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Jun 21, 2010 · Discover Gastown Steam Clock in Vancouver, British Columbia: A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
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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. [9]
- See the famous Steam Clock. Probably one of the most talked about things to do in Gastown, the famous Gastown Steam Clock is at the top of the list of free activities in Vancouver!
- Go on a food tour. If you wanna try Gastown’s food offerings and get a little history lesson all in one, hop on a historic walking food tour like we did!
- Go shopping. Perfect for a low-key kinda day, grab a coffee and take a stroll down Water Street and Cordova Street for some awesome shopping. Gastown’s beautiful historic buildings are filled with bright shops and trendy boutiques just begging for you to stop in!
- Check out the Flatiron Building. Built in 1908, the Flatiron Building is a famous piece of architecture in Gastown. Just past Maple Tree Square on the Eastern end of Gastown, this is a great stop to add in if you’re out exploring or shopping.
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.
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Jan 5, 2018 · Designed and built by Canadian horologist Raymond L. Saunders and located in Vancouver BC, Canada, the Gastown Steam Clock is the world's first steam powered clock and a must see for those in love with city clocks and horology.
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Oct 14, 2021 · Gastown's famous steam clock was built as a tourist attraction in 1977 by renowned local horologist (clockmaker) Raymond Saunders. Nestled at the corner of Cambie and Water streets, it's one of only a handful of working steam clocks in the world.
Jul 22, 2017 · 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 in a locomotive.
