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Video showing the Gastown steam clock in operation Whistles on the clock Front plaque on Vancouver Gastown steam clock. Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 at the corner of Cambie and Water streets [2] in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood.
The Gastown clock may be the first steam clock ever built although there is evidence that 19th century British engineer John Inshaw made a steam clock after which was named a Birmingham pub. Saunders has since built six different public steam clocks for clients such as the city of Otaru, Japan, and the Indiana State Museum
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. [10]
Gastown steam clock. Water Street is a street in the Gastown area of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is named for its proximity to the water, in this case the south shore of Burrard Inlet, and was briefly known as Front Street. [1] Water Street is popular amongst tourists; its most famous landmark is the steam clock. [2]
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The set is presumably set in Vancouver because of a replica Gastown Steam clock present on set. In this part of the experience, circa 1944, guests see a Canadian soldier, waiting at the station to depart for reconstruction efforts in Italy, with a wife waiting for her husband, who is a Canadian Forces soldier, return from fighting in Europe.
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The album's cover features Vancouver's Gastown Steam Clock. The clock is set at 11:21, the date the album was released. [6] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 after selling approximately 227,000 copies in its first week, just 0.18% below the number one spot, Michael Bublé's Christmas. [7]