Holly Pumping & Filtration Station ~ Waterworks
#1
Posted 09 November 2008 - 03:22 PM
I would really like to take a tour through this area. I have been reading some of the history from the earliest waterworks through Tucker Hill, Holly, the southside and the Powell field and the later additions. Very interesting and reflecting the growth of FW and its need for good water.
The red-tile roofed Spanishy buildings are fabuluos IMHO and I wonder if this whole complex has any kind of protection against being eventually torn down or altered? It would be a shame to lose any of this. The bluffs above it should also be protected.
Pete Charlton
The Fort Worth Gazette blog
The Lost Antique Maps of Fort Worth on CDROM
Website: Antique Maps of Texas
Large format reproductions of original antique and vintage Texas & southwestern maps
#2
Posted 09 November 2008 - 10:29 PM
#3
Posted 10 November 2008 - 06:12 AM
Well okay...
While I do agree with their tight perimeter security..
I guess it follows that the location of public buildings that have been prominently noted on every Fort Worth map and street index as well as all the aerial pictures of Fort Worth since 1892 or so and the internet maps since the 1990's and pictured on innumerable postcards should remain cloaked in anonymity..
To see how completely they are out of the public eye try Googling:
holly water treatment fort worth
Or even just "water treatment fort worth"
As I did before I went down there the other day..
I don't mean to be sarcastic or snarkey but this is one of those really strange ideas from the Homeland Security wonks that is mostly irrational. Thank heavens I didn't try to take any pictures on my trip to this verboten destination, even though there wasn't a single sign forbidding it.
I hear the black helicopters overhead now...
Pete Charlton
The Fort Worth Gazette blog
The Lost Antique Maps of Fort Worth on CDROM
Website: Antique Maps of Texas
Large format reproductions of original antique and vintage Texas & southwestern maps
#4
Posted 10 November 2008 - 08:09 AM
Helicopters! Oh cripes, now I have to put my 400mm lens back on!
#5
Posted 10 November 2008 - 11:07 AM
#6
Posted 10 November 2008 - 02:18 PM
Make it your infrared telephoto...
These are probably the same black 'copters with blinky lights that have been circling in the highly restricted airspace over the Stephenville & Dublin waterworks in the past few weeks ...
Pete Charlton
The Fort Worth Gazette blog
The Lost Antique Maps of Fort Worth on CDROM
Website: Antique Maps of Texas
Large format reproductions of original antique and vintage Texas & southwestern maps
#7
Posted 10 September 2009 - 01:07 PM
I am working on a project where I would like to see some images of the old Holley waterworks plant at the base of the west bluffs on the Clear Fork. A search of this Forum hasn't turned up anything unless I have missed something.
In the past I have seen postcards that show the plant with its roofs of red tile but for some reason I have never collected one nor does it seem that any are available on-line.
I have also looked at the NTU sponsored Portal and didn't find anything.
Ideally these would be early, around the 1920's, but I think anything up to about 1940-50 would probably work. If it's a strong picture black and white would be fine. Also any pictures of the pump gear would be interesting.
Any information or any links would be appreciated.
Thanks for any help..
Pete Charlton
The Fort Worth Gazette blog
The Lost Antique Maps of Fort Worth on CDROM
Website: Antique Maps of Texas
Large format reproductions of original antique and vintage Texas & southwestern maps
#8
Posted 12 September 2009 - 12:22 PM
Also any pictures of the pump gear would be interesting.
Pete -
I don't have any photos that match your criteria but here are a couple of related sources that might be of interest:
http://www.freese.com/About/History/
Contains a link to a .pdf document of the complete text of "A Century in the Works." I have the original book. It provides details and timelines of the construction of several Fort Worth water projects including the original and present Holly plants and lakes Worth and Eagle Mountain. It is quite specific on the equipment.
http://www.steampump...gallery/album28
Contains photos and descriptions of several north Texas water plants plus extensive photo galleries of steam pump engines. I am acquainted with the website creator and have written to see if he has any unpublished Fort Worth data.
M C
#9
Posted 12 September 2009 - 01:24 PM
I have the Freeze & Nichols book too and there is one aerial that does show the overall layout. However it is really too new and too far away from the subject for me to bother to pursue getting permission to use it. The book itself is pretty interesting but is written in the corporate dry-as-dust manner so it takes a while to get through it.
I loved the steampump site. I'll be going back to it every little bit.
Maybe the picture I'm looking for will turn up somewhere in a little bit..
Pete Charlton
The Fort Worth Gazette blog
The Lost Antique Maps of Fort Worth on CDROM
Website: Antique Maps of Texas
Large format reproductions of original antique and vintage Texas & southwestern maps
#10
Posted 13 September 2009 - 02:51 AM
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users