Grand Central Terminal’s enormous clock is a central meeting place.
So is the clock in New Canaan’s downtown.
Tomorrow, Westport will have its own clock. And its own easy-to-meet-up spot.
The handsome new addition — at the corner of Main and Elm Streets, where one-way Main Street becomes two-way near Gap — is a gift from the Westport Downtown Association. The flower bed at the site will be enhanced too.
Two views of the new clock.
The WDA is paying for the purchase, installation, insurance, maintenance and repairs.
The clock arrived recently. The site is being prepared today. Installation is set for tomorrow.
Just in time for the Westport Downtown Association/”06880″ Holiday Stroll on Saturday, it’s one more attraction for the 5th annual event (4 to 7 p.m.). Besides selfies with Santa and the town’s favorite piglet, visitors can take photos with the newest downtown attraction.
The clock is “a beautiful addition to Westport,” WDA president Maxx Crowley notes. Black with gold trim, and two-sided — saying “Town of Westport” and “1835,” the year of our founding — it fits in with the lampposts currently downtown, and is designed in the same style as the Grand Central clock.
Ready for installation.
“This isn’t just a clock. It is a symbol,” Crowley adds.
“It’s a symbol of our past, our progress, and our promise to future generations.
A symbol of the timeless charm that makes Westport more than a destination, it makes it home.”
Crowley — a lifelong Westporter — calls the clock “one of the greatest honors of my service” as Downtown Association president.
“It represents the elegance of old New England town centers, the character that defines our community, and the pride we feel every time we walk through our downtown.
“It will stand as a daily reminder that Westport’s story is still being written — and we are all a part of it.
The clock aligns with the WDA’s mission to beautify and enliven the town. They string the holiday lights and season greenery, and sponsor major events like the Fine Arts Festival, Westoberfest — and Saturday’s Stroll.
The clock will be installed here tomorrow.
Crowley says, “a project of this significance is never accomplished alone. Our thanks go to former selectwomen Jen Tooker, Andrea Moore and Candice Savin; and Public Works director Pete Ratkiewich and assistant town attorney Eileen Lavigne, whose leadership, support, and enthusiasm helped make this vision a reality.
“Enormous gratitude also goes to Jimmy Izzo of Izzo Electric and Marc Bolduc of Guinta Bolduc Masonry, whose craftsmanship and dedication brought the clock to life with extraordinary care.”
Crowley also thanks “the remarkable WDA board and team. Your passion for Westport is visible in every detail of this project.
“As Westport comes together this weekend, strolling, celebrating and sharing in the joy of the season, a new symbol of community pride will take its place. With every moment spent beneath it, this clock will remind us why Westport is such a special place to gather, shop, celebrate, and call home.”
Built by the Electric Time Company, right here in Medfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Maxx Crowley further improving downtown Westport to enhance the charm and New England esthetic .👏👏👏🇺🇸
Very nice comment Andrew, I agree. I also challenge DPIC to improve the cleanliness of the downtown with our number one problem, trash! also as I mentioned to you the new garbage cans smelled in the summer and debris is building up under them, they need better maitnence.
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Awesome Maxx! Thank you for all you do for our community, merchants, and town.
As leader of our DMA, your volunteerism is unmatched. The clock is just another example of your commitment to our community.
Max was happy to throw all merchants under the bus !
He has obsessively tried to implement tookers horrific plan on DPIC.
Thanks for the clock. Now get your act together re parking.
Lovely! It will be a terrific addition to downtown.
But it isn’t at all in the design of the clock at Grand Central where everyone meets (at the Information Booth).
It’s slightly in the shape of the exterior clock at the top of Grand Central, but you’d hardly think one was like the other.
The Electric Time Company services the Grand Central clocks, but didn’t manufacture them. As Paul Harvey would say, “and now, for the rest of the story”:
https://www.electrictime.com/grand-central-terminal-clock-restoration/
I was referring to Dan’s statement that the clock “…is designed in the same style as the Grand Central clock.” 😊
Beautiful! Thoughtful addition to downtown. Thanks for the efforts Maxx, Jen, Andrea, Candice, Pete, Eileen & workers on the install!
Thanks for nothing when they were throwing merchants livelihoods under the bus.
PUHLEASE.
12 minutes to 2 is the universal standard for all watch faces.
Nice to have a clock back again. If I’m not mistaken, there used to be one on Main Street between Elm Street and Avery Place, maybe in front of the old Oscar’s Deli?
A lot of nice changes since I’ve left
Medfield Mass. Home to Drew Bledsoe, Pete Carroll, Peter McNeeley, Uzo Aduba, and finally, the the man, the legend, the wearer of the ‘bloody sock’, and one of the many responsible for the demise of the 2004 – present, NYY…Mr Curt Schilling
You forgot to mention Curt’s old team leads the major leagues with 5 last place finishes since 2012.
Good times never looked so good.
If you mean the Red Sox, since 2012 haven’t they won two WS….the NYY have won how many?
Exactly, the same number your zip code starts with.
Thanks for paying attention Rusty.
I love how Red Sox nation tries to defend their performance as if time began in the year 2000. Now, they’ve moved it up to 2012. As long as you’re counting, you’ve got a grand total of nine championships. Since 1903. lol. So sad, so sad, so sad.
Good luck with Sonny gray.
Wonder if any of the Wepo kids can tell you what time it is by looking at the clock and not their iPhone 17.
Thanks, Maxx, for this retro move to give us back a tiny bit of the town feeling we had before the huge “affordables” turned us into a Stamford wannabe.