There\’s an erasure in progress! For years this water tower has been one of my landmarks during my long Sunday rides; just under 13 miles from home. Or rather, it was one of my landmarks.

On September 8, I noticed a big, tall crane next to it. A section of the tank was missing.

The following Sunday, the crane was still there; and most of the tank was gone. Sunday next: part of the underside of the tank remained, and the legs. How soon before it\’s totally gone?

I thought that perhaps the water tower was getting unstable in its old age; I suspect that it\’s at least 50 years old. If so, leaving it there would have been hazardous. The dismantling work has to be done slowly, no doubt, for the safety of the workers. In addition, that tower is surrounded by residences.

I mentioned this to a co-worker who happens to live out that way. She found an online article about three water towers that were being dismantled because they\’re no longer needed. This \”gingham tower\” (as my mother used to call these red-and-white-check water towers) is among them.

I took this shot during a ride two years ago. I guess I\’d better not weed it out of my Photo album. If I did, my old landmark would, indeed, be a total erasure.