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At one time this article mentioned references in popular culture to the Sutro Tower and its significance, specifically its appearance in Fritz Leiber's World Fantasy Award Winning short story "Our Lady of Darkness". I can't find any archive information about why this section was removed. I found this
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tower is closer to the Sutro Tower's look and the article includes a section on its design and construction though it did not get into if the 3-legged approach was for wind resistance, earthquake resistance, aesthetics, or all of these. Neither tower though is like the Sutro's three connected legs.
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mentions the roof slab. Covered water reservoirs at the top of hills are common in California. They are used to provide emergency drinking and firefighting water after an earthquake. There's one near where I live that's buried under a golf course. While some of our reservoirs are above-ground tanks
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article has a picture of the Sutro Tower with the caption "Sutro Tower, a well-known San Francisco landmark featuring an uncommon 3-legged design." This caption made me realize there's nothing in this article about why this design was chosen for the Sutro Tower. It's possible it's a unique design.
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In Google Maps, you can see an large paved, fenced off octagonal area, about 75 m ⋅ 160 m, immediately to the northeast. It looks a bit like a rain water retention basin, but there are sheds and what appears to be solar collectors there. What is the purpose of this area?
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most are below ground to better withstand an earthquake's side to side motion which would buckle or burst an above ground tank. Mt. Sutro also has two uncovered reservoirs including
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Mention that there are red lights at night, white lights in the day, and the exact time switch is..
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is similar with a 3-legged 120-meter (390 ft) tall structure that's used to support a much taller
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I'm not sure how to word an improvement, but the tower's base is on the
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