The Toronto Star Arena Clock

Welland’s Toronto Star arena clock is an example of a Canadian advertising clock produced by clock companies in Ontario and Quebec in the 1920s.

An example of the timepieces typically installed in Ontario arenas in the mid-20th century, it is one of the last arena clocks in the province with its original mechanism and location.

The clock exemplifies the importance of sports arenas in Canadian culture as social and cultural fixtures. Welland’s arena embodied this trend, which began in the 1940s and continued to grow. Welland now has two arenas with digital game clocks, making the original Toronto Star arena clock even more significant.