The subject of Stan Douglas’s photograph—100 West Hastings in Vancouver, Canada—is a street with a notable history. It developed when the city became the terminus for the country’s national railroad. Bringing visitors, business, and wealth into the city, the railroad spurred the construction of the grand, Edwardian-era buildings on the block. Like the railroad industry itself, the area has been in decline since the 1930s when the locus of the city’s commerce moved. Presented in panoramic format, like a timeline, Douglas alludes to the rise and fall of cities, economic histories, and the ensuant social repercussions.