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I spotted this clock while coming up out of the subway at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street in the Flatiron district the other day. I'm afraid I haven't been able to find out much about it, other than ornamental clocks used to be placed outside on the sidewalks to attract customers, especially outside jewelry stores. I believe this one has been in place since 1909 and I think it still works. Behind where I took this photo is the Flatiron building. I should have taken this shot from the other direction!Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Fifth Avenue Clock
I spotted this clock while coming up out of the subway at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street in the Flatiron district the other day. I'm afraid I haven't been able to find out much about it, other than ornamental clocks used to be placed outside on the sidewalks to attract customers, especially outside jewelry stores. I believe this one has been in place since 1909 and I think it still works. Behind where I took this photo is the Flatiron building. I should have taken this shot from the other direction!
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6 comments:
l'horloge la plus célèbre de NYC, elle est magnifique.
Beautiful clock !
nice!!!!! functional and ornamental!!!! :)
Those classic analog clocks are so cool tosee around any city.
Clocks add much to the streetscape; we, our group, placed three recreations in our towns about four years ago. There is something civilized about them, whereas a digitial is just about making deadlines. Have you ever seen the large clock under glass embedded in the sidewalk downtown?
I really like clocks.... this one is especially nice.
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