THIS IMAGE DATES FROM 2009. FOR A LIMITED EDITION, SEE ASPECT RATIO "B".
THIS IS A DETAIL OF THE TOWER AT PORTLAND'S UNION STATION, WHERE THIS PLAINTIVE PLEA APPEARS ON TWO SIDES OF THE TOWER. CLOCK TOWERS BECAME TRADITIONAL ELEMENTS OF TRAIN STATIONS SINCE SUDDENLY THE EXACT TIME WAS IMPORTANT TO TRAVELERS TRYING TO CATCH THEIR TRAIN. MOST PEOPLE'S NOTION OF THE TIME HAD BEEN FORMERLY BASED ON THE POSITION OF THE SUN IN THE SKY, WHICH ONLY GOT THEM WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE REAL TIME. THE ABSENCE OF SUNSHINE ONLY COMPOUNDED THE PROBLEM IN THE ROSE CITY.