An ornate 18-foot-high cast iron antique clock was installed earlier this week in downtown Alamosa, not far from where it first stood in 1912.
It’s taken years of volunteer labor, donated materials and tens of thousands of dollars, but the clock is restored and ticking again. It’s now topped with an antique-style sign featuring gold letters on a green background that reads “Alamosa.”
Two local men saved the clock when it was removed from its original location decades ago. They gathered the rusted pieces and began refurbishing it, but eventually donated it to the city.
Alamosa and its Historic Preservation Advisory Committee took over the restoration, which was finally completed earlier this year.
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