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Circa 1907. "City Hall -- Atlantic City, N.J." With streetcars of the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
I'd bet there was a bell (maybe more than one) in that tower just below the clock. Those baffles not only serve to keep out the worst of the weather, but deflect sound down toward the street. Building demolished in 1969. Anybody know where the bell(s) went?
From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Earl_and_the_Girl
That fire trumpet wind vane is extra cool.
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