PHOTOS: A look back at Vancouver before Expo 86!

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Posted April 27, 2016 8:07 pm.

Last Updated May 6, 2016 7:31 pm.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As we near the 30th anniversary of Expo 86, an event that attracted over 22 million visitors to the city from all over the world, we take a look at False Creek and all the construction happening a few months before the crowds arrived.

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