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Hot Art: BC Electric Railway Celebrates its Centennial at Centre A Gallery

“The tram news stand and coffee shop illuminated at night in the BC Electric Building at 425 Carrall St.,” by James Crookall. Courtesy City of Vancouver Archives AM640.CVA 260-778, 1937

History buffs brush up on local lore in TO | FROM BC Electric Railway: 100 Years at Centre A (to Nov. 10). This group exhibition highlights the centennial anniversary of the BCER building, former transit hub in which the Centre A gallery is now located. Six contemporary artists explore how the building (pictured) and its history has affected the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood through photos, film and multimedia installations.—Kristina Urquhart