Florence Y'All Water Tower

Florence Y'All Water Tower

Address:

500 Mall Circle Rd, Florence, KY

Latitude & Longitude:

38.997758, -84.647271

Saves:

9

Check-Ins:

37

Description:

This bright red-and-white striped beacon shines invitingly even in the dark of night. Built in 1974, it was originally emblazoned with "Florence Mall" to advertise a soon-to-be built shopping center. However, because the mall wasn't in existence yet, its advertisement was deemed as illegal. A cheap solution was to change the "M" to a "Y" with apostrophe, paying homage to the popular southern colloquialism. This is where life imitates art - the catchphrase is the namesake of the Florence Y'all Festival and the local independent baseball team, the Florence Y'alls.

(Submitted by Shannon Newberry)

Website:

wikipedia.org

Tags:

Funny • History
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