7 replies to this topic

[BlueMound]

Is this a water tower ?

[Austin55]

Fascniating question. 

 

Here's a picture shared on FB...

 

You can make out "Ash Gr..." A quick google shows a cement company called "Ash Groove" works out of midlothain and has the same logo, so something to do with cement obv. Do water towers usually use that much? 

[BlueMound]

Thanks Austin55
Your sleuthing skills never cease to amaze me.

[Austin55]

Whatever it is, there is now two of them, and they are built over the train tracks. I drove past a bit ago, 

 

 

They are quite tall, 5-6 stories perhaps, and luckily aren't very visible from exchange ave. 

 

Anyone have a clue what they are?

[Austin55]

Heard some speculation that they are temporary concrete plants for the upcoming construction. The Stockyards, 28th st. Bridge, and TRV all have a lot of concrete that could be coming.

[elpingüino]

Ash Grove has a terminal on a railroad spur in Denton that looks pretty similar: https://goo.gl/maps/3G9Ns

 

Edit: link fixed

[cberen1]

It looks like a cement terminal to me.  Today, most of the cement in the area comes from Midlothian.  None of the ready-mix operators North of town want to drive a pneumatic trailer through DTFW.  A terminal would make a lot of sense. 

 

If someone was setting up a temporary/portable concrete plant they would park additional storage trailers (called "pigs") next to the plant.

[johnfwd]

Whatever it is, there is now two of them, and they are built over the train tracks. I drove past a bit ago, 

 

 

They are quite tall, 5-6 stories perhaps, and luckily aren't very visible from exchange ave. 

 

Anyone have a clue what they are

 

My first impression on seeing this is that the taller one looks like a miniature version of the leaning Tower of Pisa.