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1. www.lonelyplanet.com › canada › british-columbiaSteam Clock | Gastown & Chinatown, Vancouver | Attractions ...

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   Canada, North America. Gastown & Chinatown. Halfway along Water St, this oddly popular tourist magnet lures the cameras with its tooting steam whistle. Built in 1977, the clock's mechanism is actually driven by electricity; only the pipes on top are steam fueled (reveal that to the patiently waiting tourists and you might cause a riot).

2. www.amusingplanet.com › 2017 › 07The Gastown Steam Clock | Amusing Planet

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   Jul 22, 2017 · The Gastown Steam Clock. Not far from Vancouver’s waterfront, in the historic Gastown neighborhood, stands one of the city’s major crowd-drawer—a steam-powered clock. The 16-foot-tall clock displays the time on four faces, and every quarter hour it plays the Westminster chimes on four whistles with steam shooting out of the top just like ...

3. www.tripadvisor.com › Attraction_Review-g154943-dSteam Clock - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

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   The area. 305 Water St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1B9 Canada. Neighborhood: Gastown. A visit to Gastown is like turning back the clock and stepping into a bygone era. With the distinction of being Vancouver's oldest neighborhood, the many plaques that stud the cobbled streets of Gastown tell the story of its colorful past, giving ...

4. www.destinationvancouver.com › gastownGastown Neighbourhood Guide, Most Instagrammable places in ...

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   Gastown Neighbourhood Guide, Most Instagrammable places in Gastown. Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, Gastown, with the steamclock and cobblestone streets is a great spot for Instagram photos.

5. maps.roadtrippers.com › ca › vancouver-bcThe Gastown Steam Clock, British Columbia | Roadtrippers

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   Jul 1, 2014 · Gastown's most famous (though nowhere near oldest) landmark is the steam-powered clockon the corner of Cambie and Water Street. Built to cover a steam grate, part of Vancouver's distributed steam-heating system, the clock was built 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 ...

6. vancouverbc.com › a-visitors-guide-to-gastownA Visitor's Guide to Gastown - Vancouver B.C.

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   In 1867 John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, a steamboat captain and barkeep, arrived to the area where Gastown now stands and established the Globe Saloon. He enlisted in the help of the local sawmill workers, paying them in whiskey, to build the saloon for him. Eventually, Gassy’s Town formed around the saloon and it soon became known Gastown ...

7. gastown.org › neighbourhood-2Neighbourhood - Gastown

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   Mar 29, 2011 · Gastown is central to The Original Vancouver Established around the area’s first tavern, Gastown is the heart of Vancouver. It was designated a National Historic Site in 2009, and offers a saw tooth skyline that dates back to the 1800s, showcasing some of the city’s best Victorian Italianate, Edwardian Commercial and Romanesque architecture.