Warner Bros. Water Tower
The Warner Bros. Water Tower is a historic water tower located at the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Burbank, California. Built in 1927, it stands 133 feet (40.5 meters) tall.[1] The tank has a capacity of 100,000 gallons, but is no longer used to hold water.[2] It now serves as a company icon. It is also the home for Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner from the Warner Bros. animated series, Animaniacs, starting in-universe from the 1930s until their escape in the 1990s, with them moving back into the tower in the 2020 revival.
The tower was previously located next to the Warner Bros. Fire Department, and was moved following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, when the Warners realized that if the tower fell onto the Fire Department, it would disrupt emergency assistance.[2] Towers such as these were a common feature of Hollywood studios of the era, as they provided an emergency water supply in case of fire. Similar towers can be found at the Walt Disney, Paramount and Sony Pictures Studios (formerly MGM) lots.
The tower has appeared in a number of productions of the company. The WB Water Tower is also the basis for the name and logo of the company's record label, WaterTower Music.
An inspired version has been built in 2018 at the front entrance of the Warner Bros. World theme park in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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See also
- Earffel Tower, a faux water tower at Disneyland Paris's Walt Disney Studios Park and formerly at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World
References
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-11-13). "Warner Bros Refreshes Logo As Studio's 2023 Centennial Approaches". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ a b HAMEDY, SABA (2015-10-20). "Warner Bros. iconic water tower gets superhero makeover". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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