Our Oakland on Nostr: npub18qd6m…hjtg5 It looks newer. Many of the old windmills went with water towers ...
npub18qd6m8hvqavajfm7p7dj53qk982uz8vltjtk4vu63xxfhfhszutslhjtg5 (npub18qd…jtg5) It looks newer. Many of the old windmills went with water towers to pump the water up to
The 1912 Sanborn is the oldest I can find of the area. It shows a house at 1601 - 39th, but no water tower. There were a couple others in the area, though (W.M. & W.T. Elev'd. 24')
Not conclusive, and I haven't checked Aaron Goldstein's map yet
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/03/27/berkeley-architect-tracking-the-east-bay-backyard-water-towers
The 1912 Sanborn is the oldest I can find of the area. It shows a house at 1601 - 39th, but no water tower. There were a couple others in the area, though (W.M. & W.T. Elev'd. 24')
Not conclusive, and I haven't checked Aaron Goldstein's map yet
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/03/27/berkeley-architect-tracking-the-east-bay-backyard-water-towers