Gastown Steam Clock
by Betty-Anne McDonald
Title
Gastown Steam Clock
Artist
Betty-Anne McDonald
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Built in 1977 by Raymond Saunders and Doug Smith. One of just 7 working steam clocks in the world. ..the whistle is steam, the clockworks are electric. It is believed to be just the 2nd steam clock ever constructed. It was placed over a steam grate... to keep homeless from sleeping on the warm spot. ... as underneath there runs a series of steam pipes connected to a generating plant at Georgia and Beatty Streets. The system provides heat to most of the downtown core....as well as the steam for the whistles of this clock.
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October 13th, 2017
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