For Seattlite horological pedestrians. (c) Rob Ketcherside. email tiger spiralsymbol zombiezodiac.com
"Street or Post Clocks were especially important in the early days when the average citizen could not afford a timepiece. Many times the village jeweler provided the clock for the benefit of all." - Steve Schmidt
Take the walk.
Get a route map and descriptions of each clock. Clicking this link isn't sufficient; you'll need to actually go to downtown Seattle to enjoy the clocks. I added The Heights to 'all seattle', and updated Fox's and Jim Ryan in the map on March 19th, 2007.
Clock all over Seattle
Here's the clocks that I've come by so far outside of downtown. I keep finding more all the time! Drop me a line if I've missed one.
Clock Walk background.
I was not a clock expert. I was not angry about a social injustice. If you're curious about why I made this, read the background.
Read Seattle's ostentatious street clock law.
Before trying to install a clock in Seattle, read this carefully. It's also just humorous to think of the smoky-room politics, bribery, grandstanding, and escalating street clock one-upsmanship that must have led to this law.
Street Clock Landmark Nomination.
In 1980 the City of Seattle ensured that no more street clocks would be removed. Included is a great history of street clocks in the U.S., and detailed account of their rise and fall in Seattle.
By the way, this is all copyright Rob Ketcherside 2003 and beyond, except stuff that folks let me reuse which I've noted. Email me at tiger a zombiezodiac.com with any information or questions or requests. Pssst, replace the "a" with an @ symbol: I'm trying to avoid spam.
