{6} Colman Dock

Directions: From Earl Layman, head north two blocks to Yesler. Turn left on Yesler and head to Alaskan Way, crossing to the water side. Head a block north on Alaskan, and head up the stairs or elevator to the second level of the ferry terminal. Ten minute walk.

This clock is a bit off of the rest of the walk, but it's definitely worth the trip. No other clock on the walk is displayed with such a detailed history, etched into its glass base. Within the base you can see the pendulum and a time capsule inserted in 2001 at the 50th anniversary of the Washington State Ferries.

Colman Dock (and Clock) are named after James Colman, an important man to Seattle's early transportation. The Colman Clock was originally installed in 1908 with a rebuilt Colman Dock for ferry traffic by his sons. Just a few years later, a ferry rammed the dock, severing the clock tower and setting it adrift. The clock was salvaged and installed on a new, taller tower. In 1936 the entire dock was replaced with something that could handle the unexpected need for automobile traffic, and the clock was removed and promptly lost. Amazingly, the clock was rediscovered forty years later in a warehouse amongst chicken coops. After ten years of loving restoration, it was installed inside the second-floor passenger waiting room in 1985. In 2004 it was moved outside next to a new elevator at the Marion Street overpass.

Location:
• Colman Dock
• Upper Level
• Landing at east end of building, next to Marion Street overpass and stairs and elevator to Alaskan Way.