Some experts say the SkyTrain is one of Expo 86's most significant legacies. It was built in time for the world exposition, perfect for the fair's theme of transportation and communication. Initial ...

Some experts say the SkyTrain is one of Expo 86's most significant legacies. It was built in time for the world exposition, perfect for the fair's theme of transportation and communication.

The fair’s mascot, Expo Ernie, is featured prominently on the fanny pack and a few of the shirts on offer, as well as the iconic Expo ’86 logo. Via Science World ...

Expo 86 left Vancouver with the SkyTrain, Science World, a downtown stadium and a convention centre. Tina Lovgreen · CBC News · Posted: May 06, 2016 4:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 6, 2016.

Expo 86 simply hastened SkyTrain’s arrival, he said. If Price had to level one criticism against the system, it would be that the region hasn’t received as much commercial development ...

Probably the most photographed sight at Expo will be Highway 86, an undulating, 711-foot, 4-lane ribbon of concrete filled with more than 200 real autos, bikes, airplanes, a lunar rover, boats and ...

The sights and sounds of Expo 86 faded from the city nearly 40 years ago, but they live on in this video featuring archival footage. Other scenes include the earliest version of the SkyTrain, the ...

This influenced the provincial government to launch the first SkyTrain passenger service four months before Expo 86 began. SkyTrain was popular with riders, but it was also phenomenally expensive.

The summer of Expo ’86, I was 16. I felt so proud that the world was finally recognizing our city as a world-class destination.

Expo 86: Its legacy is all around us 30 years later. ... Time to head home — past the film crew setting up for an evening shoot on a side street, over to the Waterfront SkyTrain station.

Video: New Skytrain cars coming in early 2025 "This is a big part of Vancouver for any Vancouver resident -- Expo 86 was a huge, iconic event, and I think it needs to be preserved," said Apartment ...