JeffReuben
The Sun Clock Shines for All
The New York Sun Clock at 280 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
The Sun newspaper officially unveiled the clock on July 12, 1930; this photo is from July 2021.
The building’s history goes back much further: built as New York’s first department store in the 1840s by A.T. Stewart and now a City-owned building containing the headquarters of the NYC Department of Buildings, the Sun Building was occupied by its namesake for the relatively short period of 1919 to 1950.
The clock has survived multiple breakdowns and plans to demolish the building over the years, but it also inspired a campaign to save it starting in the 1960s. Since 1986, it and the building have been protected by New York Designated Landmark status.
Along with the rest of the building facade and its companion, the Sun Thermometer, it was recently restored.
For more information, please see my article for Untapped New York:
untappedcities.com/2021/09/03/new-york-sun-clock-thermome...
The Sun Clock Shines for All
The New York Sun Clock at 280 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
The Sun newspaper officially unveiled the clock on July 12, 1930; this photo is from July 2021.
The building’s history goes back much further: built as New York’s first department store in the 1840s by A.T. Stewart and now a City-owned building containing the headquarters of the NYC Department of Buildings, the Sun Building was occupied by its namesake for the relatively short period of 1919 to 1950.
The clock has survived multiple breakdowns and plans to demolish the building over the years, but it also inspired a campaign to save it starting in the 1960s. Since 1986, it and the building have been protected by New York Designated Landmark status.
Along with the rest of the building facade and its companion, the Sun Thermometer, it was recently restored.
For more information, please see my article for Untapped New York:
untappedcities.com/2021/09/03/new-york-sun-clock-thermome...