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New York

PJMcK

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2. On the Manhattan side it's in Washington Heights

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 04:59 PM

Aug 2022

It's a lovely neighborhood with a great variety of all things New York. Easy public transportation, too. We took the 4 train to get up to the Bronx then the C train before walking home through Central Park. It was a great mini-adventure that cost $11.00 in transportation and $4.00 for a couple of ice cold beers. Bargain.

I didn't ask about how they filled the tower, I assume it was with pumps. Definitely not electric or windmills. Probably steam-powered as it was built in the 1860s. It's been recently renovated and it's spectacular.

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