The tower is also the basis for the name and logo of the company's record label, WaterTower Music.Īn inspired version was built in Warner Bros. The water tower (including the block's logo adorning the tower since 1999) and its studio backdrop were used in interstitials for Kids' WB, a children's programming block that primarily ran from 1995 to 2006 on The WB network, and later on The CW network from 2006 to 2008. animated series Animaniacs, starting in-universe from the 1930s until their escape in the 1990s, with them moving back into the tower in the 2020 revival. For instance, it serves as the home for Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner from the Warner Bros. The tower has appeared in a number of productions of the company, including any that showed the studio lot, whether live action or animated. Similar towers can be found at the Walt Disney, Paramount, Universal and Sony Pictures Studios (formerly MGM) lots. Towers such as these were a common feature of Hollywood studios of the era, as they provided an emergency water supply in case of fire. Fire Department, and was moved following the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, when the Warners realized that if the tower fell onto the Fire Department, it would disrupt emergency assistance. The tower was previously located next to the Warner Bros.

Discovery shield in 2022, when WarnerMedia merged with Discovery to form WBD.

shield logo that was used in the water tower until its change to the Warner Bros. Water Tower in 2021, with the 2019 Warner Bros.

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