The Tank Coopers

Two family firms still build the rooftop water tanks by hand, barrel staves hammered tight against the skyline. New cedar glows blond for one season before the city weathers it to silver like everything else

OPEN THE RECORDON THE ATLASHANG IT IN THE MUSEUMGET COUNTED

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.