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Originally Posted by HossC
To save people the drive in the GoogleMobile:
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http://you-are-here.com/sculpture/street_clock.jpg
Thank you HossC for the follow up. The large sidewalk clock distracted me. Clocks in the middle of the sidewalk are clearly an uncommon sight. The clock was reportedly placed on N Broadway courtesy of the Lincoln Heights Chamber of Commerce, circa 1910. It may have legs as it does not appear in the early photo and it looks like the clock face has had a position change. The clock's face looks awfully new too.
(I have heard stories that there may have been one or two clock faces embedded in the sidewalk downtown - but have not, thus far, found any evidence of this. NY is another story. See e.g., Broadway and Maiden Lane in NYC below.)
Setting aside famous footprints and stars, and an occasional translucent glass brick,
does LA have any other unusual/overlooked sidewalk attractions?
The building's facade appears to have faired well. Curious what colors were original to such a less-than-sedate design. I suppose it was too much to ask that the advertising be kept symmetrical per the original designer's intent.
San Diego's spectacular The Jessop Clock (Currently at Horton Plaza)
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journ...images/p52.jpg
NYC, Broadway and Maiden Lane clock embedded "in" the sidewalk.
http://i2.wp.com/laughingsquid.com/w...size=640%2C427
Saratoga Springs, NY has a
similar clock on its Broadway
http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/04/21/70.../3/960x540.jpg