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A giftable book about New York City's public clocks—featuring both bygone clocks and others still ticking for a city without a moment to waste.
Before watches and mobile phones were widely accessible, people relied on public clocks to keep them running on time. New York City has long been adorned by extravagant public clocks—towers, pediments, skyscrapers, building lobbies, and even sidewalks feature timepieces counting out the pulse of a great metropolis. In New York Minute, Matthew White provides a fascinating tour of 53 spectacular clocks, encouraging us to look up and behold the city in a new way. The book's twelve chapters, each devoted to a particular category of clock, are ordered as one might move through the city, from workday to weekend.
The journey begins at Grand Central Terminal, where the highest number of public clocks are concentrated within a single building, and which itself is crowned by an extravagant Gilded Age clock. As we move toward the weekend, time slows down when we visit iconic New York clocks while shopping, going to church, or taking in the delights of automaton clocks. We end with the clocks of the lost Pennsylvania Station and the contemporary clock in Moynihan Train Hall, the latter reminding us that public timepieces are here to stay. New York Minute contains over 150 images, including historical and contemporary photos, and charming drawings by the author.
Published in an attractive, giftable format, this timely book is for native New Yorkers and visitors alike.
Contents
Foreword
by Wendy Goodman 6
Introduction 9
1. THE TRAIN'S ON TIME
Grand Central Terminal Clocks
15
2. PASSING TIME
Sidewalk Clocks
25
3. A POINT IN TIME
Tower and Pediment Clocks
41
4. HANG TIME
Projecting and Corner Clocks
63
5. HIGH TIME
Skyscraper Clocks
75
6. PRIME TIME
Overdoor Clocks
89
7. THE FULLNESS OF TIME
Dome Clocks
111
8. RIGHT PLACE—
RIGHT TIME
Lobby and Interior Clocks
125
9. WHEN THE CLOCK
STRIKES
Automaton Clocks
141
10. GET ME TO THE
CHURCH ON TIME
Church Clocks
151
11. BUYING TIME
Store Clocks
167
12. ONCE UPON A TIME
Pennsylvania Station Clocks
177
AFTERWORD
Odd Clocks In
185
Acknowledgments 188
further Reading 189
Index 191
