word on the street, the suits of montreal are aiming to bring back the international and universal exposition to montreal in 2020. mtl hosted in '67 and it was considered the most successful fair in history. it did wonders for the city, inspiring a baseball team, the birth of the architecturally weird Habitat 67 and the Biosphere, finalizing the metro subway system and the underground city (mall thing), and gave reason to play God with the St-Lawrence and spawning man-made islands (dubai what!). it was also a big draw for my parents to immigrate to montreal. so technically, if expo 67 happened in Russia, i'd be bloggin in a java u in russia now, hehehe.
the city needs a boost (apart from winnin that BOARDWALK spot in monopoly). we're due for another golden age. the 60's and 70's was the last bright era (expo '67 and the 76' olympics). since then, seems like the city's been coasting.
anyhow, 2020 is quite far, prolly have kids by then, but its exciting to think about it.
peeps the news here.
let's make it happen!
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