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Gastown: Gastown Steam Clock
The Gastown Steam Clock can be found on Water St.

It is very easy to find. It seems to be on route for many buses in the area. We managed to get to it by using the Vancouver Trolley cars.

Built by Raymond Saunders in 1977 the Gastown Steam Clock is apparently the only working Steam Clock in the world. It is worth a look. It sounds every 15 minutes and if you look closely you can see all the working mechanisms inside.

It can however be tricky to get a decent photo because of the number of people around it also trying to take photos.

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    Gastown: Gastown Steam Clock
    The famous steam clock in Gastown of Vancouver is just a cool clock, worth to take a picture of. The clock was built by horologist Raymond Saunders, owner of The Gastown Steam Clock Company just opposite the clock. He built it in 1977 based on an 1875 design. So here it is, the main attraction in Gastown!

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    Gastown: Its 12:00 in Gas Town!
    The greatest attraction was a Steam Clock (Gas Town). You just go and see this Clock (also visit the Irish pub down the raofd nice food!).

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    Gastown: Gastown
    There are so much to see in Gastown. Named after "Gassy" Jack Deighton, an English sailor who opened a saloon for the local sawmill workers in 1867. His statue can be found there.
    In front of Gassy statue you find the famous Triangular Building which used to be an hotel in early 1900's and now it's an apartment building.
    Most of Gastown can be seen in Water Street where you find shops, cafes and the world famous Steam Clock which it is said is the world's first steam clock and it toots every 15 minutes. Sit down in the Starbucks in front of the clock and enjoy your coffee while you hear it tooting

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    Gastown: Gastown
    This is a neat lil area that has some different architechture than the rest of the city, and lots of lil clubs and bars in the area.

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    Gastown: Steam Clock at Gastown
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    This is the most talked about and photographed attraction in Gastown and you will always see tourists waiting to see the smoke rise as the time is chimed. The 5 metre high clock has been operating since 1977 and is located on the corner of Water and Cambie Streets.

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  • Directions: Located along Water Street, east of Richards Street in Vancouver.
  • Website: http://www.gastown.org/
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    Gastown: Old Vancouver
    This zone is known as Gastown, there is located an old steam clock that still works!!! well it was working when i went there... itīs beautiful you should see it

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    Gastown: Park and Walk
    Tourist Trap Warning!!! That said it makes for a fun walk with lots of people, shops, and outdoor cafes so it is defiantly worth the time to see. Watch out how for you stroll out of Gastown, we turned a corner and there were a lot of homeless in the area.

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  • Directions: North-east corner of downtown Vancouver, along Water Street in
  • Website: http://www.gastown.org/
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    Gastown: The Famous Steam Clock
    Tourist croud around the clock to see and hear it, sing out the time. the inner workings of chains and balls. That fall one my one, in anticipation of the clocks Steam whistle.

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    Gastown: Gastown
    Vancouver's Gastown is a neighborhood of contrasts: Vancouver's most touristy area meets Vancouver's most poverty-stricken area. While Water Street is lined with restaurants, souvenir shops, and bars, the surrounding streets are full of homeless and what look like frequent drug abusers.

    Some of the key landmarks in Gastown include the Gassy Jack statue, the steam clock, and the old Hotel Europa. The steam clock was built in 1977, and it is one of just a handful of steam clocks in the world, most of which were created by Vancouver clockmaker Raymond Saunders. The Gassy Jack statue was created to honor John "Gassy Jack" Deighton, who opened the first bar in this area that is now named after him. Finally, the unique old Hotel Europa is a triangular concrete building completed in 1909.

    During our visit in Vancouver, we walked the waterfront from near Stanley Park to Gastown. We spent just 30-45 minutes in this historic neighborhood, and weren't overly impressed with its collection of touristy shops and restaurants. We decided to move on to Chinatown via Carrall Street. This area of town was just swamped with homeless people, trash, graffiti, and boarded up buildings, especially the little park at the corner of Carrall and Hastings Streets. I would not want to walk this route at night.

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  • Directions: North-east end of downtown Vancouver, along Water Street
  • Website: http://www.gastown.org/index.php
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