21 Vintage Photos Of Science World An Enduring Legacy Of Expo 86

21 Vintage Photos Of Science World An Enduring Legacy Of Expo 86 Vancouver’s largest museum, science world, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its landmark home at the eastern end of false creek. the 155 ft tall geodesic dome with 766 triangles (aka vancouver’s giant golf ball), was originally completed in 1985 as the expo centre — the centrepiece of the expo ’86 world’s fair. For better or worse, expo 86 was vancouver’s coming out party. we wooed the world and the world paid attention. despite a deficit of $311 million, eventually covered by provincial lottery sales.

21 Vintage Photos Of Science World An Enduring Legacy Of Expo 86 21 vintage photos of science world: an enduring legacy of the expo '86 world's fair; false creek once had a 4,500 seat amphitheatre venue for concerts (photos) however, the decks were intended to be temporary with a five year lifespan. they were built in 1984 as part of the temporary seawall decking that surrounded the expo ’86 world’s fair. The five and a half month legacy was the second time canada had held a world fair, the first being expo 67 in montreal. it was also the last world’s fair to ever be held in all of north america. more than 22 million people overall attended expo 86, with almost 80 per cent of vancouver’s population attending in one day. 21 vintage photos of science world: an enduring legacy of the expo '86 world's fair new outdoor lighting system illuminates pacific coliseum the polished and bright nighttime comes after a half year project of installing a brand new lighting system for the iconic dome building, not merely a replacement. Visitors to expo 86 in vancouver, b.c. are dwarfed by the expo centre, an exhibit which contains a theatre and various displays. this would later become what is now science world. (cp picture archive).

21 Vintage Photos Of Science World An Enduring Legacy Of Expo 86 21 vintage photos of science world: an enduring legacy of the expo '86 world's fair new outdoor lighting system illuminates pacific coliseum the polished and bright nighttime comes after a half year project of installing a brand new lighting system for the iconic dome building, not merely a replacement. Visitors to expo 86 in vancouver, b.c. are dwarfed by the expo centre, an exhibit which contains a theatre and various displays. this would later become what is now science world. (cp picture archive). After expo 86, podmore and a group of business people put in a bid to buy the expo lands together. the bid proposed to develop the site over time and offer shares to the public to invest. podmore imagined a large scale, collaborative community project that would bring together different interests with a common goal: to plan for long term. Harcourt is very positive on expo’s legacies, which include skytrain, the convention centre and science world. the biggest legacy of expo may have been a change in consciousness.