mine. Because we don,t live in Park Rapids Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-20818074880558713642016-09-30T21:19:44.085-05:002016-09-30T21:19:44.085-05:00It's a good thing you found out about the wate...It's a good thing you found out about the water tower coming down or you would have been disappointed to have missed it. I wonder if it was unsafe or why it had to be taken down.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78501981799552505642016-09-30T21:03:08.952-05:002016-09-30T21:03:08.952-05:00What an event to witness! Glad you took photos. ...What an event to witness! Glad you took photos. Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-61816942258603993322016-09-30T20:14:44.666-05:002016-09-30T20:14:44.666-05:00How sad...How sad...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408880019147945989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33255918538149834412016-09-30T19:45:53.200-05:002016-09-30T19:45:53.200-05:00Wow- I'm with you...my thoughts would be for m...Wow- I'm with you...my thoughts would be for memories and tinge of sadness. I think it's a miracle that it fell exactly where they wanted it to. I don't know how they plan that so perfectly. Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27537506356054921752016-09-30T19:25:10.653-05:002016-09-30T19:25:10.653-05:00Yes, so sad. A lot of good Memories. $86,000?...Wi...Yes, so sad. A lot of good Memories. $86,000?...Will that increase your taxes? Sharon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78347607305134791602016-09-30T18:34:47.765-05:002016-09-30T18:34:47.765-05:00It seems that landmark could just stay a landmark ...It seems that landmark could just stay a landmark but I know how city leaders work. We had the complete complex of a grain business removed from the town of Granger, because it was ugly. We are an agricultural area and state. I can imagine that the sounds were strange as that think lay down on the ground. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-76293051234977673132016-09-30T16:32:11.373-05:002016-09-30T16:32:11.373-05:00Yes, that's sad. Every little town used to ha...Yes, that's sad. Every little town used to have a unique one and you saw it on the horizon before you got to town and knew just what town you were in. Now they all look alike, the same cold metal structures all painted light blue. Boo hiss, Park Rapids!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-63629515976442921132016-09-30T14:41:31.151-05:002016-09-30T14:41:31.151-05:00It is sad when they take down the old structures. ...It is sad when they take down the old structures. Thanks for sharing with us!!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-6533365170423101252016-09-30T14:02:20.757-05:002016-09-30T14:02:20.757-05:00I agree with you that it was sad. I love old water...I agree with you that it was sad. I love old water towers and that was a pretty one. I don't know why they don't just leave the old towers alone. I didn't realize linen was made from flax. I was about to leave a comment on your post yesterday and Poppy called.Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-81417024504394454892016-09-30T13:36:06.702-05:002016-09-30T13:36:06.702-05:00Exciting, scary and sad, all at once. I would hav...Exciting, scary and sad, all at once. I would have been with you at the back of the pack. Glad it fell where planned though!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4219573934145387552016-09-30T12:41:46.879-05:002016-09-30T12:41:46.879-05:00It was too much of a liability for the city. It h...It was too much of a liability for the city. It had not been used as a water tower since the late 1970's. It was sold once and was going to be a restaurant, but those plans never evolved. In the end the city was responsible. Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-32301078019929465902016-09-30T12:29:36.787-05:002016-09-30T12:29:36.787-05:00They get pretty good at knocking things down. Here...They get pretty good at knocking things down. Here it was the old wooden grain elevators. the waste of wood was sad.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-7864832671241060952016-09-30T10:54:13.780-05:002016-09-30T10:54:13.780-05:00I'm sure they must have had a lumberjack advis...I'm sure they must have had a lumberjack advisor with expertise on "felling" things...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-85402866057596730712016-09-30T10:26:24.700-05:002016-09-30T10:26:24.700-05:00I think it's sad to see old landmarks go, too....I think it's sad to see old landmarks go, too. I hope the $86,000 goes for cleanup, too. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-19754345822139910282016-09-30T09:51:14.240-05:002016-09-30T09:51:14.240-05:00Great photos of the demolition! Amazing they can ...Great photos of the demolition! Amazing they can drop it in specific spot. Will miss seeing it in summers.Kansas Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079901288978941255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-6343562381051635972016-09-30T09:45:31.743-05:002016-09-30T09:45:31.743-05:00The tower will leave a hole in the sky for a long ...The tower will leave a hole in the sky for a long time. <br /><br />Nice job of capturing the action. I think you picked a very good spot to photograph the event. Tired Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285635623675889289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-63477397159913071392016-09-30T09:19:38.505-05:002016-09-30T09:19:38.505-05:00You're right, it is sad.
It really changes the...You're right, it is sad.<br />It really changes the view too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16020270050876869402016-09-30T09:13:30.856-05:002016-09-30T09:13:30.856-05:00Brainerd MN still has theirs. They got is listed o...Brainerd MN still has theirs. They got is listed on the Historical site. It needs work, but still looks good.MahliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631526519434929243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-22448340739248727902016-09-30T08:46:14.788-05:002016-09-30T08:46:14.788-05:00Great photos but ever so sad . I feel bad for all ...Great photos but ever so sad . I feel bad for all the old buildings or land marks that get torn down , another piece of history destroyed , it really saddens me . Thanks for sharing , Have a good weekend !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54176503726812679172016-09-30T08:23:55.766-05:002016-09-30T08:23:55.766-05:00It would have made me sad too!It would have made me sad too!Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60861134285233850672016-09-30T08:14:58.680-05:002016-09-30T08:14:58.680-05:00I vote for sad too :-/.I vote for sad too :-/.thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89466724273392049572016-09-30T07:17:09.628-05:002016-09-30T07:17:09.628-05:00Glad that you and Far Guy got to see its last mome...Glad that you and Far Guy got to see its last moments. I wonder why it had to go? :-(DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com