Work begins on dismantling the Smiley Face water tower. Photo by Beth Roman FLUSHING — The City of Flushing’s Smiley Face water tower was dismantled May 26. According to an earlier social media post, the tower was installed in town in 1955, and the smile was added around 1976. The city has contracted to demolish the water tower and awarded a bid in the amount of $120,000 to do so. Flushing Mayor Ed Sullivan explained in an earlier social media p…
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