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6 unusual facts about Expo 67


Anatoliy Solovianenko

For 30 years, he was soloist at the Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kiev, and performed at Expo 67 in Montreal.

K-tel

Ian Howard recommended to Phil Kives that he hire Don Reedman as Ian Howard and Peter Reedman worked together as Managers' of the Australian boutique at Expo 67 in Montreal, both worked together back in 1966 for Australian retailer David Jones Limited prior to joining K-Tel.

Keuffel and Esser

It was one of the main suppliers to major engineering firms in Québec during the thriving years of the late sixties, when the province was booming with construction activities—building highways and preparing for Expo 67.

Socialism: Theory and Practice

The series of books was distributed for free at the Soviet Pavilion of Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Truncated tetrahedron

Giant truncated tetrahedra were used for the "Man the Explorer" and "Man the Producer" theme pavilions in Expo 67.

Turcot Interchange

Construction started in October 1965 and Turcot was built in time for the 1967 Montreal Expo, along with other big projects such as the Montreal Metro.


Expo 67 pavilions

Czechoslovakia - featuring the world's first interactive movie, Kinoautomat, directed by Radúz Činčera.

Fleurs d'amour, fleurs d'amitié

Hosts Nanette Workman (credited as Nanette) and Tony Roman hosted this psychedelic variety series on location from the Expo 67 grounds.

Golden Centennaires

The Golden Centennaires performed 103 shows in Canada, including the opening and closing ceremonies of Expo 67 in Montreal, seven shows in the United States, and two shows in the Bahamas.

Goose Village, Montreal

Many former residents suspected that Drapeau wanted the unglamorous area gone, as it would be the first place on the island that visitors to Expo 67 would see when arriving in Montreal via the Victoria Bridge.

MR-73

These notes are the same as the first three notes of Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man", one of the musical themes for Expo 67, though this is apparently just a coincidence.


see also

Donald Lautrec

In 1967 Lautrec was selected to sing Expo 67's theme song Un jour, un jour (an English version was also recorded as Hey Friend, Say Friend), composed by Stéphane Venne.