It's time.A decade has passed since they took a licking, and the hands of time above Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. are once again ticking. After a $75,000 repair job, the four timepieces atop the 12-story Crocker Bank building are marking the minutes after being frozen in place for l0 years following the Northridge earthquake The Northridge earthquake occurred on January 17, 1994 at 4:31 AM Pacific Standard Time in the city of Los Angeles, California. The earthquake had a "strong" moment magnitude of 6. . The 1929 clocks are now linked to a satellite system that keeps them accurate, said Turner Smith, project manager. "It's all high-tech and computerized on the inside now," Smith said. "But the structure you see from the street is all original." The 75-year-old building on Santa Monica Boulevard between Fourth Street and the Third Street Promenade The Third Street Promenade is a pedestrian street in Santa Monica, California, United States. It is considered one of the premier shopping destinations in West Los Angeles and frequently draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County. has gone through a $1.6 million seismic retrofit ret·ro·fit v. ret·ro·fit·ted or ret·ro·fit, ret·ro·fit·ting, ret·ro·fits v.tr. 1. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in and more than $6 million in rehabilitation, said Kevin Green, managing partner of 225 Santa Monica Associates, which owns the building. Green said the clock faces will be backlit An LCD screen that has its own light source from the back of the screen, making the background brighter and characters appear sharper. at night. "This is going to be a nice fixture for the Santa Monica community." |
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