God Bless You Ignorant Clockseekers of Seattle

Rob Ketcherside got fed up with wearing a wristwatch and ended up creating Seattle Clock Walk, a walking tour of 27 public clocks in downtown Seattle:

Almost all are at some hub of activity: train station, retail district, public square, ferry terminal. . . . Visitors or newcomers to Seattle should find this to be a good first step in the city. Even if you're a life-long resident, maybe you're bored of always doing the same thing when you're downtown.

Ketcherside's tour starts at Union Station and zigzags through downtown, winding up at Belltown Billiards. Ketcherside estimates it should take about an hour and a half. (Should be easy enough to track as you go.)

There's a photo of each clock, and most entries include a little history (or, as we refer to it here, trivia fodder). Ever wondered what question was being posed by that clock near Westlake? Here's the place to find the answer.

Seattle Clock Walk also includes a photographic guide to dozens of clocks located outside of downtown, from Fat City Auto on Denny to Bill Pierre Ford on Lake City -- and a plea for more:

Please contact me if you know of a clock that meets my arbitrary criteria for inclusion:

1. Analog clock - there are too many digital bank clocks for me to include at this point
2. Exterior clock - there may be interesting clocks inside of public buildings, but that's too much work
3. Within the city limits

Bonus feature: Seattle's legal code on street clocks -- don't put one up if you can't keep it accurate, 'cause the man will tear it down.

Photo of the Jim Ryan Clock by -- you guessed it -- Rob Ketcherside.