Most famous landmarks that attract gawking tourists are old, but not the Gastown Steam Clock in downtown, Vancouver. It was built in 1977 by the local merchants as part of the revitalization of the city’s first neighborhood. Most appealing is the clouds of bellowing steam, the whistle that announces the hour, and the Westminster Quarters tune that is played on the quarter hour. Its mechanism of balls and chains is complicated but visible through the glass-enclosed body of the clock.
