Seattle, 'City of Clocks' keeps on ticking
<p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>, <span word="Washington">Washington</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> - <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Space">Space</span> <span word="Needle">Needle</span> <span word="City">City</span>.”</p><p><span word="That">That</span> 184-<span word="meter">meter</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="deck">deck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1962 <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Always">Always</span> <span word="Raining">Raining</span>.” <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exaggeration">exaggeration</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="precipitation">precipitation</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="clears">clears</span>. <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="drizzly">drizzly</span> <span word="showers">showers</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cloudy">cloudy</span> <span word="skies">skies</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>.</p><p><span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span> - <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="salmon">salmon</span> - <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nickname">nickname</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>.</p><p><span word="Seattle">Seattle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="City">City</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Clocks">Clocks</span>.”</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span>. “<span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span>,” <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> 55 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="timepieces">timepieces</span>, <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="tons">tons</span>, <span word="perched">perched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cast">cast</span>-<span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="pedestals">pedestals</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="columns">columns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ticking">ticking</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="testimonials">testimonials</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="street">street</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="green">green</span>.”</p>
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