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Title: Actor John Travolta:
Contributor(s): Schmidt, Marianne (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: John Travolta touring the Expo 86 site.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Travolta, John, Actors
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Aerial Photograph of Expo 86 Fairgrounds:
Contributor(s): Ens, April (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: Aerial photograph of the eastern section of the Expo 86 Fairgrounds with many of the iconic Expo landmarks visible (Expo Centre - now known as Science World, Canada Place, B.C. Place Stadium, B.C. Pavilion, etc).
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Aerial photographs
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Aerial View of Expo 86:
Contributor(s): Galanopolous, Anita (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: Aerial view of Expo 86. On the right is the Great Hall of Ramses II. On the left is the floating McDonald's restaurant known as 'McBarge'. False Creek is in the backdrop.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo 86 - Great Hall of Ramses II, Aerial photographs
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Air Plaza:
Contributor(s): Gluckman, Dr. John (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: Air Plaza at Expo 86.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo 86 - Air Plaza
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: B.C. Royal Cafe - Interview with Wail Wong
Contributor(s): Wong, Wail (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: moving image
Date Created: 2015
Language: English
Description: Wail Wong reminisces about restaurants that he frequented as a child.
Extent: 00:00:26
Subject(s): B.C. Royal Cafe, Childhood, Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.), Chinese Canadians
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Chinatown Stories, Story City

Title: Beaches in Kitsilano - Federico Fuoco:
Contributor(s): Fuoco, Federico (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-03
Language: English
Description: Memories of the beaches in Kitsilano.
Extent: 0:01:48
Subject(s): Beaches, Solitude, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1980s, 1990s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Beyond the Barricade:
Contributor(s): Galanopolous, Anita (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: Mother and two small children pose for photograph at the Highway 86 Installation at Expo 86.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Bicycles, Expo 86 - Highway 86 Installation, Children
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Bino's and Tuesdays - Interview with Nikki Roussanidis:
Contributor(s): Roussanidis, Nikki (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: Nikki Roussanidis speaks about meeting up with friends at Tuesdays for coffee and Bino's for late night/early morning coffee.
Extent: 00:00:34
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Restaurants, Teenagers, Bino's (Restaurant)
Location(s): Kitsilano
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: The Boy Who Could Fly
Contributor(s): Borkent, Peter (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1985
Description: 'The Boy who could Fly' was filmed in 1985, co-starring Fred Gwynne, (Herman Munster) from the TV series 'The Munsters', a young Fred Savage, and Colleen Dewhur. This scene with actors Jay Underdwood (Eric) and Lucy Deakins (Milly) was filmed in Vancouver at Lord Byng High School. The flying apparatus and cable setup was created by Robert Harman (flying wire specialist). Mr Harman also setup the flying sequences for Superman starring Christopher Reeve in the late 1970s.
Subject(s): Streets - British Columbia - Vancouver - West 16th Avenue, Actors, Underwood, Jay, Deakins, Lucy, Cinematography - Special effects, Lord Byng Secondary School, Motion picture industry, High schools, Schools
Location(s): Point Grey
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hollywood North

Title: The Boy Who Could Fly - Lord Byng
Contributor(s): Borkent, Peter (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1985
Description: The Boy who could Fly' was filmed in 1985, co-starring Fred Gwynne, (Herman Munster) from the TV series 'The Munsters', a young Fred Savage, and Colleen Dewhur. This scene with actors Jay Underdwood (Eric) and Lucy Deakins (Milly) was filmed in Vancouver at Lord Byng High School. The flying apparatus and cable setup was created by Robert Harman (flying wire specialist). Mr Harman also setup the flying sequences for Superman starring Christopher Reeve in the late 1970s.
Subject(s): Streets - British Columbia - Vancouver - West 16th Avenue, Cinematography - Special effects, Lord Byng Secondary School, Motion picture industry, High schools, Schools
Location(s): West Point Grey
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hollywood North

Title: Breaking Ground - Interview with Konstantin Nikolaou
Contributor(s): Nikolaou, Konstantin (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-05
Language: English
Description: Konstantin Nikolaou speaks about being a kid when the East Van Greek Orthodox Church was being built at Boundary Road and helping clear the land.
Extent: 00:01:11
Subject(s): Greek Canadians, Greek Orthodox Church, Children, Church buildings
Location(s): Renfrew-Collingwood
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Bringing the Philippines to Canada:
Contributor(s): Tan, Jacklyn Pastrano (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: Young girl sits inside pedicab at Expo 86's Philippine Pavilion.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo 86 - Philippine Pavilion, Pedicabs, Children
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Bull Ride:
Contributor(s): Schmidt, Marianne (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: Woman rides bull art installation at Expo 86.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Sculpture
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: By Camel or Hog:
Contributor(s): Stackhouse, Jeff (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: Boy learns to ride a motorcycle with a mystery man with more modes of transportation behind them.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Transportation, Motorcycles
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Canadian Heritage Festival Finale:
Contributor(s): Vavasour, Irene (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: The Canadian Heritage Festival at Expo 86 had daily shows for a month during the summer. This multicultural show featured performers from all across Canada. This photo shows the group finale taken from the amphitheater at Canada Place.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo 86 - Canada Pavilion, Canadian Heritage Festival, 1986, Dancers, Costume, Folk dancing
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Canadian Heritage Festival performing at Canada Place
Contributor(s): Vavasour, Irene (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: The Canadian Heritage Festival at Expo 86 had daily shows for a month during the summer. This multicultural show featured performers from all across Canada. This photo shows one of the dance groups (first settlers) taken from the amphitheater at Canada Place. A First Nations Thunderbird adorned the top of the theatre.
Subject(s): Folk dancing, Scottish, Expo 86 - Canada Pavilion, Canadian Heritage Festival, 1986, Dancers, Costume, Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Canadian Heritage Festival Ribbon Dance:
Contributor(s): Vavasour, Irene (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1986
Description: The Canadian Heritage Festival at Expo 86 had daily shows for the month of July. This multicultural show featured performers from all across Canada. This photo shows a group performing a ribbon dance on the Plaza of Nations stage.
Subject(s): Expo 86 (Vancouver, B.C.), Expo 86 - Plaza of Nations, Canadian Heritage Festival, 1986, Dancers, Costume, Folk dancing
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Expo Retro

Title: Canadian Life - Interview with Peter Sayo:
Contributor(s): Sayo, Peter (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-19
Language: English
Description: Peter has lived the "Canadian Dream," moving to Vancouver from the Philippines, getting an education, starting a family, opening a business, volunteering in his community and now enjoying his retirement.
Extent: 00:03:04
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Filipino Canadians, Volunteers, Entrepreneurs, Royal Canadian Legion. Branch 177
Location(s): Mount Pleasant
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Capitol 6 Movie Theatre - Interview with Veralena Casellato
Contributor(s): Casellato, Veralena (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-03-09
Language: English
Description: Memories of going to the Capitol 6 movie theatre as a kid.
Extent: 0:00:36
Subject(s): Capitol Theatre (Vancouver, B.C.), Amusements, Motion picture theatres
Location(s): Downtown
Time Period: 1970s, 1980s
Collection: Story City

Title: Central Living - Interview with Dr. Denise Hall:
Contributor(s): Hall, Denise (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-24
Language: English
Description: Dr. Denise Hall has lived and worked in central Vancouver - downtown, Yaletown and now the Olympic Village.
Extent: 00:03:06
Subject(s): Volunteering, Volunteers, Festivals, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Urban transportation, Ferries, Aquabus
Location(s): Mount Pleasant
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Story City