"Expo" 17

Well Expo 67 was a resounding success,.i wonder if in this day & age,.of high prices re: construction costs,.land values,.....etc etc .......but if the plan is well thought out & not just a Nostalgic Attempt to recapture the Past,.then maybe it would Have Some Merit,...........???  What do you think??

 

this morning 's Gazette article:

Group wants another Expo in Montreal

The Gazette

Published: Tuesday, May 15, 2007

An independent group thinks Montreal can pull off the huge success of Expo 67 again for the occasion of Canada's 150th anniversary.

The group has submitted a proposal to the city of Montreal for it to hold another world's fair in 2017, to be called Expo 17.

Their plan involves using existing Expo grounds at Jean Drapeau Park, the harbourfront at Cite du Havre, as well as parts of the southwest shore of Montreal. It would involve a large-scale cleanup of the St. Lawrence River.

Drawing on surveys conducted among Expo 67 visitors, the group wants to make architecture a big part of Expo 17. Unlike Expo 67, their plan calls for pavilions that are constructed to outlast the exhibition

http://www.expo17.ca/english/home.    this is a link to the groups website: (I haven't checked it out at all,.yet)  .......cause I'm heading back out to finish some pressure washing,............................................... 

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