Vancouver, 1986. This Expo '86 Mountie hat pin is a tiny piece of Canadian history. If you love travel nostalgia and world’s fair memorabilia, this one’s for you.
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BCTV circa 1986 with some retro #Canucks hockey during #Expo86
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To end my #Expo86 trip #Winnipeg 's finest harassed me. They didn't like where I parked, it wasn't illegal, they just didn't like it.
Didn't like me taking this picture either
When they opened the door to let me out I said: So is there where I get shot in the back trying to escape?
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Coming back from my #Expo86 trip I stopped in #Winnipeg to visit my brother.
He took me to the legislature and gave me a pin of "Golden Boy" to add to my collection.
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On my #Expo86 trip I spent some time in #Yoho.
Here is a nice mountain shot.
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On my #Expo86 trip I spent some time in #Yoho.
The pictures are 20 years apart.
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On my #Expo86 trip I spent some time in #Yoho.
Here is the famous spiral #Train #Tunnel
This is how I stitched pictures together back in the day.
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On my #Expo86 trip I spent some time in #Banff.
Here are a couple of shots from Banff.
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On my #Expo86 trip I spent some time in #Banff.
Lake Louise was busy so I went to #MoraineLake.
This was 'too busy' for me back then.
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On my #Expo86 trip I spent some time in #Banff.
Lake Louise was busy so I went to #MoraineLake. At that time it was just me and the Chipmunk from a few posts back.
Now you have to take a bus to get there to keep the crowds down.
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On my #Expo86 trip I went from #Jasper to #Banff on the #ColumbiaIcefieldsParkway.
One of these is from Banff the other from Jasper.
Don't really remember where, but they are nice.
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On my #Expo86 trip I went from #Jasper to #Banff on the #ColumbiaIcefieldsParkway.
These are the actual ice fields.
I am sure they do not look like this anymore.
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On my #Expo86 trip I went from #Jasper to #Banff on the #ColumbiaIcefieldsParkway.
The shot is not great, but you get the idea.
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On my #Expo86 trip.
I saw lots of #Wildlife. On the bike you can pull over and get a picture.
Here is a nice one of #BigHorn #Sheep.
After so many wildlife shots it seemed natural to take one of the #Chipmunk. I remember taking this one.
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On my #Expo86 trip.
I saw lots of #Wildlife. On the bike you can pull over and get a picture.
Here is a #Moose and an #Elk.
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Back to my #Expo86 trip.
I saw lots of #Wildlife. On the bike you can pull over and get a picture.
Here are some #MountainGoats and a #Baby
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After #Expo86 I went up to #Jasper.
I have seen a lot of #Mountains and this one is really big.
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This #Expo86 was made possible thanks to my #V65 #Sabre.
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Over the years I have taken countless #Fireworks shots. These are the only two that ended up in an album.
And they aren't even that good.
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At #Expo86 they promised me flying cars. I believe this was in the Germany exhibit.
It is 40 years later, I want my flying car.
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When I got to #Expo86 the crowds were pretty big.
If you look closely you can see they are mostly in line for something.
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A collage of four photos. Top left are some Boom Boats (small, rugged vessels primarily used in the logging industry to move logs) in False Creek with Science World (a geodesic dome) in the background. Top right, my sister and I with a BC Parks moose mascot and a park ranger on the Expo grounds. Bottom left, view from a gondola car above the Yaletown neighbourhood in Vancouver. Bottom right, view from the ground looking up at the gondola.
It was such a fun time, some of my earliest core memories are from #Expo86
A poster laid out on the ground with books holding it open in each corner. It's an aerial shot of Downtown Vancouver and the North Shore showing the Expo86 grounds along False Creek, including the white dome of BC Place. Across the top of the poster are the words: Expo86. Don't Miss It for the World!
I have this #Expo86 poster too (anchored by some books for this photo). I think I should get it framed.
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A photo of a passport book with a depiction of Science World's geodesic dome and the words "The 1986 World Exposition" then an 86 on the front of the dome, the word CANADA at the base, and Passport along the bottom of the book. In the top right, I have placed my Season Pass card. It's a laminated photo of a little me, visibly upset cause I was crying the day the photo was taken. The pass says Expo 86 and has some colourful striped across the lamination. Above my photo it says "Child/Senior Group"
On this day 39 years ago (May 2, 1986) #Expo86 opened in Vancouver. My family went almost every weekend.
Something upset me so I was crying in my season pass photo. My big brother told me I'd have to cry every time we entered the gates so they could verify it was actually me 😭
This makes me sad because I enjoyed several meals at #Expo86 in the McBarge. It astonishes me that there hasn't been enough interest in reviving this Expo86 artifact to its former glory.
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At #Expo86 in #Vancouver almost 40 years ago, they had a #maglev #train that went a couple hundred metres. It felt awesome to ride it. And in 39 years there have only been two built in the whole world.
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Happy Friday!
This week's Flashback Friday post looks at this souvenir Expo 86 Keychain and bottle opener from 1986! Expo 86 was a World Exposition that ran in Vancouver, BC, from May to October 1986.
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