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The lobby of the Westport Weston Family YMCA is a busy place.

A constant stream of members check in, leave, and ask questions at the front desk.

People sit in the comfortable chairs. They use laptops, read newspapers, feed their little kids.

It’s easy to overlook the grandfather clock, sitting quietly (except for noon, when it gongs) in the corner to the right of the front doors.

But Lynn Wilson, Richard Hyman, Andrew Colabella, Lois Himes, Matt McGrath and Jalna Jaeger all know exactly where the tall clock is. And they all chimed in, to identify it as the subject of last week’s Photo Challenge. (Click here to see.)

Here’s this week’s image. If you know where in Westport you’d see it, click “Comments” below.

(Photo/Seth Braunstein)

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Grandfather clocks are — well, old.

But who knew there were so many in Westport?

Last week’s Photo Challenge showed a classic tall, pendulum timekeeper.

Guesses for its location included Town Hall, the Westport Woman’s Club, Museum for History & Culture, Senior Center, and Greens Farms train station.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

The correct answer is: the Westport Weston Family YMCA.

The grandfather clock in Tom Lowrie’s photo (click here to see) stands inside the lobby, just to the right of the entrance.

I’ve heard it ring a couple of times at noon, but otherwise it’s easy to overlook.

Of course, every “06880” reader will check it out on their next Y visit.

Barbara Wiederecht, Brian Larson, Jeff Loechner, Jalna Jaeger, Richard Hyman and Matt McGrath all chimed in with the right answer.

Today’s Photo Challenge is a familiar feature in old Westport architecture. But where exactly is this one?

If you know where in Westport you’d see this, click “Comments” below.

(Photo/Peter Barlow)

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