expo international universal exposition expo commonly known general exhibition category world fair held montreal quebec canada april october considered successful world fair 20th century attendees date nations participating set single day attendance record world fair visitors day expo canada main celebration centennial year fair intended held moscow help soviet_union celebrate russian revolution 50th anniversary reasons soviets decided cancel canada awarded late project supported canada took determination montreal mayor new team managers guide past political physical temporal computer analysis said fair opened time expo ended october site continued exhibition called man world open summer months time buildings designed original exhibition deteriorated dismantled today islands hosted world exhibition mainly recreational use remaining structures expo event held history background idea hosting world exhibition dates conservative senator suggested speech canada host world exhibition celebrate centennial exposition offered toronto politicians rejected idea montreal mayor backed proposal allowing canada bid meeting paris moscow awarded fair rounds voting eliminated austria canada bids april soviets scrapped plans host fair financial constraints security concerns montreal new mayor lobbied canadian government try fair november changed location world exhibition canada expo went fourth best attended sanctioned world shanghai osaka paris sites proposed main expo grounds location considered north downtown core idea create new islands river existing island choice overcame opposition montreal surrounding municipalities prevented land speculation key people expo smooth start organizing committee officials resigned main reason mayor choice site new islands created existing island computer program predicted event possibly constructed time likely reason mass april federal liberal government prime minister took power meant prime minister government board directors world exhibition likely forced resign canadian diplomat named commissioner general resigned post main responsibilities commissioner general attract nations build expo spend countries spending time abroad canada right hand man deputy commissioner general vice president corporation replaced deputy commissioner general professional engineer builder widely credited total building exhibition hired general manager management group known les tough guys charge creating building managing expo les consisted secretary corporation director finances colonel director installations director operations dubbed mayor expo director director information advertising public relations group chief architect added honoured canadian government recipients wrote book french expo month experience expo created available web site commemorate event future generations historian cooperation canada english speaking communities secret expo success flair english canadian points national stereotypes arguably expo short period bridge conference produces theme group prominent canadian including director town met days quebec theme man world based book entitled des translated wind sand stars roy introduction expo corporation book entitled theme des haunting book filled dreams hopes future writes deeply moved flying time night argentina happened notice lights scattered plain like stars truth aware insight cause distress inevitable fusion human beings moved heightened awareness creation human need solidarity found phrase express hope simple rich meaning phrase chosen years later governing idea expo group people walks life invited corporation reflect given form organizers created seventeen theme elements man world auditorium canada philosophy scientific content theme exhibits presented emphasized seat hall habitat health man community man explorer man planet space man life man oceans man polar regions man creator gallery fine arts photography man producer resources man man control progress man provider construction begins construction started august elaborate ceremony hosted mayor barges anchored construction began prime minister pulled signalled end dump batch fill island quebec premier spread fill million tons fill needed construct islands coming montreal metro excavations public works project construction expo awarded montreal expo initial construction period mainly centred island creating artificial island notre dame island pier construction continued land rising montreal harbour owned final earth completed islands grounds hold fair officially transferred corporation june gave colonel churchill days built functioning opening day expo built time churchill new project management tool known critical path method april opening day ready exception habitat displayed work progress building islands new bridge built connect site specific mass transit system known plus boat pier cost project years earlier buildings infrastructure constructed initial phase construction completed easy budget exhibition going larger expected fall expo general manager presented master plan preliminary budget million construction balloon million plan budget narrowly passed vote pearson federal cabinet passing vote officially submitted december logo logo designed montreal artist basic unit logo ancient symbol man symbols man linked represent friendship icon repeated circular arrangement represent friendship world lower case font enjoy unanimous support federal politicians tried kill motion theme songs official expo theme song composed titled hey friend friend complaints song lyrics mentioned montreal expo song selected international competition entries countries song canadians associate expo written veteran commercial writer composed popular centennial tune earned canada theme song sing canadian pavilion written television special ontario pavilion theme song place stand place grow evolved unofficial theme song province expo opens official opening ceremonies held thursday afternoon april ceremonies invitation event held canada governor general proclaimed exhibition open expo flame ignited prime minister pearson hand media invited guests including heads state reporters covered event broadcast live satellite worldwide audience million viewers listeners expo opened public morning friday april space age style countdown capacity crowd place participated atomic clock controlled countdown ended exhibition opened precisely est estimated crowd visitors showed opening day opposed expected crowd person expo gates place year old jazz drummer chicago recognized accomplishment expo director operations presented carter gold watch feat opening day considerable comment uniform pavilion dresses designed new style popularized year earlier conjunction opening expo issued stamp commemorating fair designed entertainment world festival art entertainment expo featured art galleries opera ballet theatre companies jazz groups famous canadian pop musicians cultural