Great Photograph Highlights Vintage Water Tanks on Manhattan Rooftops

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Water Tanks in Manhattan
Water Tanks in Manhattan
Photo: Imgur

Imgur uploader cilerdnim recently uploaded this great shot looking out over Manhattan rooftops, highlighting dozens of old vintage water tanks. Most of them are probably still in use, and most of them are probably pretty gross.

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