Meet You Under the Clock

Since 1907, generations of Vancouverites have arranged downtown rendezvous with the phrase "meet you under the Birks clock!" Erected as a public convenience for the people of Vancouver, this stalwart timepiece stood in front of the main Birks store in Vancouver for over 90 years, needing little more attention than a weekly winding of its original mechanical movement. Originally placed at the northeast corner of Hastings and Granville, the clock moved with Birks in 1913 to Georgia and Granville, where it remained until 1994. Manufactured by E. Howard & Company of Boston, Massachusetts, this four-sided clock is constructed of cast iron and features foliated capitals, columns, friezes, and cornices. These design elements, popular at the turn of the century, reflect the Victorian fascination with ornamental detail and historic style.

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