The Polygon Gallery
Waterfront photography museum in a saw-toothed, mirrored steel building echoing a former shipyard.
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This guide to The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver starts with a 1975 fire that nearly destroyed a converted North Vancouver schoolhouse built in 1902, which had already served as town hall, jail and council chambers before the fire forced a choice: demolish it or save it. You'll hear how the rescued building reopened as a theatre and gallery, hosting photographers like Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus and Andy Warhol from cramped rooms once used for lockups. Listen for how a gallery born out of a near-demolition ended up in one of the city's more striking buildings.
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