Expo Retro

Description

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Expo 86, the Vancouver Public Library asked Vancouverites to share digitized photos of Expo and record audio clips of their thoughts and experiences. These memories are yours to explore!

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Title: Singer Chubby Checker
Description: Singer Chubby Checker performing at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Singer Del Shannon
Description: Singer Del Shannon and Marianne Schmidt at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Singer Hank Ballard
Description: Singer Hank Ballard and Marianne Schmidt at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Skateboard Dude
Description: Skateboard dude - part of the installation at the Land Plaza at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Taking a Break at Expo 86
Description: People stop and take a break on a bench at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Transportation Model
Description: Photograph of a Vancouver transportation model at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Tucked in for Speed
Description: Young girl sits upon bicycle at the Highway 86 Installation at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Twisting the Night Away - Interview with Marianne Schmidt
Description: Marianne talks about the Randy ELVIS Friskie - The REAL Tribute Show and how she opened her home to the travelling musicians who were performing for Expo 86 and how she did "a twist and jumping around on stage every single night" in her '50s clothing.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Two Boys on Highway 86 Tandem Bicycle
Description: Two Boys on Highway 86 Tandem Bicycle.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: UFO-H2O Water Park
Description: UFO-H2O at Expo 86 - an early example of a water park. Fun, rain or shine.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: UFO-H2O Water Park
Description: The UFO-H2O at Expo 86 - an early example of a water park.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Unions and General Impressions - Interview with Eugene J. O'Brien
Description: Eugene J. O'Brien discusses his thoughts on non-unionized work at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: USSR Rocket
Description: A full-scale model of a USSR Salyut 7 Space Station at Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: VIP Service - An Interview with Ann LeFleur and Lisa Seed
Description: Ann LeFleur and Lisa Seed had the unique experience of supporting the dignitaries from all over the world who attended Expo 86.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical
Title: Visit Expo and See the World
Description: Mother and children outside the Thailand Pavilion.
Type of Resource(s): still image
Title: Visiting Every Pavilion at Expo 86 - Interview with Peter Haskell
Description: Peter Haskell recounts his experiences visiting every pavilion at Expo 86 with his Season Pass and expresses how it didn't measure up to to what he had seen of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Type of Resource(s): sound recording-nonmusical

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