Louisville Clock

Louisville Clock
250px Architect: Barney Bright Dedicated: December 3, 1976 Dedicated by: Wilson W. Wyatt Dedicated at: River City Mall (later the Louisville Galleria and then Fourth Street Live!) Location: Theatre Square
The Louisville Clock (often called the Derby Clock) was a  clock. It used to be on Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky.The Encyclopedia of Louisville By John E. Kleber (University Press of Kentucky) page 540  It was made to look like a wind-up toy. It used themes of Kentucky culture, especially the Kentucky Derby. 8 columns support a 5-lane race track. Every day at noon, a bugle announces the race of 5 famous people: George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, Thomas Jefferson, King Louis XVI of France, and the Belle of Louisville.About-face on outlook for clock is overdue Bob Hill Courier Journal Saturday, March 13, 2004 There are also many sculptures of famous people from Louisville in a gazebo: Mary Anderson, D.W. Griffith, Zachary Taylor, Henry Watterson, and the trumpeter Oliver Cooke. In 2015, it was destroyed and was stored.

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Category:Kentucky Derby
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