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200 Fifth Avenue at West 23rd Street, Manhattan, New York, NY

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Sidewalk Clock · 200 Fifth Avenue
Sidewalk Clock at 200 Fifth Avenue, January 24, 2009. Dmadeo via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Ornate street clock on a fluted post outside 200 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
Sidewalk clock at 200 Fifth Avenue, January 24, 2009. Dmadeo via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown at reduced size.

200 Fifth Avenue at West 23rd Street, Manhattan. In 1909, a clock made by Hecla Iron Works was installed outside the new Fifth Avenue Building. It replaced a timepiece that had stood outside the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the same site. New York City designated the clock and the small piece of sidewalk beneath it as an individual landmark on August 25, 1981. Landmarks Preservation Commission designation report.

What to look for from the sidewalk

The clock served as a sign as well as a timepiece. Look for the building’s name around the dial, the fluted cast-iron post and the oak-leaf wreath around each of the two faces. The clock makes a short exterior stop between Madison Square Park and the Flatiron Building. Its current operation and any temporary sidewalk restrictions were unconfirmed.

The map point is the center of the city’s mapped clock boundary, separate from the entrance at 200 Fifth Avenue. NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission boundary data.

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