impressive, do you think they stacked those tires around a telephone pole? These were probably used to measure snow depth

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by.428585/page-6619

Used tires, of course. Minot, North Dakota
https://www.shorpy.com/node/24155?size=_original#caption

oh hell, now the tower of tires in Cars makes a bit more sense