We live next to the town of Neversink in the Catskills, much of which was drowned under eminent domain to make the Neversink Reservoir. Old timers here are still mad about what they call the "citiots."
Loved this, of course, as always. I've long been fascinated by the fact that the site of the current New York Public Library at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue was once an above-ground reservoir. On the 40th Street side, you can still see part of the wall with a wave-like design molded from the concrete.
We live next to the town of Neversink in the Catskills, much of which was drowned under eminent domain to make the Neversink Reservoir. Old timers here are still mad about what they call the "citiots."
Loved this, of course, as always. I've long been fascinated by the fact that the site of the current New York Public Library at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue was once an above-ground reservoir. On the 40th Street side, you can still see part of the wall with a wave-like design molded from the concrete.
I didn't know this! Will have to keep an eye out for the wall next time I'm there