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According to the beach's tourism site and a February 2024 report, a water tower painted as a giant beach ball stands in the Casino Beach parking lot on Pensacola Beach, Florida. It has been out of water service for more than a decade, according to the tourism site, and was repainted in 2022.
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A water tower painted as a giant beach ball is described by the Pensacola Beach tourism website as standing in the Casino Beach parking lot. The website says it has not been in use for over a decade, yet "the mere talk of dismantling it would cause an uprising amongst locals and visitors alike."
The community encyclopedia Pensapedia says the Santa Rosa Island Authority voted 5 to 1 on March 9, 2005 to keep the tower, and that the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority sold it to the Island Authority for $1 in February 2007.
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It is a disused water tower, so there is no admission or opening time.
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The tower stands in the Casino Beach parking lot on Pensacola Beach, according to the Pensacola Beach tourism website, and is a popular photo stop. Check the Santa Rosa Island Authority for parking and beach access at Casino Beach.
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