tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106063507230010326.post5487060613201712783..comments2023-05-11T02:21:56.266-07:00Comments on Downey Daily Photos: An old paddle wheelPam Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594207985230898752noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106063507230010326.post-36253093279438532952012-11-12T05:48:08.742-08:002012-11-12T05:48:08.742-08:00Well it is no longer there. It was Demolished with...Well it is no longer there. It was Demolished with a lot of other propsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106063507230010326.post-31088109600662898122012-08-21T07:36:25.967-07:002012-08-21T07:36:25.967-07:00Thanks, Yankee, I'm glad you're enjoying o...Thanks, Yankee, I'm glad you're enjoying our blog!<br /><br />My first thought was a windmill, too. I Googled it ("what is that big wheel thing in the back lot of downey studios") and it came up with a Wikipedia article with a labeled picture. But who knows?Pam Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594207985230898752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106063507230010326.post-69387002608255378182012-08-19T10:04:49.397-07:002012-08-19T10:04:49.397-07:00Love your daily photos!
The paddle wheel that yo...Love your daily photos! <br /><br />The paddle wheel that you show may have been a windmill: there were a lot of them on towers in the old farm homesteads, used mainly for pumping water I think. The Rives Mansion has such a tower.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for your wonderful blog.SoCal Yankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921948627905490302noreply@blogger.com