Hi, The Dutch Windmill (as it's affectionately called) was built in 1902 and was designed to pump irrigation water to a nearby reservoir. The windmill had fallen into disrepair until funds were raised and it was restored in 1981. No longer needed for irrigation, the windmill stands as a remembrance of the past. Seems to be a similar story where you are.
When I first saw it, in 1967, not only was I surprised but a little saddened as well to see that it was in such a poor state. I remember having walked several miles through the park (Golden Gate Park) to get the windmill, and was pretty tired, so I took a nap amongst the tulips. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Henk Terhell > Thanks. That looks like a Dutch windmill, but appears newly built. The > windmills here are old and many got in a poor state because maintenance > is expensive. Now the government is subsidizing maintenance. > That reminds me I have to make some pictures of the windmills in my > area. > > Nice. It reminds me of some scenes we have right here in > > San Francisco - http://preview.tinyurl.com/2gp2ov -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
