You could also clearly see the police cars at the North Village Green should they head your way. Urban (1960) wrote: If you sat on the walkway that ran around the top of the tower you could see Wantagh Parkway winding towards Jones Beach. When one of them stated, 'This is illegal young man', Warren answered 'no shit Sherlock'.

Susan Weldon (Division Avenue High class of 1960) wrote: I was there when the cops caught Warren Zaretsky on the top of the tower. I have a vivid recollection that someone climbed the tower and painted 'Scope Sucks' in large letters. Mark Scope who went to Levittown Memorial High School also played hoops there.

I moved to Levittown as a 12-year old in late 1954 and spent countless hours in the water tower's shadow, playing basketball. This was the highest point in our town, Levittown's answer to the Empire State Building. Some of the boys climbed to the top on dares or under the influence of spirits. Eventually, it was painted green, as it appears in Urban's photo, but the people I asked did not recall when the colors were changed. Originally, the water tower was a checkerboard red and white. Several Division Avenue High School graduates from the 1960s participated, Tom among them, contributing information and remembrances. Toni Crescenzo Gelfer, class of 1968, described it as 'Omnipresent.'Ī 2009 photo of the structure by Tom Urban was recently the topic of a spirited discussion on Facebook. It could be seen from miles away and was used as a landmark if someone became lost either walking or driving. If anything is a symbol of Levittown, New York it is the huge water tower at the corner of Azalea Road and Hilltop Road.

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