Chicago TIME - 1986

Dating circa 1926, the Father Time clock situated at the Northeast corner of the iconic Jewelers' Building in Chicago (35 East Wacker Drive) is without a doubt, the most beautiful clock in the city. The Jewelers' Building is a 40-story historic landmark facing the Chicago river. The building was completed in 1926 and it was once considered the tallest building in the world located outside of New York City. The building was originally conceived for the city’s diamond merchants and fitted with a central car elevator that could lift cars as high as the 22nd floor in order to reduce the chances that its tenants would be mugged walking between their cars and their offices. According to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, the bronze base of the Father Time clock weighs eight tons and it was a gift presented by the Illinois based Elgin Watch Company to the Chicago Jeweler's Association.

scanned slide, Minolta X700

HAPPY EASTER TIME !