1967 *INTERNATIONAL & UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION* MONTREAL, CANADA {{SHELL OIL}} MAP!

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APRIL 28 - OCTOBER 27, 1967  ~1967 INTERNATIONAL AND UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION (EXPO 67)~
"WORLD'S FAIR HELD IN MONTEAL, QUEBEC, CANADA." {{{SHELL OIL COMPANY}}} MONTREAL, CANADA MAP WITH SEVERAL "SHELL" LOGOS!
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Expo 67
1967
Montreal
Official Expo 67 Logo
Overview
BIE
-class
Universal exposition
Category
First category General Exposition
Name
Expo 67
Motto
Man and his World
Building
Habitat 67
Area
365 hectares (900 acres)
Visitors
54,991,806
[1]
Organized by
Pierre Dupuy
Participant(s)
Countries
60
Organizations
2
Location
Country
Canada
City
Montreal
Venue
Notre Dame Island
Saint Helen's Island
Cité du Havre
Coordinates
45°31′00″N
73°32′08″W
Timeline
Bidding
1958
Awarded
1962
Opening
April 27, 1967
Closure
October 29, 1967
Universal expositions
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in
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in
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in
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Internet
Website
expo67
The
1967 International and Universal Exposition
or
Expo 67
, as it was commonly known, was a general exhibition, Category One
World's Fair
held in
Montreal
,
Quebec
, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century
[2]
with the most attendees to that date and 62 nations participating. It also set the single-day attendance record for a world's fair, with 569,500 visitors on its third day.
Expo 67 was Canada's main celebration during its
centennial year
. The fair had been intended to be held in
Moscow
, to help the
Soviet Union
celebrate the
Russian Revolution
's 50th anniversary; however, for various reasons, the Soviets decided to cancel, and Canada was awarded it in late 1962.
The project was not well supported in Canada at first. It took the determination of Montreal's mayor,
Jean Drapeau
, and a new team of managers to guide it past political, physical and temporal hurdles. Defying a computer analysis that said it could not be done, the fair opened on time.
[3]
After Expo 67 ended in October 1967, the site and most of the pavilions continued on as an exhibition called
Man and His World
, open during the summer months from 1968 until 1984. By that time, most of the buildings—which had not been designed to last beyond the original exhibition—had deteriorated and were dismantled. Today, the islands that hosted the world exhibition are mainly used as parkland and for recreational use, with only a few remaining structures from Expo 67 to show that the event was held there.
History
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Background
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Expo 67 passport
The idea of hosting the 1967 World Exhibition dates back to 1957. "I believe it was Colonel Sevigny who first asked me to do what I could to bring Canada's selection as the site for the international exposition in 1967."
[4]
Montreal's mayor,
Sarto Fournier
, backed the proposal, allowing Canada to make a bid to the
Bureau International des Expositions
(BIE). At the BIE's May 5, 1960 meeting in
Paris
, Moscow was awarded the fair after five rounds of voting that eliminated Austria's and then Canada's bids.
[5]
In April 1962,
[6]
the Soviets scrapped plans to host the fair because of financial constraints and security concerns.
[7]
[8]
Montreal's new mayor,
Jean Drapeau
, lobbied the Canadian government to try again for the fair, which they did. On November 13, 1962,
[9]
the BIE changed the location of the World Exhibition to Canada,
[9]
and Expo 67 went on to become the second-best attended BIE-sanctioned
world exposition
, after the
1900 Exposition Universelle
in Paris. (It is now fourth, having been surpassed by
Osaka (1970)
and
Shanghai (2010)
.)
[10]
Several sites were proposed as the main Expo grounds. One location that was considered was
Mount Royal
Park, to the north of the downtown core.
[11]
But it was Drapeau's idea to create new islands in the St. Lawrence river, and to enlarge the existing
Saint Helen's Island
. The choice overcame opposition from Montreal's surrounding municipalities, and also prevented land speculation.
[12]
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