Astoria
Oct 28, 2014
Steinway Clock Knocked Over October 16, Fix To Come
We’ve learned that some damage came to the historic Steinway Street clock, thanks to a WHA reader, Costa’s office, and this tweet from CALDC: Clock face knocked down by truck (…)
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We’ve learned that some damage came to the historic Steinway Street clock, thanks to a WHA reader, Costa’s office, and this tweet from CALDC: Clock face knocked down by truck (…)
by Meg Cotner
Photo (public domain) credit: Jim Henderson
We’ve learned that some damage came to the historic Steinway Street clock, thanks to a WHA reader, Costa’s office, and this tweet from CALDC:
Clock face knocked down by truck on Oct 16 sad day for us, had it removed Our goal repair & reinstallation. pic.twitter.com/pi5ZS6n5k1
— Central Astoria LDC (@Central_Astoria) October 28, 2014
Thank goodness no one was hurt, but what a serious bummer about the damage to the clock; we remember when it was reinstalled in 2008 after being away for repairs in MA. As mentioned in the CALDC tweet, repairs and reinstallation are in order. We’ve asked Costa’s office to keep us in the loop, and will bring you an update on the repairs when we get them.
Get well little clock! Here’s hoping the clock—landmarked in 1981—comes back looking like its beautiful old self.
[…] historic Steinway Street clock in Astoria and it was badly damaged, as you can see above. But as We Heart Astoria reports, repairs to the clock are now in order. (Just no timeline for when it will reclaim its home […]