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Dal Grauer Substation, 1953

Art Jones, Artray photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 82175(A). 1953 Dal Grauer Substation BC Electric opened the Dal Grauer substation on Burrard Street in 1953 to rave reviews.

 Art Jones, Artray photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 82175(A).Art Jones, Artray photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 82175(A).

1953

Dal Grauer Substation

BC Electric opened the Dal Grauer substation on Burrard Street in 1953 to rave reviews. Architectural historian Harold Kalman described it as “uncompromisingly modernist, with the brilliantly-colored workings exposed behind a transparent glass wall—which was replaced with opaque glass, following a minor explosion.â€

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