The Railway Club

The Lawsen (or Laursen, depending on who you talk to) Building was constructed around 1920, but it wasn't called the Railwaymen's Club until the repeal of prohibition in 1932. Between 1981 and 2016, when it closed, the popular venue hosted live music nightly, attracting bands like Radiohead, Los Lobos and k.d.lang. (1927 photo from Vancouver City Archives).