What will happen to the old water tower? Find out how it is safely being removed.
By The West Hempstead skyline is changing after 84 years. The old water tower —built in 1939 — is being carefully dismantled. It is too close to ho...
By The West Hempstead skyline is changing after 84 years. The old water tower —built in 1939 — is being carefully dismantled. It is too close to homes to be demolished with explosives, so a contractor is tearing it down in pieces. Dismantling of the old tank should be completed by the end of May, according to Jason Belle, superintendent of the West Hempstead Water District. 'It's going well,' Belle said. 'They basically cut patches out of the top with acetylene torches and are working their way down the sides.