attractions music performance stages visitors find free concerts shows featured entertainment took place following venues amusement park intended lasting legacy fair rides permanent expo closed nightly visitors visit closed addition sullivan broadcast live expo stars shows included america britain australia attraction montreal fair visited notable people day including canada monarch queen elizabeth_ii princess grace emperor musicians like monk grateful dead entertained crowds problems despite successes problems threatened disrupt exhibition inactive period vietnam war protesters opening day april american president visit focus war protesters threats cuba pavilion destroyed forces carried june arab israeli conflict middle_east day war resulted kuwait pulling fair protest way western nations dealt war president france caused international incident july addressed thousands montreal city hall famous words september problem turned day transit strike end july estimates predicted expo exceed million visitors strike cut deeply attendance revenue figures fair cruising conclusion major problem control expo management guest accommodation lodging created direct visitors accommodations montreal area usually meant visitors stay homes people unfamiliar traditional hotels montreal populace opened homes thousands guests unfortunately visitors sent respectable establishments operators took advantage tourist trade management refused expo managed quebec provincial authority expo blame directing visitors establishments overall visit expo outside montreal seen bargain expo ends expo closed sunday afternoon october fair scheduled close days earlier day extension granted allowed continue weekend final day visitors added million attended expo time canada population million setting capita record attendance stands starting expo commissioner general medal ceremony participating nations organizations received gold silver ceremony national flags lowered reverse order raised canada flag lowered nigeria lowered prime minister pearson expo flame governor general closed spontaneous farewell great regret declare come official end rides shut expo grounds closed train leaving place time fireworks display went hour expo concluding event expo performed better financially expected expo intended deficit shared federal provincial municipal levels government significantly better expected attendance revenue reduced debt original estimates final financial statistics canadian dollars revenues costs deficit expo featured representing man world themes nations corporations industries including pavilion dome designed expo featured habitat housing complex designed architect later purchased private individuals occupied popular pavilion soviet_union exhibit attracted million visitors rounding terms attendance million visitors united_states million france million czechoslovakia million participating countries countries absent spain south_africa south american countries legacy man world exposition struggled summer seasons standing collection international known man world attendance declined physical condition site deteriorated open public season entire notre dame island site closed years later completely rebuilt new rowing canoe sprint basin montreal summer olympics space basin changing rooms buildings obtained cutting half area taken artificial lake canals fire destroyed outer skin dome previous year ontario pavilion major fire site falling disrepair left abandoned began resemble ruins futuristic city notre dame island site reopened primarily making islands simultaneously accessible albeit brief time minor thematic exhibitions held atlantic pavilion quebec pavilion continued years season island site permanently closed shutting majority attractions man world able continue limited fashion small number left standing notre dame island remaining original exhibits closed permanently park surviving relics man world summer exhibitions discontinued remnants demolished site expo island notre dame island incorporated municipal park run city montreal park renamed jean mayor brought exhibition montreal corporation runs park changed des prominent buildings remain use expo grounds american pavilion metal skeleton dome environmental sciences museum called montreal habitat residence french quebec form montreal casino surviving structural remains canadian pavilion special events hall dining facilities available pavilion serves administration building jean distinctive inverted pyramid rest canadian pavilion dismantled 1970s place des nations opening closing ceremonies held remains abandoned deteriorating state jamaican korean pavilion roof banking centre survive cite expo theatre administration buildings remain remaining structures include sculptures landscaping montreal metro subway station man world logo welcome sign pedestrian tunnel entrance yellow line survives leased new_york amusement park company flags built expo remained operation number decades closure expo parking lot converted experimental short airport brief time 1970s attraction today notre dame island site circuit race track olympic basin local rowing clubs beach built shores remaining artificial lake acres cycle paths island western tip notre dame island site number events sponsored international botanical festival les young trees shrubs planted expo mature plants introduced botanical events flourished expo lasting effects political cultural context expo seen landmark moment canadian history salute cultural impact exhibition city montreal major_league baseball team named event year invited expo guest july addressed thousands montreal city hall famous words speech ottawa prime minister canadians need liberated canada remain united reject effort destroy unity years followed tensions french speaking communities continue early 21st century homage fair blue wrote length musical set expo called ran sold weeks montreal april expo successful regarded canadians montreal referred good year economic decline quebec seen negative viewpoint deteriorating infrastructure political common way common fair new group expo looking bring smaller scale sanctioned exposition montreal expo 50th anniversary canada expo hoped new world fair spirit canada landmark centennial project popular culture episode 1970s television series earth filmed expo site expo structures represent city alien world people killed long ago war film shot entirely site expo winter months abandoned ruins portray post apocalyptic landscape look transit labour strike audio montreal world expo virtual experience website websites expo montreal extensive photo collection fair photos expo architecture expo want know expo films expo time magazine canadian film encyclopedia films expo expo australia expo montreal expo montreal photo collection links expo collection library includes variety publications associated expo records held
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