Almost 60 years ago, Montreal played host to the world during the 1967 International and Universal Exposition.
Expo 67 was the pinnacle of Canada's 100th anniversary celebrations and led to some of the biggest infrastructure projects the city has ever seen.
The event, which welcomed 62 nations and featured close to 100 thematic pavilions, saw more than 50 million visitors in its six-month run. The world's fair thrust Montreal onto the global stage and transformed the city’s landscape.
At the time, the Montreal Star described it as "the most staggering Canadian achievement since this vast land was finally linked by a transcontinental railway."
But after so many years — and with more and more relics disappearing — what remains to keep Expo 67 from slipping from our collective memory?
“There's still a lot,” said Roger La Roche, a historian who specializes in international exhibitions.
“First of all, the islands themselves. We tend to forget that we built most of it out of nothing in 67,” he said.
The fair grounds were built on two man-made islands in the St. Lawrence River.
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