Gastown Steam Clock

Built in 1977 and originally run by a small steam engine powered by Vancouver's underground steam heating system. The steam engine was noisy and couldn't keep accurate time so now the steam is just for show and the clock is run by an electric motor.

[Jim R]

Fantastic lighting and colour. My first reaction was you caught the ghost at the bottom of the clock.

[Iris N]

that steam is so cool!

[gloria jones]

Fantastic capture

[Annie D]

fabulous image

[Carole G]

Looks like it's just landed - like the Tardis

[Sharon Lee]

Interesting story

[Mary Jo Gran]

I LOVE your photography.......

[Jaap Meijer]

Wow, straight from a movie!

[Shutterbug]

Interesting clock. Thanks for the history and the image.

[Diana]

Such a great capture and scene, love the way you processed it. Interesting narrative too.

[moni kozi]

Wowsie! It looks like a scene in a movie. Awesome shot!

[Dione Giorgio]

Fabulous capture. Fav. Thank for the advice of yesterday.

[Joan Robillard]

Neat

[Casablanca]

That is just brilliant and so interesting

[Steve Chappell]

Fantastic capture

[Joanne Diochon]

I like your picture and I admit the steam adds something to it but I do think it’s kind of silly for the city to keep up the pretence that it is an actual stem clock…why not just admit that steam didn’t work and move on?

[Wylie]

great shot and funny story. fav

[Merrelyn]

Great image

[Kitty Hawke]

How very odd.....wonderful story though.

[Chris Cook]

@gardencat The steam still operates a set of pipes that signal the hour and quarter hour and the clock is very popular with tourists who love posing in front of it. And with photographers like me who patiently wait for a break in the tourists to get a shot like the one I took here.

[Diane]

Great shot! I never heard of a steam clock. Fav

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful shot.

[Walks @ 7]

A most wonderful capture, fav!

[GaryW]

Cool processing!

[Pam]

Spectacular!!!