Clock Tower, a photo from Washington, West

Photographer's Note

I purposely cut the bottom half of the Clock Tower to get a closer up view of the upper half with better details of the construction in building this tower. Still cloudy and dark weather here along with light snow falling.

From www.discovery-school.org

The Great Northern railroad came to Spokane in 1892. James J. Hill built the GN railroad and the railroad yards called Hillyard. The depot built on Havermale Island in the Spokane River cost $150,000, and was completed in 1902.

The Great Northern Depot was the finest railroad depot west of Chicago. It was made with pressed brick and trimmed with native sandstone. The four Clock faces are 9 feet across on each side, making it the largest Clock Tower in the West. The 8 ft. pendulum and weight which powers it weigh 500 lbs. The clock has had to be wound once a week by a hand crank. A Riverfront Park employee climbs up every week to keep it running on time.

When the Riverfront Park was constructed for Expo 1974, the train station was demolished leaving the Clock Tower.

phwall, Vitaly, bakes888, gunbud, gracious, jusninasirun, fulvio52 has marked this note useful

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phwall (6787) 2009-02-15 21:19

Hi Jason,
It is an impressive looking structure, especially as it is now standing there all no its own.
Very sharp detail, one can almost count the individual bricks.
Good to see you have some blue in the sky, at last.
Interesting note too.
Cheers
Peter

bakes888 (18499) 2009-02-15 22:08

Hi Jason. Nice photo. Excellent sharpness and details, the sunlit edge on the lefthand side shows the form also. Good colours and clarity too. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

Nicou (193806) 2009-02-16 0:54

Hello,

supe4rbe clocher, avec son châpeua pointu, la belle horloge, le tout dans un ciel doux et limpide, splendide compo.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

Vitaly (1025) 2009-02-16 1:41

Hi Jason !
I like old English style of architecture which often meets in American towns. You captured this tower with many details and very sharp. As I saw on your shots Spokane is located in very picturesque place and you reproduce its beauty very skilfully.
Good luck.
Vitaly

gunbud (34066) 2009-02-16 4:40

Hi Jason,
Lovely vertical presentation of this beautiful Spokane landmark that stands out wonderfully against the powder blue sky.
The little bit of autumn color goes well with this lovely shade of blue.
Regards, Tom

rodgerg (55767) 2009-02-16 8:55

Hello Jason,

This very impressive clock-tower arise very well in this beautiful blue sky. Good framing well selected too with the vegetation. details very well collected. good and interesting photowork.
Best regards,
Roger

gracious (20025) 2009-02-17 0:45

Hello Jason,
Real good sharpness in this beautiful shot on the Tower!
compliment on the exposure and focus management, just great!
many thanks for the sharing
cheers
Tony

Greg1949 (9011) 2009-02-20 3:11

Jason, the detail in this shot is fantastic and it was certainly worth cropping the way you did to highlight these details. The tree in bud in the fg adds some nice color and overall it is a fine capture.

Greg

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-02-20 12:22

Hi, Jason.
Excellent vertical framing, straightforward, sharp, very effective. That tower really stands out against the sky! Well, it sure looks like you got yourself a pretty good new camera, betcha you'll have a lot of fun with it in days to come. Cheers!
Have a good weekend, buddy. I'll see you soon.
Fulvio.