Flashback: Expo World's Fair 1986 - Page 2

jlousa · #21 Posted **Oct 22, 2007, 6:04 PM**

Everything is still up in the air until the NEFC high level review is complete. The city is pushing for commercial only space in that area while the owners Concord Pacific/Marathon/Tri-Powers don't want their options limited. We'll see some sort of compromise by mid-08. That section of land was always scheduled to be the last to be developed as it is the most toxic of all the old expo sites.

EastVanMark · #22 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 8:10 AM**

Expo was awesome. (Just like how 2010 Games will be). Can't help but laugh that, much like now, the nay sayers were out in full force back then. Still can remember then Vancouver mayor and future NDP premier Mike Harcourt writing a letter to those who awarded us the fair saying that they should award the games to another city. (Great NDP thinking).

Expo took Vancouver from thinking like a village/small town, to a city.
Hopefully 2010 will take us to even newer heights. (both in building and otherwise).

mr.x · #23 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 8:14 AM**

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Still can remember then Vancouver mayor and future NDP premier Mike Harcourt writing a letter to those who awarded us the games saying that they should award the games to another city. (Great NDP thinking).

lol you mean Expo right?

i agree...but my only worry are post-2010 housing prices.

EastVanMark · #24 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 8:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x2

lol you mean Expo right?

i agree...but my only worry are post-2010 housing prices.

Ya I did. thanks

VanHowe · #25 Posted **Nov 2, 2007, 12:26 AM**

Thanks for posting the videos. I didn't live here then but my parents left me alone at home to visit Expo. We all had fun. I am just so curious. The man who does the voice over is currently the man I listen to everyday on CKNW. He has done so much voice work on tv and radio. What is his name? I am just curious. He is the voice of CKNW as he does all the promos and I am so used to hearing it. Thanks.

Fairbanks · #26 Posted **Nov 8, 2007, 8:22 PM**

http://www.greatervancouverparks.com...6_theSite.html

Here's a great EXPO 86 link. Well put together and a ton of memories.

Fairbanks · #27 Posted **Nov 8, 2007, 8:23 PM**

http://www.geocities.com/exposcruff/index2.html

Here's another EXPO 86 link.

Fairbanks · #28 Posted **Nov 8, 2007, 8:24 PM**

Another link

http://www.globalairphotos.com/galle...Downtown/1986/