Ring
August 8, 2008, 2:01am
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The Florence Y'all Water Tower is a water tower owned by the city of Florence, Kentucky, United States. It stands between the Florence Mall and Interstate 75/Interstate 71, where it is seen by millions of interstate motorists annually. The tower, built in 1974 and initially painted with the words FLORENCE MALL in giant letters, became a regional landmark after the M was changed to Y' to address legal concerns.
The water tower, which can hold about 1 million US gallons (3,800 m3), stands in Boone...
Virginia Erection Co. was contracted to paint the words “Florence Mall” to advertise the forthcoming Mall style shopping center - something new to the region. Mayor CM “Hop” Ewing was informed in July of 1974 by the Bureau of Highways that the signage was in violation of the law, as there was a restriction on how tall a sign promoting a business could be.
When I lived in Cincinnati I used to get a kick out of this every time I drove by it.
OldGuy
August 8, 2008, 4:08am
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[QUOTE=pulykamell]
Hallowe’en is most often now spelled Halloween. In fact my spell checker only likes the latter.