I remember going there by bus from Akron, Ohio when I was 9 yrs. old with my Dad and brother. I remember thinking how expensive it was ($39.99 for roundtrip bus and admission). I remember liking the Iranian pavilion the most (the West were pals with them at that time). I also remember not understanding the French-speaking waiter at breakfeast. My mother did not go because she had to work! It was a great childhood memory...
I was there with my family at 11 years old. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper record had just been released and in general it seemed like a happy, optimistic, forward looking world. We, the young people, were going to overthrow the forces of old and evil and warlike. I guess we didnt count on over-population and ignorance and greed to attain such staggering power.
I was there @ 3years old... I don't remember anything but I go to the site often and it's such a shame it all was destroyed... nothing's left except the remain of the USA pavilion... And L'Homme De Calder that you see at 5:05 to 5:10...
I was there @ 3years old... I don't remember anything but I go to the site often and it's such a shame it all was destroyed... nothing's left except the remain of the USA pavilion... And L'Homme De Calder.
@trancis36 The Calder statue, the Buckminster Fuller Geo Dome, The French Pavilion (now the Casino de Montreal) and La Ronde are all left over from the 67 Expo.
I think I was one of the last to see it before they closed it down. It is good to see this video because I forgot what it looked like before. Now it is a great jogging trail.
The Future? You need lots of Graffiti, street gangs, ice and crack, rap/hip hop blasting away, young, surely guys on steroids and everyone with a new Uni degree plugging away in some American owned, call centre for $10 an hour! Lol Welcome to the future, 45 years later!
I have no idea why, in this video a number of times they flash to a downtown Montreal street where it is in modern times. The cars on the street are of the early to mid 1990's. This is far out of place to the era of the 1967.
@jerryg50 I think they did it for comparison. Expo 67 was to be the future, and now it is showing it in modern times (assuming this video was made in the 1990s).
I wish you luck on this wonderful vision! The city of Montreal should preserve or restore as much of this as possible, perhaps they were unaware at the time that this fairground would become a lasting monument to the innovative human spirit.
The awful thing was that much of Expo still stood for decades ofter, slowly crumbling. What they should have done was restore the location. Even today there are abandoned sections of the park, a shadow of their former glory (i.e. Place d' Nations). What's really sad it that Expo is a beloved event in Montreal history and yet so little exists. At the same time the much-loathed 76 Olympics are often seen as a failure, yet the entire villiage still stands as a black mark in the cities' legacy.
I remember going there by bus from Akron, Ohio when I was 9 yrs. old with my Dad and brother. I remember thinking how expensive it was ($39.99 for roundtrip bus and admission). I remember liking the Iranian pavilion the most (the West were pals with them at that time). I also remember not understanding the French-speaking waiter at breakfeast. My mother did not go because she had to work! It was a great childhood memory...
Itaparicaful 10 months ago
I was there with my family at 11 years old. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper record had just been released and in general it seemed like a happy, optimistic, forward looking world. We, the young people, were going to overthrow the forces of old and evil and warlike. I guess we didnt count on over-population and ignorance and greed to attain such staggering power.
maryshelleysman 1 year ago
I was there @ 3years old... I don't remember anything but I go to the site often and it's such a shame it all was destroyed... nothing's left except the remain of the USA pavilion... And L'Homme De Calder that you see at 5:05 to 5:10...
trancis36 1 year ago
I was there @ 3years old... I don't remember anything but I go to the site often and it's such a shame it all was destroyed... nothing's left except the remain of the USA pavilion... And L'Homme De Calder.
trancis36 1 year ago
@trancis36 The Calder statue, the Buckminster Fuller Geo Dome, The French Pavilion (now the Casino de Montreal) and La Ronde are all left over from the 67 Expo.
MarcAndre1 4 months ago
I think I was one of the last to see it before they closed it down. It is good to see this video because I forgot what it looked like before. Now it is a great jogging trail.
dappawap 1 year ago
@dappawap i cycle over there almost every day in the summer..great place
rhymeandreasoning 1 year ago
This was what the future used to look like.
Better I think than what we got.
faunflynn 1 year ago
The Future? You need lots of Graffiti, street gangs, ice and crack, rap/hip hop blasting away, young, surely guys on steroids and everyone with a new Uni degree plugging away in some American owned, call centre for $10 an hour! Lol Welcome to the future, 45 years later!
nordique59 1 year ago
I have no idea why, in this video a number of times they flash to a downtown Montreal street where it is in modern times. The cars on the street are of the early to mid 1990's. This is far out of place to the era of the 1967.
Jerry G.
jerryg50 1 year ago
@jerryg50 I think they did it for comparison. Expo 67 was to be the future, and now it is showing it in modern times (assuming this video was made in the 1990s).
robw90 1 year ago
To me,Expo 67 was the future, a look into the future, and the beginning of my future! I was eight years old!
Memories of Expo are forever embeded in my memories!
Railrodder 2 years ago
I wish you luck on this wonderful vision! The city of Montreal should preserve or restore as much of this as possible, perhaps they were unaware at the time that this fairground would become a lasting monument to the innovative human spirit.
musicteacher8 3 years ago
The awful thing was that much of Expo still stood for decades ofter, slowly crumbling. What they should have done was restore the location. Even today there are abandoned sections of the park, a shadow of their former glory (i.e. Place d' Nations). What's really sad it that Expo is a beloved event in Montreal history and yet so little exists. At the same time the much-loathed 76 Olympics are often seen as a failure, yet the entire villiage still stands as a black mark in the cities' legacy.
jayanxiety 2 years ago