Just before 2 a.m. this morning -- the witching hour when we returned to standard time -- 
we happened upon an unusual sight at Grand Central Terminal. Two workers were standing atop the information booth, gingerly cleaning the terminal's iconic clock. One was busy with vacuum in hand, and the other was applying compressed air to its face. What better time to tidy up this gem than on "fall back" weekend.
And those workers were rightfully taking great care. Here's an eye-opening fact on the clock, courtesy of Robert Kahn's piece on GCT renovations last year: "Each clock atop the information booth in the main concourse is bejeweled with an opal face. Auction houses have pegged the value of the four faces at more than $10 million." Check out his complete GCT package here.
-- Rolando Pujol
Photos: Elisabeth Stuveras
