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Cooper Mews is an art installation designed by Alan Storey. The sculpture is made with Cement and wood planks which creates a walkway underneath an overhead track. The planks are reminiscent of a winding keyboard. The overhead track ends at the False Creek side with a row of 5 wooden barrels lined up like on an assembly line. Below the barrels is a board walk of 12 segments. Stepping on each board distinctly will cause steam to be forced through the barrels and out one side, creating a sound like a calliope on which you can play a tune. The sculpture is meant to highlight Vancouver’s past and the past of Yaletown. The steam and sounds the artwork makes transports visitors back to when old timey locomotives would travel through Vancouver.