The iconic Boulevard clock is finally back to ticking
CLOCK is fixed after time stopped one year ago.
The Boulevard clock is finally working again. Last month, the Chronicle reported that it had been a year since the clock stopped, along with the irrigation in the planters around it. Private electricians and numerous City technicians had attempted to fix the problem to no avail.
Thank Larchmont property owner Ron Simms
Heather Duffy Boylston, executive director of the Larchmont Village Business Improvement District, was talking to Ron Simms last month and mentioned the problem. Simms owns the Rite Aid building and numerous other real estate throughout the city.
According to Boylston, Simms offered to send his staff of electricians to assess and hopefully fix the problem. Two days later, the clock was ticking.
“It was complicated,” said Boylston. “The City had cut the power line [when installing new parking meters] and the electricians had to dig down and repair it. There was also a short. I really appreciate Ron Simms showing up for Larchmont.” According to field deputy Mark Fuentes of Council District 13, “So happy it’s fixed, amazing. We’re all ecstatic. It takes a village. We just need people to get together. A big shout out to Heather.”
The clock automatically resets itself to the proper time. Now, Larchmont Boulevard Association can put new plants in the planters—just in time for the holidays.
Category: Real Estate
