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Gastown's most famous (though nowhere near oldest) landmark is the steam-powered clock on the corner of Cambie and Water Street. It was built in 1977 to cover a steam grate, part of Vancouver's distributed steam heating system, as a way to harness the steam and to prevent street people from sleeping on the spot in cold weather. Its original design was faulty and it had to be powered by electricity after a breakdown. The steam mechanism was completely restored with the financial support of local businesses as it had become a major tourist attraction, and is promoted as a heritage feature although it is of modern invention.
The steam used is low pressure downtown-wide steam heating network (from a plant adjacent to the Georgia Viaduct) that powers a miniature steam engine in its base, in turn driving a chain lift. The chain lift moves steel balls upward, where they are unloaded and roll to a descending chain. The weight of the balls on the descending chain drives a conventional pendulum clock escapement, geared to the hands on the four faces. The steam also powers the clock's sound production, with whistles being used instead of bells to produce the Westminster "chime" and to signal the time.
In October 2014 the clock was temporarily removed for major repairs by its original builder, and should have been reinstalled by January 2015.
The Gastown Steam Clock appears on the cover of the 2011 Nickelback album Here and Now and is also featured in a scene from the 1991 Chuck Norris action film The Hitman.
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Of course I had to create this image of the steam clock using the toy lens. I wrote about the SLR Magic 26mm f/1.4 Toy Lens here.
Lady getting ready to shoot the Steam Clock at the top of the hour in Gastown Vancouver BC.
Yeh, yeh, find a new venue and subject matter. But it was so nice to capture portraits without a forced pose.
Vancouver's Steam Clock is located in the Gastown district at the corner of Water and Cambie Streets. It was built in 1977 by horologist Raymond Saunders and metalwork specialist Doug Smith.
Every quarter hour, the Steam Clock whistles a portion of the Westminster Chime.
In the background is the Vancouver Lookout. Located in the Harbour Centre complex, it offers a 360º aerial view of Vancouver from its 553-foot observatory.
Iconic view of Steam Clock and Harbour Centre at corner of Water and Cambie. About a 10 second exposure on the Agfa Clack, f/11.
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City workers stand at the base of Gastown's famous Steam Clock. It recently received a full restoration and was returned to it's spot on Water & Cambie Street this week.
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Vancouver's Steam Clock is located in the Gastown district at the corner of Water and Cambie Streets. It was built in 1977 by horologist Raymond Saunders and metalwork specialist Doug Smith.
Every quarter hour, the Steam Clock whistles a portion of the Westminster Chime.
In the background is the Vancouver Lookout. Located in the Harbour Centre complex, it offers a 360º aerial view of Vancouver from its 553-foot observatory.
The older, historic part of Vancouver's Lower East Side is home to the Gastown Steam Clock - a vintage clock which runs on steam. As Carla216 notes, this photo IS kind of timeless. Check out Carla's awesome edit below. Thanks for That title!
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Seen and photographed on a New Year's Eve photowalk with Chun and Andrea. Water Street, Gastown, Vancouver. December 31, 2012.
Maybe I will miss this spot due to the crowds specially during summer time. Or maybe not :). I must say though that Gastown is pretty cool during this time of the year specially when it gets dark. We won't move to the new office location until March so I'll have this Fall and Winter season to make photographs of this beautiful place.
PS - I guess that's a warning that I'll be posting a lot of Gastown photos. As if I haven't already.
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305 Water St,
Vancouver, BC
Canada
Gastown's most famous (though nowhere near oldest) landmark is the steam-powered clock on the corner of Cambie and Water Street. It was built in 1977 to cover a steam grate, part of Vancouver's distributed steam-heating system, as a way to harness the steam and to prevent street people from sleeping on the spot in cold weather. Its original design was faulty and it had to be powered by electricity after a breakdown.
The steam mechanism was completely restored with the financial support of local businesses as it had become a major tourist attraction, and is promoted as a heritage feature although it is of modern invention.
The steam used is low pressure downtown-wide steam heating network (from a plant adjacent to the Georgia Viaduct) that powers a miniature steam engine in its base, in turn driving a chain lift. The chain lift moves steel balls upward, where they are unloaded and roll to a descending chain.
The weight of the balls on the descending chain drives a conventional pendulum clock escapement, geared to the hands on the four faces. The steam also powers the clock's sound production as whistles are used instead of bells to produce the Westminster "chime" and to signal the time.
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Week 47 / 52 is "vintage". This is an image of the steam clock in the Gastown district of Vancouver. Although it looks about 100 years old, it was actually built in 1977 for all the tourists, (including me) to take pictures of.
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Gastown is a very popular area in Vancouver. There always are many tourists, and they are taking photos of famous Steamclock.
Gastown is a national historic site in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the northeast end of Downtown adjacent to the Downtown Eastside.
Gastown is a mix of "hip" contemporary fashion and interior furnishing boutiques, tourist-oriented businesses (generally restricted to Water Street), restaurants, nightclubs, poverty and newly upscale housing. In addition, there are law firms, architects and other professional offices, as well as computer and internet businesses, art galleries, music and art studios, and acting and film schools.
In a deserted Gastown just after midnight on Sunday, I finally tracked down the source of the fog that's been hanging around Vancouver for the past couple of weeks.
Those of you who follow my work may remember that I posted a similar photo quite awhile ago. Well, it is located in one of my favourite parts of town so decided to take another of this highly recognized landmark. The #steamclock is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, in an area called #Gastown. The #clock was designed and built by Raymond Saunders in 1977; the clock bells chime on each 1/4 hour. Happy New Year to all! |
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I think every tourist to Vancouver ends up taking a photo of the steam clock. I managed to avoid the cliché until this evening. The final field trip for my photography class was to Gastown for night photography.
305 Water St,
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A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist, most designed and built by Canadian horologist Raymond Saunders for display in urban public spaces.
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About the steam clock in historic Gastown in downtown Vancouver, BC.
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