Timekeepers

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Photographer's notes: From Fig. 1, the Rube got the idea that two of the clocks might be lower then the others, but Fig. 2 shows this not to be the case. He does tend to picture them in his mind as being higher on the side of the building then they actually are -- In Context shows them to be 1/2 or 2/3rds of the way up.

Fig. 2 also shows one of the various lighting schemes used for the tower; yesterday it was bathed in a cool white light.

The Rube was dismayed to read that the tower shaft "was originally richly ornamented, but in an utterly ill-conceived attempt to make it look more modern, the ornament was stripped in 1964." (The Architectural Guidebook to New York City, by Francis Morrone)