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March Manhole Madness – 2024
Epoxytec is dedicating the month of March to celebrate fun facts, tidbits, and interesting details about one of our favorite topics… sanitary sewer manholes!
3-21-24
March “Manhole” Madness – A Treasure for Tourists
Visiting Japan for spring break? You’ll notice their unique manhole art, a source of pride. Inspired by this trend, cities like Tokyo are using manhole covers to attract tourists. Tokyo even hosts contests like The Tokyo Design Manhole Cover Rally. Japan turned municipal sewerage into something cities and citizens care about and want to invest in.
3-21-24
March “Manhole” Madness – 👀 Made You Look 👀
This was by far the most popular manhole cover of Epoxytec’s 2023 Summer manhole challenge and it’s easy to see why. David Zinn’s temporary street art truly catches the eye and makes you take a second look.
Check out more of Zinn’s artwork.
3-15-24
March “Manhole” Madness – Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Epoxytec!🍀🍀🍀
“May your troubles be less and your blessings be more, and nothing but green come through your door!”
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us at Epoxytec!
3-12-24
Can you guess the location of this early sewer system?
Hover and scroll the image to the right to find out the location of this sewer system!
The Roman civilization, famous for their engineering prowess, developed intricate sewer systems that needed maintenance access points—similar to today’s manholes. While not identical to modern versions, these early systems paved the way for the sewer systems we know today!
3-7-24
Manhole Couture
Artist Emma-France Raff uses her unique “printing press” technique to transform urban landscape designs into wearable art such as t-shirts, hoodies, and totes. From Berlin to Barcelona, Istanbul to Paris, and Porto of Stavanger to name a few, Raff will scour each city seeking out manhole covers that inspire her creations. Her unconventional approach merges the cultural essence of these locations, often depicted on these covers, with the practicality of clothing, bringing “streetwear” to life.
More about Raff’s urban art designs.
3-4-24
Did you Know?
Fun fact: The first manholes where not intended to be access points for workers. Original sewer systems had lamp-holes, small access points along the pipes that were designed to allow workers to shine light on the underground plumbing rather than to allow for workers to enter the system.
Read about more manhole history.
3-1-24
We start the month off with this interesting manhole statue found in the Old Town of Bratislava, Slovakia. Meet Cumil! This quirky man at work is peaking out of this manhole to take a much-needed break.
Believe it or not, this site is rated #14 on Trip Advisors “top things to see in Bratislava” We start the month off with this interesting manhole statue found in the Old Town of Bratislava, Slovakia. Meet Cumil! This quirky man at work is peaking out of this manhole to take a much-needed break.
Believe it or not, this site is rated #14 on Trip Advisors “top things to see in Bratislava”
