Market Alley
$7,000.00
Acrylic on canvas, 72x48 inches
This one depicts a view along Market Alley between Hastings St. and Pender St. east of Columbia. So named on account of the constant hustle and bustle of the narrow thoroughfare and the open market that used to operate at the alley.
In its early/mid 20th century heyday, Market Alley was filled with fly-by-night merchants, back entranceways to sketchy eateries famed for drug sales (eg. Blue Eagle Cafe), secret opium dens and gambling rooms. This is where the Pantages Theatre had its stage door entrance/exit, and where adventurous Vancouver diners went in search of the Green Door.