World Expo 88 - Construction and opening

The construction and opening of the 1988 World Expo held in Brisbane.

This video was lifted from the Expo '88 souvenir tape "Expo Magic" by Crown Studios.

Have a look at how the South Bank looked before the parklands were built!

This video has been uploaded for nostalgia purposes. If anyone has a problem with it being up, please message me.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• World
• Expo
• 88
• 1988
• Brisbane

[austrez7]

Being born in Brisbane in Jan 1989, I just missed out on 'visiting' Expo 88. The skyline shots in this video are a great bookmark in time, showing the huge amount of development taking place in this city in 20 years.

[brisrangakid]

So true mate... thanks for your comment. I was only one year old when I went to Expo '88, so I know how you feel!

[Brizman101]

Hi all I was 12 and I remember World Expo Park the most as I often went there even after Expo finished. We should have another Expo, but lets not have Bligh and her people do it or they will make a mess of it like everything else.

[MatBat4305]

I went there when I was 12 and it was awesome. I didn't go in the Australia pavilion because the line up was huge. Expo created Southbank pretty much.

[Plucker1979]

This brings back the memories I went there everyday for two weeks with a friend he worked there I was nine

[podraigporridge]

I went to this when I was five!

[TheFalloutTV]

@Brizman101 Your welcome mate. He wouldn't be any relation to a Kevin Proctor would he?

[Brizman101]

This clip has very special meaning to me as it shows my dad, John William Proctor @ 15 sec walking into the clip. RIP He is responsible for pretty well all the major construction jobs around Brisbane. Thanks so much Brisrangakid.

[detectivescrote]

i was 7 when i visited Expo 88 and still remember it fondly.....especially the rollercoasters

[Tanru2000]

Great stuff. I have this video but I haven't watched it in years!

[lukejwillmot]

i was lucky i went allmost every weekend with my mum during its 6 months open was a fun time i was about 13 at the time

[originaldarrkon]

I would have been 9 when this opened.. but sadly i never got to go