A Look Back at Expo '86 and its architectural legacy

SpongeG · #1 Posted **May 2, 2016, 8:38 AM**

A Look Back at Expo '86 and its architectural legacy

video and story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-86-looking-back-architectural-legacy-1.3557845

Expo 86 ran from May 2, 1986 to October 13, 1986 and attracted over 22 million visitors. (City of Vancouver)

SpongeG · #2 Posted **May 2, 2016, 8:47 AM**

From sleepy town to world-class city: Expo's Vancouver legacy 30 years later
Expo 86 brought the world to Vancouver's door and marked its coming-of-age

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/expo-anniversary-vancouver-1.3545161

trofirhen · #3 Posted **May 2, 2016, 11:26 AM**

That Expo 86 made Vancouver a "world class" city is a debatable, and ongoing point. One thing for sure, though, it did give the city a lot more profile, and the housing prices are 'world class.'